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Holders Manchester United handed trip to Swansea in Carabao Cup draw via The Guardian

• Tottenham host local rivals West Ham at Wembley in fourth round
• Crystal Palace will be wary of an upset when they travel to Bristol City
Manchester United, the holders, will travel to Swansea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. José Mourinho’s side beat Burton of the Championship 4-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to secure their place in the draw.

Chelsea, 5-1 winners against Nottingham Forest, will welcome Everton – who beat Sunderland 3-0 – to Stamford Bridge. Tottenham host West Ham at Wembley and Manchester City entertain Championship side Wolves. Arsenal will also welcome Championship opposition to the Emirates in the shape of Norwich.

Related: Manchester United and Marcus Rashford allow Burton little consolation

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Out on Loan – EFC’s Young Players 21.09.17 via GrandOldTeam

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Antonee Robinson played both full matches this week for Bolton, unfortunately both away defeats, one in the Championship and one in the League Cup.

Joe Williams also suffered the same results in both Barnsley matches, although there was praise for his all-action performances and he was given the MOM award for one game.

Kieran Dowell was started and was subbed around two-thirds of the way through both Forest games. Once again, fan comments were a mixed bag, with some praising his skill and others criticising his lack of effectivity in other periods of the games. Against Chelsea in the league cup, Dowell clanged a free-kick off the crossbar, whizzed another couple of shots wide and even had a shout for a penalty not given when he was upended in the box.

Liam Walsh had the single Championship game for Birmingham City at the weekend after his manager was sacked. He started on the bench but had to come on early in the game and appeared to struggle in a home defeat.

Callum Connolly started but came off at half time of the Ipswich match after getting a whack from fellow EFC academy member Robinson.

Henry Onyekuru had a mixed bag of a week, being booked for a dive at the weekend but also scoring a scrappy goal and then repeating the same type of poacher’s goal for Anderlecht in the midweek cup game.

Tyias Browning and Brendan Galloway did not appear for Sunderland’s two games (they were ineligible for the cup game at Goodison).

Matthew Pennington and Conor Grant are both still recovering from injury.

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Where Will Everton’s Goals Come From This Season? via EvertonAlerts

It’s not been the start to the season that many Everton fans anticipated. Ronald Koeman’s side find themselves in the relegation zone after five matches and have netted just twice. The Toffees invested heavily in the summer but still appear light in the striking department and many fans have been left wondering who will fill the void left by the departed Romelu Lukaku.

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It’s been a while since Everton last found the net. A 1-1 draw against Hajduk Split was the last time the Toffees were able to celebrate as Gylfi Sigurdsson netted a memorable goal from distance to book Everton’s place in this season’s UEFA Europa League. The Icelandic midfielder scored nine times for Swansea last season and is likely to be a threat from set-pieces this campaign but he will need some support in the final third.

Fellow new recruit Wayne Rooney has netted both of the clubs two Premier League goals so far but the ageing striker hasn’t hit double figures since the 2014-15 season and his influence on the team may diminish as the season progresses.

Koeman snapped up Malaga striker Sandro Ramirez in the summer and the Dutchman has urged fans to be patient with the 22-year-old who netted 14 times in the Spanish top flight last season. Ramirez showed a natural finishing ability after breaking into the Malaga’s starting eleven and has plenty of pace too. Some fans believe that he hasn’t been given a fair crack of the whip.

He played a disappointing 45 minutes against Spurs and was given a further 21 against Manchester United but he may find fortune against weaker clubs as he continues to find his feet at this level. He has been working hard in training but the fans expect an instant impact from the £5million signing and so far they’ve been left underwhelmed.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin netted just once last season and the 20-year-old will need time to adapt but regular game time will surely help the pacey forward. The Toffees have been better with Calvert-Lewin in the side with the Sheffield-born striker playing 90 minutes against Stoke and Manchester City. Everton came away with points from both of those games but have failed to kick on since.

Fans were hoping to see their side break into the top six this season and there was plenty of pre-season optimism on Merseyside at the beginning of August. Everton have drifted out to 7/1 for a top-six finish in the Premier League betting markets and, with easier-looking games against Burnley and Brighton to come, the Toffees should be able to add to their four points. They’ve played four of last season’s top six already and Everton should not be written off just yet.

Replacing Romelu Lukaku’s 25 goals was always going to be difficult and Everton are still adapting to life without the powerful Belgian. Ross Barkley was the club’s second top scorer last year but the young midfielder has been sidelined so far. Firepower is in short supply at the moment and it’s an issue which must be addressed in January however in the meantime Dominic Calvert-Lewin must be given regular game time whilst Sandro Ramirez is likely to slowly get up to speed over the next couple of months and should eventually get off the mark.

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