Shrewsbury Town vs Chelsea
The League two side entertain the current league leaders and will need a miracle to progress against a team of such quality. Jose Mourinho will use this opportunity to rest his stars, to be rejuvenated for the more significant premier league ties. It will be interesting to see the likes of Zouma, Ake, Solanke etc get a chance to show what they can do. I have no doubt that Shrewsbury Town will put in a huge effort, but their lack of quality will be too big a hurdle and Chelsea will run riot.
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Tottenham Vs Brighton
Tottenham go into this game on the back on an extremely disappointing defeat at home to Newcastle. The Lilywhites are yet to find any sort of consistency this season and will see this game as the perfect opportunity to turnaround their fortunes. Pocchetino is likely to turn to the in form Harry Kane to spearhead his attack, who will be wondering what more he needs to do warrant a place in the starting line up. Brighton meanwhile, are languishing dangerously above the drop zone in the Championship and will struggle at White Hart Lane.
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Liverpool vs Swansea
Swansea have already experienced success in this competition, but face a tough test against a strong Liverpool side. Liverpool have been struggling since losing Luis Suarez and Brendan Rodgers’ gamble on Mario Balotelli has not paid off so far. I think this tie is difficult to call until the team-sheet is announced, if either manager rests most of their players it will play a huge part. I expect Liverpool to rest more players than Swansea due to their champions league commitments and Swansea might benefit from this. However, Anfield is a tough ground to play at and Swansea will struggle to win against a side desperate for some momentum.
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Manchester City Vs Newcastle
Since their emphatic 4-1 victory against Tottenham last weekend City let a two goal lead slip in Moscow and lost at West Ham on Saturday. On both occasions however, the Blues were easily the better side and Manuel Pellegrini has been in the game long enough to know that if you don’t take your chances they will come back to haunt you. With two wins on the trot, Newcastle are enjoying their best form for months and the calls for Alan Pardew’s departure have been temporarily silenced. Despite this though, it would take an almighty performance to overcome Man City at the Eithad and I feel it is one step too far for the Geordies.
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Stoke Vs Southampton
This Capital One tie at the Brittania sees a repeat of last Saturday’s Premier League fixture, which saw Southampton edge a 1-0 win. The Saints have exceeded all expectations this season and Sadio Mane’s winner saw them rise to 2nd in the table. I’m expecting a very different match this time round with both managers likely to reshuffle their charges. Can Southampton do the job once more on a cold, windy night in Stoke? Yes is my answer …
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