Is Nottingham Forest v Newcastle on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Carabao Cup
Everything you need to know ahead of the second round tie
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Your support makes all the difference.Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United begin their Carabao Cup campaigns with a second round clash at the City Ground.
The hosts continued a solid start to the Premier League season with a strong win at Southampton on Saturday and will khope to carry that momentum into the cup.
Newcastle, meanwhile, were fortunate to escape Bournemouth with a point in their weekend business, grateful for a late, contentious VAR intervention to preserve a draw.
The Tyneside club have never won this competition; Nottingham Forest won the last of their four crowns in 1990.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle?
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle is due to kick off at 8pm BST on Wednesday 28 August at the City Ground.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage on the channels from 7pm BST. Subscribers can stream the tie via Sky Go.
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Team news
Neither side has any fresh injury concerns after their weekend results, though both managers could make changes. A cup match this early in the season against opposition in the same league may be seen as a complicated fixture for both teams, but it makes sense for both to go with a nearly full-strength line-up.
Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo is missing Danilo after the midfielder’s horror injury in the opening match of the season, but otherwise he has a full squad to choose from. His side are chasing striker Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord, but until he arrives it is reasonable to expect Chris Wood to start up-front.
Wily Boly and Harry Toffolo could come into defence if Santo decides to make changes, with Nicolas Dominguez and Ryan Yates both in the running for a start after coming on last week.
Whether Santo decides to go with a full-strength attack remains to be seen, with Hudson-Odoi, Elanga and Gibbs-White all in contention for a rest for players such as Jota Silva and Taiwo Awoniyi.
For Newcastle, Eddie Howe has said that his side “want a good cup run this year”, and he has historically put out strong starting line-ups in this competition, having reached the final in 2023.
Fabian Schar will miss this match after his straight red in the Premier League opener against Southampton.
But expect Howe to name a nearly full-strength side, with potential changes including Harvey Barnes for Anthony Gordon, Lewis Hall for Lloyd Kelly and Joe Willock for Sean Longstaff.
Predicted line-ups
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina; Sangare, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Awoniyi.
Newcastle XI: Pope; Livramento, Krafth, Burn, Hall; Willock, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes.
Odds
Nottingham Forest win 21/10
Draw 14/5
Newcastle win 6/5
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Carabao Cup second round fixtures in full
Tuesday 27 August (all 7.45pm kick offs unless noted)
Middlesbrough vs Stoke
QPR vs Luton
Barrow vs Derby County
Grimsby vs Sheffield Wednesday
Harrogate vs Preston
Coventry City vs Oxford United
Brighton vs Crawley
Walsall vs Huddersfield
Everton vs Doncaster
Fleetwood vs Rotherham
Blackburn vs Blackpool
Shrewsbury vs Bolton
Millwall vs Leyton Orient
Watford vs Plymouth
Leicester vs Tranmere
Barnsley vs Sheffield United
Birmingham vs Fulham (8pm)
Crystal Palace vs Norwich (8pm)
Wednesday 28 August
Wolves vs Burnley (7.30pm)
Wimbledon vs Ipswich
West Ham vs Bournemouth
Colchester vs Brentford
Cardiff vs Southampton
Swansea vs Wycombe
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle (8pm)
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