Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United will renew hostilities at Hillsborough in the second round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.
The two Yorkshire rivals have been familiar foes in the English Championship in recent seasons, though Leeds have since secured a return back to the Premier League.
Daniel Farke’s side made a dream start to life back in the top-flight with a narrow 1-0 win over Everton last Monday night.
However, the Whites were brought back down to earth with an almighty bump when suffering a heavy 5-0 defeat away at Arsenal on Saturday.
As for Sheffield Wednesday, they have been plagued by off-field issues throughout the summer and it has understandably influenced results on the pitch.
That being said, the Owls showed an impressive fighting spirit to pick up their first point of the season on Saturday, battling back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw away at Wrexham.
How the bookies view it: Light work for Leeds
You won’t get rich backing Leeds to come out on top on Tuesday night at a lowly 2/13 on Boylesports.
Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday are massive 14/1 underdogs on Boylesports while the 90 minute draw is also deemed unlikely at 6/1 with the same oddsmaker.
Head to head: Leeds looking for more of the same
Leeds won each of the two meetings between the pair last season, triumphing 2-0 at this venue before emerging from Eland Road with a 3-0 victory.
Players to watch: Nmecha to notch?
Lukas Nmecha was the Leeds hero during last week’s 1-0 win over Everton. The former Wolfsburg forward could be handed his first start of the season on Tuesday night, making him an attractive anytime goalscorer option at 27/20 on UniBet.
Barry Bannan has been no stranger to a booking throughout his career, racking up nine yellow last term, not to mention he has already been sent off this season. Thus, the Owls skipper looks like an obvious candidate for a card during this cup tie once the bookies price up this particular market.
Predicted line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday again look set to be without injured defender Nathaniel Chalobah while Ethan Horvath is expected to start in goal again after joining the club on loan from Cardiff last Friday.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be handed his Leeds debut on Tuesday night while fellow new recruit Sean Longstaff is expected to make his first start having featured as a substitute against both Everton and Arsenal.
Sheffield Wednesday: Horvath; Valery, Otegbayo, Iorfa, Lowe, Palmer; Ingelsson, Bannan, Kobacki; Cadamarteri, Ugbo
Leeds: Darlow; Byram, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Longstaff, Gruev, Aaronson; Gnonto, Nmecha, Calvert-Lewin
Anything else catch the eye?
Despite not having their off-field troubles to seek, Sheffield Wednesday have still managed to score in three of their opening four matches of the season.
That makes the Owls an attractive option to strike at least once on Tuesday night at 11/10 on Boylesports.
Leeds boss Farke may choose to shuffle his pack at Hillsborough, so there is plenty of scope for the hosts to land a blow on the visitors' defence, even if it’s only a consolation strike.
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