typicalbrough 17 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROUND TWO WEDNESDAY 24TH KICK OFF 19:45 CRAVEN COTTAGE After winning the 'it's not a derby' derby match Middlesbrough travel to London for the Fernando Amorebieta Memorial Cup. [align=left] Odds: To Win the Cup: Middlesbrough 66/1 (Bet 365 + 3 others). Fulham 200/1 (Stan James) To Reach the Final: Middlesbrough 33/1(UNIBET). Fulham 75/1 (UNIBET) Match Result: Middlesbrough 7/5 Draw 5/2 Fulham 9/4 [/align] The Opposition Despite selling McContract and Dembele Fulham some how find themselves 5th in the Championship having beat Newcastle on the opening day of the season (YAY). As a club they have been spiraling out of control but with Shahid Khan (of Jackson Jaguars fame) in charge they seem to be slowly turning the club around. The appointment of Slavisa Jokanovic is something of a coup for the club. Jokanovic was one of five managers that guided Watford to the Premier League. How To Watch If you're not at Craven Cottage then you are unlikely to get a stream for this game. Radio coverage will once again be provided by BBC Radio Tess on 95fm and Freeview 722. Talksport are also covering the match. Skysports will probably have the goals as they go in. Last Five Meetings 1. 27/02/2016 Fulham 0 Middlesbrough 2 2. 17/10/2015 Middlesbrough 0 Fulham 0 3. 25/04/2015 Fulham 4 Middlesbrough 3 4. 21/10/2014 Middlesbrough 2 Fulham 0 5. tbc [align=left] DYK: James Husband has played more games for Fulham than Boro [/align] Talking Points 1. Does the EFL Cup matter this season (and why does the new name sound racist)? Will staying in the cup help or hinder our survival bid? 2. Three into One Doesn't go [align=left] Fischer, De Pena and Reach will all be looking for a run out against Fulham but all three can't play. Who starts? Who is benched and what does it mean for the other?[/align] 3. How many changed will Karanka make? 4. Will we start 442? 5. What does it mean for Jordan Rhodes if he's not invovled? Does being cup tied even matter anymore? 6. Is it fair that Fulham can play a Timelord upfront? 7. Did a 5 year old draw Fulhams badge? Starting Line Up? Dimi, Fabio, Gibson, Ayala, Nsue, Clayton, De Saart, Fischer, Downing, Adomah, Nugent Link to post Share on other sites
BearSmog 1,382 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Dimi nsue Ayala Espinosa Fabio De Sart Forshaw Fischer Stuani Adomah Rhodes Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 2,492 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Dimi nsue Ayala Espinosa Fabio De Sart Forshaw Fischer Stuani Adomah Rhodes I think we'll go two up top. Maybe Nugent in for Stuani. Link to post Share on other sites
Alves car salesman 152 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 If you look at u23 squad tonight gives few hints who will not feature Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 54 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Fryer; Halliday, Espinosa, Jackson, McGinley, Morris, Morelli, Tinkler, Jakupovic, Cooke, Mondal. That is the starting line-up. There is only Espinosa who I thought might have been involved in some way. Link to post Share on other sites
Alves car salesman 152 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Fry on the bench also! Link to post Share on other sites
Dan1234 1,048 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I personally wouldn't start Ayala unless he has no plans to start him against West Brom, 2 games in quick succession might over do him, I'd start Fry with a view of giving him another half hour then start him at West Brom. Link to post Share on other sites
MacLeanBunn 0 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Dimi Baptiste Fry Espinosa or Ayala Fabio De Sart Forshaw - plays well in the next few games and de Roon and Leadbitter may have difficulty getting back into the starting line up. Fischer Stuani - worth letting him play a central role just behind Rhodes Adomah - needs to show improvement on yesterdays performance Rhodes - deserves to start If Espinosa is playing in the u23s Monday, I reckon it's worth testing Ayala's fitness in a cup game and having Jackson, McGhee and Nsue on the bench for the defence along with Reach, Nugent and Guzan. Might as well rest Negredo, Ramirez, Clayton, Downing, Gibson, Friend. They all seem to be first choice starters for the PL and will be in action on Sunday against West Brom. Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Fry and Espinosa were both at Blackburn tonight. I'd put money on it being Baptiste and Ayala at CB on Wednesday. I'd also like to try Fischer in the number 10 role for a full game. Link to post Share on other sites
T-CIDER 615 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Does anybody know if this game will have a stream online? Link to post Share on other sites
Ayeres 118 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Does anybody know if this game will have a stream online? Not scheduled on sportsmania, so highly doubt it. Link to post Share on other sites
typicalbrough 17 Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Does anybody know if this game will have a stream online? I think its the Burnley game being shown Link to post Share on other sites
Aphex_Boro 1,425 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Would love us to have a decent cup run this year but I hope we give some of the fringe players a change on Wednesday Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 2,492 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Contrary to opinon, Karanka has never been one to make wholesale changes for cup games. I'd be very surprised if there are 11 changes from Sunday. Guzan, Clayton, Gibson and Barragan will all keep their places, I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,543 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 -------------------Guzan-------------- Nsue---Barragan*---Gibbo---Fabio ---------Clayton------DeSart--------- Adomah------Gaston------Fisher -----------------Rhodes----------- *Ayala to come on 2nd half Still a strong team whilst getting valuable minutes for Fabio/Ayala/Fisher/Rhodes Maybe a confidence boost for Guzan & Albert Link to post Share on other sites
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