20.09. (Tue) 20:45 Novara - Inter

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PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Novara (4-3-1-2): Ujkani; Morganella, Lisuzzo, Paci, Gemiti; Giorgi, Porcari, Rigoni; Pinardi; Morimoto, Granoche

Novara coach Attilio Tesser will have to make do without striker Riccardo Meggiorini and defender Paolo Dallafiore for the match on Tuesday.

Inter (3-4-1-2): Julio Cesar; Lucio, Samuel, Ranocchia; Nagatomo, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Obi; Sneijder; Forlan, Milito

Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini will be without the services of Maicon, Emiliano Viviano and Ivan Cordoba, who are all sidelined with knee injuries. Thiago Motta is still unavailable while Dejan Stankovic will miss the match as well. Cristian Chivu could make the bench after recovering from a bothersome ankle knock.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Novara will play their first home game of the season after picking up one point in two away encounters.
  

• Attilio Tesser is still looking for his first coaching win in Serie A after failing in his first 14 attempts.

• Novara finished third in Serie B last term and won promotion via a play-off.

• Novara have scored 10 goals in their last five fixtures at home.

• Inter netted a league-high 69 goals last season but couldn't find the net against Roma on Saturday.
  

• Gian Piero Gasperini's men had their 13-game Serie A winning streak at San Siro snapped following the 0-0 draw with Roma at the weekend.

• The Nerazzurri picked up eight wins in 19 games on the road in the 2010-11 campaign.

• Inter have conceded 11 goals in their last five matches away from home.

Prediction

Inter should finally hit their stride and take the pressure off their beleagured coach Gian Piero Gasperini with a comfortable win over the Serie A newcomers.

Editor's Prediction

Novara 0-2 Inter Milan

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20.09. (Tue) 20:45 Leeds United - Manchester United

PROBABLE LINEUPS

LEEDS UNITED Lonergan Connolly, O’Dea, Lees, White Snodgrass, Howson, Clayton, Nunez  McCormack, Becchio

MANCHESTER UNITED Lindegaard Vermijl, Jones, Evans, Fabio Valencia, Carrick, Gibson, Giggs Berbatov, Owen

After his sending off against Bristol City Patrick Kisnorbo will not be available for Simon Grayson’s side so Paul Connolly could earn himself a recall at full-back. Luciano Becchio should partner the in-form Ross McCormack upfront.

This game provides a chance for some of the Manchester United stars who have not been involved so far this season to get some game time, so expect to see Darron Gibson, Fabio, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen to feature in this fierce local rivalry. Youngsters Mannick Vermijl, Paul Pogba and Ravel Morrison will also all be in contention having impressed for the club’s reserve side over the past 12 months.

DID YOU KNOW?

• These two sides have met 106 times in their long histories and not surprisingly Manchester United have had the better of those meetings with 45 wins. Leeds have only been successful on 26 occasions with the other 35 matches ending level.

• Leeds and Manchester United have met four times in the League Cup, with the Red Devils coming out victorious on all four occasions scoring nine goals. They have not met in this competition since 2003 when David Bellion, Diego Forlan and Eric Djemba-Djemba won the game for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men.

• The two Uniteds last met in January 2010 when Leeds surprised their opponents with a 1-0 victory in the FA Cup third round at Old Trafford, a 19th-minute Jermaine Beckford strike sealing a memorable victory for the Yorkshire side.

• Elland Road is a happy hunting ground for Manchester United. They have won five out of their last 10 visits to Leeds. And the stats are not good for Leeds who have only won twice in this fixture at Elland Road in the last 15 years.

• Manchester United have been in outstanding form in front of goal already this season, scoring an impressive 21 goals in their five Premier League matches, making them the highest scorers in the Premier League by some way.

• Leeds have made a solid start to the Championship this season, sitting in 11th position, and have won their last two matches against Crystal Palace and Bristol City.

• Boss Grayson (pictured right) will be glad the fixture is at home as they have not won any of their three games away from Elland Road this season, whereas at home they have three out of four.

Prediction
Editor's Prediction 
Leeds 2-4 Man Utd.

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20.09. (Tue) 20:45 Arsenal - Shrewsbury Town

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PROBABLE LINEUPS

ARSENAL Mannone Jenkinson, Djourou, Miquel, Gibbs Frimpong, Ozyakup, Coquelin Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh, Miyaichi

SHREWSBURY TOWN Smith Grandison, Hazell, Cansdell-Sherriff  Jacobson Ainsworth, Wroe, McAllister, Wright Collins, Morgan

Injuries to Jack Wilshere, Thomas Vermaelen and Sebastien Squillaci will not worry Arsene Wenger as he more than likely to give young fringe players the chance to impress, as he has done in previous years. Coming off of the back of victories against Derby and Swansea, Shrewsbury will be looking to field a strong side to try and achieve yet another shock, although they are without striker Terry Gornell due to suspension.

