Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea tackles Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United.
LIVE – Updated at 20:05
Minute-by-minute report: A domestic cup is the only likely chance these sides have of silverware this season. Join Scott Murray.
20:05
4 min: That was a really poor challenge by Caicedo, and Gordon is lucky he’s not been seriously hurt. That might have lit a fire, though, and not long after getting back up, he’s pearling a shot goalwards from the left-hand edge of the D. Disasi does well to close him down and deflect over for a corner, from which nothing comes.
20:03
2 min: Caicedo studs the back of Gordon’s standing leg. It’s a needless, careless challenge, and a potentially dangerous one to boot. Just a yellow, and Caicedo is lucky there’s no VAR tonight, because he’d surely have been walking upon a second look.
20:02
GOAL! Port Vale 0-1 Middlesbrough (Howson 11). An early setback for the League One club at Vale Park as Jonny Howson gives Boro the lead. A deflected shot from distance.
20:00
Chelsea get the ball rolling. They’re kicking towards the Shed End during this first half.
19:59
The teams are out at Stamford Bridge! A classic, old-school look: Chelsea in royal blue, Newcastle in black and white. The Hughie Gallacher derby. One there for the centenarians among you internet kids. We’ll be off in a minute or two.
19:51
The matches at Goodison Park and Vale Park have kicked off. No goals yet. More when we have it. Meanwhile in lieu of action, a fresh-breathed snippet from Stamford Bridge as Cole Palmer, warming up, hocks up a ball of chewing gum, lets it fall, flicks it up twice with his boot, and nearly catches it with his mouth. A competitive creature to his bones, he’s half wryly amused, half gutted when it pings off his chin and down to the floor.
The teams
19:47
Chelsea: Petrovic, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Colwill, Gallagher, Caicedo, Palmer, Fernandez, Sterling, Jackson.
Subs: Mudryk, Bettinelli, Nkunku, Broja, Gusto, Maatsen, Gilchrist, Bergstrom, Matos.
Newcastle United: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Botman, Livramento, Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Miley, Almiron, Wilson, Gordon.
Subs: Trippier, Dummett, Ritchie, Karius, Hall, Gillespie, Burn, Alex Murphy.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia).
19:44
Mauricio Pochettino talks to Sky. “It will be really important for us … we need to deserve it, to play well, to score goals and be really tough … we are facing a Champions League team so it will be so, so difficult … but after the momentum of the weekend it is positive … we cannot be consistent and that is what we want to be for the future … it is important for us to go through to the semi-final … it is going to be really competitive but I am very positive … we are ready to compete … we grow into many things, sometimes it is not easy to see from outside but from inside we are starting to see things that are very positive … we have impact players on the bench for the second half … today could be a good opportunity for [Christopher Nkunku] to feel the grass.”
19:30
Eddie Howe speaks to Sky Sports: “We’ve picked what we feel is a really strong team … we are limited by what we can do with the injuries we have got but still believe the squad is strong … we don’t think [Joelinton and Schar] have serious injuries … we hope they’re both back pretty soon but certainly aren’t ready for tonight … we’re determined today to try to do well again … we’ve grown really fond of this competition … we’ve had a tough run of fixtures and this will be another really tough game … [Botman] is a big player for us … very good on the ball … an absolute beast … we’re delighted to see him back … we’ve got to make a good start to this game … we’re here to progress.”
The 7.45pm teams
19:23
There are two other League Cup quarter-finals being played tonight. Marco Silva returns to Goodison Park with his Fulham side to take on in-form Everton … and it’s been a fair old while since we’ve been able to string those three words together. Everton have never won this competition, but with true Dychean determination, they’ve turned into one of the hottest teams in the land since being handed that ten-point deduction, so perhaps this is their time.
The other tie features the only two non-Premier League teams left in the pot. Port Vale of League One are playing in their first-ever League Cup quarter-final. They host Championship promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough, who lifted this trophy on 2003. Both games kick off at 7.45pm. I’ll try to keep you posted as much as I can, in an ersatz Clockwatch style. Here are the teams …
Everton: Pickford, Patterson, Branthwaite, Keane, Tarkowski, McNeil, Harrison, Gueye, Onana, Garner, Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Danjuma, Virginia, Beto, Godfrey, Chermiti, Lonergan, Hunt, Dobbin, Metcalfe.
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson, Joao Palhinha, Reed, Wilson, Iwobi, Willian, Rodrigo Muniz.
Subs: Rodak, Cairney, Ballo-Toure, De Cordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Castagne, Lukic, Vinicius, Diop.
Port Vale: Ripley, Debrah, Lowe, Balmer, Massey, Ojo, Arblaster, Grant, Devine, Chislett, Garrity.
Subs: Sang, Smith, Loft, Ikpeazu, Leutwiler, Iacovitti, Walters, Dipepa, Lomax.Middlesbrough: Glover, Dijksteel, Fry, Clarke, Engel, Howson, Barlaser, Rogers, Crooks, Silvera, Latte Lath.
Subs: Isaiah Jones, Gilbert, Coulson, Bangura, Jamie Jones, Nkrumah, Kavanagh, McCabe, Akono Bilongo.
19:10
Chelsea make just one change from the starting XI sent out to beat Sheffield United 2-0 at the weekend. Enzo Fernandez comes in for Mykhailo Mudryk.
Newcastle make three changes to their starting XI in the wake of their 3-0 Premier League victory over Fulham. Sven Botman and Lewis Miley come in for the injured pair of Fabian Schar and Joelinton. Emil Krafth meanwhile replaces Dan Burn, who drops to the bench.
Preamble
19:00
People don’t half love trash-talking the League Cup … until they get to the quarters, at which point the three-handled jug snaps into focus. Chelsea could do with a trophy to see them through a period of relative struggle; Newcastle are still dreaming of that first domestic pot since 1955. Neither will be turning up their noses at the chance of contesting a two-legged semi in the New Year. A 90-minute shootout – no extra time, straight to penalties if necessary – kicks off at 8pm GMT. It’s on!
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