Racing come into this one full of running after putting three past Atlético Tucumán, the perfect tonic following a torrid opening to the Apertura that saw them lose their first three on the bounce. Boca arrive in proper crisis, four games without a win and the terraces at their throats, so this Avellaneda trip could not come at a worse time for them. Big clubs, bad form on one side, building momentum on the other, and this fixture never needs an excuse to be a cracker regardless of the table.
Fulham welcome Chelsea across the river in a proper local derby, small ground bouncing, Chelsea needing to assert themselves early against a side that loves nothing more than spoiling their neighbours' day.
Quiet slate. Eddie's at the bar.
Tottenham Hotspur are big favourites at home against a Charlton Athletic side several divisions below them, but League Cup ties like this are exactly where lower league outfits make their name, all guts and nothing to lose. Spurs will likely rotate heavily with continental football never far from the manager's mind, which only shortens the gap. Charlton's fans will travel in numbers dreaming of a proper giant-killing story to tell for years.