DID YOU KNOW?

• This is the first time Shrewsbury have made it into the third round of the League cup since the 1993/94 season.

• Shrewsbury reached the second round of the competition last season after they overcame Charlton Athletic in the opening round, a game in which Carl Jenkinson (right) was an unused substitute.

• The League Two side’s defeat of Swansea was the first time they have beat a top-flight opponent since the knocked Everton out of the FA Cup in 2003.

• Shrewsbury Town’s top scorer, Marvin Morgan (seven goals), has more goals than Arsenal have scored so far in this Premier League season (six).

• The game represents the only Premier League vs League Two match in the whole round.

• The two teams have not met since their 1991 FA Cup tie, which Arsenal came out 1-0 winners.

• Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott are the only two players who have scored more than one goal in all competitions so far this season, both being on three.

Prediction
Editor's Prediction 

Arsenal 4-1 Shrewsbury Town

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Ligue 1 Round 7 - Preview

Tuesday SEPTEMBER 20	KO	Wednesday SEPTEMBER 21	KO
Bordeaux - Lille	2100	Ajaccio - Montpellier	1900
		Caen - Olympique Lyon	1900
		Dijon - Brest	1900
		Lorient - Auxerre	1900
		Olympique Marseille - Evian	1900
		Nancy - Valenciennes	1900
		PSG - Nice	1900
all times in CET		Sochaux - Stade Rennes	1900

                                                                          Saint-Etienne - Toulouse             2100

Bordeaux

vs

Lille

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Keita Sane, Henrique, Ciani, Marange N'Guemo Plasil, Jussie, Sertic Modeste, Gouffran		Landreau Rozehnal, Chedjou, Basa, Beria Balmont, Mavuba, Pedretti, Hazard, Sow, Cole
TEAM NEWS
Bordeaux threw away a 2-0 lead at half-time to lose 3-2 at Toulouse on Saturday. Francis Gillot's men have won only once in six games. Les Girondins find themslves languishing in 13th place as the champions come to town.		Lille were held to a 2-2 draw by Sochaux last weekend. The league champions will be without Dimitri Payet and Tulio de Melo. Les Dogues, who are unbeaten in four games, lie fourth in the table.

Ajaccio

vs

Montpellier

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Ochoa, Lippini, Medjani, Poulard, Bohours, Mostafa, Pierazzi, Cavalli, Sammaritano, Ilan, Socrier		Jourden Bedimo, Hilton, Yanga-Mbiwa, Bocaly Saihi, Estrada Dernis, Utaka, Marveaux Giroud
TEAM NEWS
Ajaccio were beaten 3-0 by Nice on matchday six. Olivier Pantaloni's men have one win from six league games. Fabrice Begeorgi misses out with a cruciate ligament injury.		Montpellier let slip a two goal advantage to be held 2-2 by Brest. La Paillade's draw meant they were pipped to the summit by Lyon. Rene Girard's men have won four of their six league games.

Caen

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Olympique Lyon

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Thebaux Vandam, Leca, Herteaux, Raineau Seube, Proment Hamouma, Fajr, Bulut Frau		Lloris Cissokho, Kone, Lovren, Revelliere, Bastos, Gonalons, Grenier, Kallstrom, Briand, Gomis
TEAM NEWS
Caen drew 1-1 with Auxerre on Saturday, ending a run of three successive defeats. Les Malherbes lie ninth in Ligue 1. Caen took four points off Lyon in last season's encounters, drawing 0-0 and winning 3-2 at home.		Lyon beat Marseille 2-0 on Sunday night to go top of the league. Goals from Bafetimbi Gomis and Michel Bastos preserved Lyon's unbeaten start under Remi Garde. Les Gones are now unbeaten in nine competitive fixtures this season.

Dijon

vs

Brest

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Reynet, Bamba, Zarour, Paulle, Souprayen Querbet, Sangare, Altama, Corgnet, Bautheac, Jovial		Elana Coulibaly, Zebina, Gent'ti, Makonda Poyet, Grougi, Culma, Lesoimier Roux, Baset
TEAM NEWS
Dijon succumbed to a demoralising 4-0 defeat away to Valenciennes last weekend. Patrice Carteron's side are 14th in the Ligue 1 table. The promoted side have no injury worries ahead of Wednesday's encounter.		Brest pulled off a late comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw against Montpellier in their last game. Alex Dupont's side are still winless in the league this season. Nevertheless, Brest have only lost once, drawing five out of their first six games.

