Carabao Cup Quarter-Final Betting: Everton to keep on rolling

Andy Schooler previews the two non-televised Carabao Cup quarter-finals and he's keen on Everton to continue their improved form under Duncan Ferguson.

Having beaten Chelsea and drawn with Manchester United under Duncan Ferguson's leadership, Everton look worth a nibble lớn beat Premier League high-fliers Leicester. You can follow lớn the soccer handicap tips pages!

As ever with the Carabao Cup, you have to wonder exactly which players will take to the pitch but what does seem likely is that Everton will make fewer changes.

Yes, they remain very much in a relegation battle but Ferguson - part of the last Everton team to win silverware in the 1995 FA Cup final - knows the Blues' fans crave a trophy and he won't be messing about with his selection- According lớn the soccer tips goals pages!

He may have little choice either. Theo Walcott and Morgan Schneiderlin both missed the draw at Old Trafford with calf injuries, while Lucas Digne limped off early. At least Djibril Sidibe and Gylfi Sigurdsson may return after illness, although the hosts will still be a bit light in midfield where Mason Holgate impressed as stop-gap on Sunday.

As for Leicester, Brendan Rodgers made nine changes in the last round at Burton and while so many seem unlikely this time out, still expect several players not getting a regular game to be handed a run-out.

The Foxes' next two league games are Manchester City (away) and Liverpool (home), opponents who will truly test their top-four credentials.

Rodgers, whose side's nine-game winning run was halted at home lớn lowly Norwich on Saturday, will need his best XI available for those so it's not hard lớn see Kelechi Iheanacho starting at Goodison Park ahead of Jamie Vardy, for example, while Marc Albrighton and Demarai Gray are among the others ready to step up.

If this is indeed the case, an Everton team with confidence renewed look capable of avenging the agonising injury-time defeat suffered at Leicester just over two weeks ago.

The players appear lớn be working harder under Ferguson - tackling stats are certainly up considerably - and backed by a sell-out crowd under the Goodison lights, they look decent value lớn claim the win.

Wait for it at Old Trafford

Wednesday 18 December, 20:00

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