The third round of the League Cup commences this evening and Crystal Palace vs Huddersfield Town is one of four all Premier League ties taking place.

The Eagles will be happy to have their attention off their dismal league form for an evening with new manager Roy Hodgson overseeing their fifth straight defeat in his first game in charge at the weekend.

They beat Ipswich Town in the last round with James McArthur’s double their only goals of the campaign so far.

Mamadou Sakho could make his second debut for the South London side having signed permanently last month while Pape Souare is in line for his first appearance in over year having been injured in a car accident over a year ago.

Christian Benteke is favourite to get the first goal of the game at 4.75 (15/4) with Bet 365 with Andros Townsend a 9.5 (17/2) chance with Unibet.

Palace are priced at 1.92 (11/12) to win the match inside ninety minutes with the visitors a 4.5 (7/2) chance with Sporting Bet. The draw is a 3.5 (5/2) chance with a variety of firms.

The Terriers are in good spirits after a fine start to life in the Premier League which has seen them take eight points from their opening five games while they also secured a victory over Rotherham United to book their place in the third round of this competition.

Jonathan Hogg could make his first start of the season though Steve Mouine and Martin Craine are doubts and Kasey Palmer is definitely out.

Colin Quaner is widely available at 10.0 (9/1) to open the scoring ahead of 11.0 (10/1) chance Elias Kachunga.

The two sides met just last month on the opening weekend of the Premier League season with David Wagner’s side securing an emphatic 3-0 victory.

The three clashes prior to that game saw fewer than three goals in each game and you can back that outcome this time around at a price of 1.65 (13/20) with a number of firms while Betfair offer 2.05 (21/20) for both teams to score in the match.