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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.”
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.
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