Chelsea v Leeds: EFL Cup prediction, lineups and Xabi Alonso team news
Xabi Alonso faces a Leeds side unbeaten in four as the EFL Cup returns to Stamford Bridge, with Caicedo, Henderson and Emegha all missing for the hosts.
EFL Cup predictions
6 published EFL Cup previews, newest first. Each one commits to a scoreline and a tip, and is graded once the match has been played.
Our EFL Cup headline tips
Full tip record and method- Settled
- 6
- Hit rate
- 83%
- Profit (£10)
- +£24.30
- ROI
- +40.5%
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Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough prediction: EFL Cup round of 32 preview, lineups & tips
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This page collects EFL Cup previews, newest first, each one a full breakdown of a single tie: a predicted scoreline, a headline tip, five further picks across other markets, a three-leg bet builder, team news and a predicted line-up for both sides, plus where to watch.
The EFL Cup is an English knockout competition, and previews here cover selected rounds and ties rather than every fixture on the calendar. For the current draw and dates, the fixtures page stays up to date, and the table page covers any group standings relevant to the competition.
Each preview is written by one of the site's football writers, listed on the authors page, and is prepared roughly 22 hours before kick-off, then updated if team news changes before the game. A match keeps the same page throughout: the preview stands until kick-off, and once the final whistle goes, that page updates to show how each tip fared.
Grading is straightforward. Every tip is marked hit or miss, stakes are treated as a flat £10 a bet, and odds are fixed at whatever was printed when the preview went up, never adjusted afterwards. Misses stay on the record rather than being quietly dropped. For the running totals across every prediction on the site, see the tip record, and for the full explanation of how picks are built and graded, read how we predict.