Lorient

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Auxerre

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Lecomte Baca, Bourillon, Manga, Mareque Gouffran, Romao, Mvuemba, Autrel Monnet-Paquet, Aliadiere		Sorin Dudka, Boly, Coulibaly, Berthod Cisse, Ndinga Chafni, Traore, Contout Le Tallec
TEAM NEWS
Lorient beat Saint-Etienne 3-0 on matchday six. Two goals from Jeremie Aliadiere set the Bretagne club on the way to victory. Christian Gourcuff's men, unbeaten in three league games, lie sixth.		Auxerre were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Caen on Saturday. Laurent Fournier's men are unbeaten in five games, winning only once however. They currently sit ninth in the Ligue 1 table.

Olympique de Marseille

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Evian

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Mandanda Traore, Fanni, Diawara, Azpilicueta Cheyrou, Diarra, Lucho Gonzalez Valbuena, Remy, Ayew		Andersen Djedje, Cambon, Angoula, Ehret Leroy, Tie Bi, Poulsen, Barbosa, Khelifa Sagbo
TEAM NEWS
Bottom of the table Marseille suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of rivals Lyon on Sunday. Didier Deschamps' side are bottom of the table for the first time since August 2005. L'OM have lost three consecutive games for the first time under Deschamps.		Evian pushed PSG to the limit with a 2-2 draw on Sunday afternoon. The promoted side are now winless in four games. Bernard Casoni's men recorded a shock 1-0 win over OM in the Coupe de France in January.

Nancy

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Valenciennes

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Assembe Sane, Sami, Loties, Hadara Andre Luis M'Bile, Karaboue, Traore, Bakar Niculae		Penneteau Ducourtioux, Gil, Benjamin, Bong Kader, Gomis, Cahade, Dossevi, Samassa, Danic
TEAM NEWS
Nancy are winless in Ligue 1 after holding Rennes to a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Jean Fernandez's men are sitting 19th in the table. Nancy prevailed in this fixture 2-0 last season.		Valenciennes arrested their poor start to the season with a stylish 4-0 victory over Dijon on Saturday. The 4-0 win meant Daniel Sanchez enjoyed his first win as boss. Indeed it was the first win at their new stadium. Mathieu Dossevi is doubtful for the game after nursing an ankle problem.

PSG

vs

Nice

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Sirigu Ceara, Lugano, Camara, Tiene Matuidi, Bodmer Menez, Pastore, Nene Gameiro		Ospina, Clerc, Pecjinovic, Mabiala, Monzon Meriem, Digard, Abriel Djedje, Pentecote, Mounier
TEAM NEWS
PSG were held to a 2-2 draw by Evian on Sunday. Les Parisiens are unbeaten in all competitions since their opening day defeat to Lorient. Javier Pastore netted his second goal in two league games for the club in Annecy on Sunday.		Nice prevailed 3-0 against Ajaccio. Left-back Fabian Monzon scored two penalties as Les Aiglons picked up a first league win of the season. Eric Roy's men languish in 16th in the table.

Sochaux

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Stade Rennes

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Richert Corchia, Perquis, Peybernes, Sauget Anin, Boudebouz, Nogueira, Mikari Butin, Maiga		Costil Danze, Kana-Biyik, Mangane, Catherine Pajol, M'Vila Boukari, Feret, Pitroipa, Montano
TEAM NEWS
Sochaux needed a late Sloan Privat equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw at Lille on Saturday night. Les Lionceaux are unbeaten in four league games out of six already played this season. Mehmed Bazdarevic's men are eighth in the table.		Stade Rennes were undone by a late Andre Luiz penalty as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Nancy. Les Rouge et Noir are one of four sides to be locked on 11 points. Frederic Antoinetti's men have won two games and drawn one since their only league defeat to date this season.

Saint Etienne

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Toulouse

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Ruffier, Nery, Paulao, Mignot, Ghoulam, Lemoine, Clement Aubemayang, Battles, Sako Saadi		Ahamada Ninkov, Congre, Abdennour, M'Bengue Capoue Machado, Devoux, Sissoko, Tabanou Bulut
TEAM NEWS
Saint-Etienne were taught a difficult lesson as they were consigned to a 3-0 defeat to Lorient. Les Verts have lost three games in succession, but sit 12th in the table. Christophe Galtier hasn't been helped with a lengthy injury list which has consumed Loic Perrin, Sylvian Marchal, Alejandro Alonso and Florent Sinama-Pongolle.		Toulouse staged an impressive comeback as they beat Bordeaux 3-2 at Stadium Municipal despite being 2-0 down at half-time. Alain Casanova's side are third in the table after picking up 13 points from a possible 18. Le Tefece lost both of the league encounters against Sainte last year.

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