I have previewed five games today covering League Cup, Champions League and Coupe de la Ligue and can share some basic pre match analysis background notes about the two domestic cups ...............

English League Cup:

Round 2:

Sport Recife (see yesterday's preview) won 4-0 to land the free to view betting tip, not much excitement there as they were two up inside 20 minutes, three at the break, it is nice to avoid the sweat occasionally , just not as much fun as that 95th minute winner !

Premier League: Southampton- Arsenal

Ahead of Southampton's trip to Anfield on Sunday I spoke about their poor form, lack of goals and issues with head coach Claude Puel ...........

Premier League: Watford- Liverpool

We have discussed several times this season both Liverpool's very strong record against fellow big 6-7 teams and their poor form when Sadio Mane is sidelined.