Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter

After Everton's CEO Angus Kinnear told me exclusively last week that the club's owners called last season "a failure" eyebrows were raised when David Moyes angrily insisted staying up in the Premier League is the more important aim.

Ahead of tonight's League Cup game at Preston David Moyes was asked how important the cups are to him this season and his answer has left fans irritated.

"Of course we all want to win the cups," he explained. "Yes the cups are hugely important, would it be more important than staying in the Premier League? I'll ask you the question: Is winning a cup more important than staying in the Premier League? What would your answer be?"

Last season there was frustration at the third round exits in both the League Cup and FA Cup with tactics fiercely criticised.

Evertonians deserve a cup run. For too long they have dragged their team over the line time and time again. They were the glue holding an increasingly fractured club together as PSR charges hit, points were deducted, favourite players sold and the club's hierarchy disappeared.

The manager talking down the chance to hunt for a trophy for the first time in 31 years isn't the team talk supporters want to hear in the build up to a potential cup run.

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Preston have made seven changes for tonight's second-round clash with Everton following their weekend defeat by Wolves with priorities seemingly on arresting their winless run in the league rather than sparking a cup run.

Preston XI: Nicholls; Valentin, Storey, Gibson, Vukcevic; Leroy, Thompson; Small, Moran, Burgzorg; Erabi.

Subs: Iversen, Clarke, Lindsay, Devine, McCann, Lang, Hughes, Gryba, Nolan

David Moyes is showing his intent in this competition this season with a strong starting line-up for Everton as he makes just three changes from the Premier League win over Crystal Palace at the weekend as Michael Keane, James Garner and Tyler Dibling come in for Jarrad Branthwaite, Tyrique George and Hayden Hackney.

Everton XI: Pickford; Rohl, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Barry

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Beto, O'Brien, George, Johnson, Alcaraz, Aznou, Foster.

There are five changes for Bradford City from the side who won 1-0 at Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

Graham Alexander hands full debuts to Henry Cartwright, Adam Phillips and Reece Welch.

Bradford City XI: McCracken; Pennington, Welch, Gillesphey; Phillips, Lapslie, Cartwright, Touray; Jackson, Swan, Beesley.

Subs: Sarcevic, Pointon, Powell, J Wright, Connolly, Lunn, Neufville, Ibbitson, Dawson.

Nicky Hayen has made nine changes to the Burnley side who were beaten by West Brom at the weekend.

Only Josh Laurent and Armando Broja retain their places.

Burnley XI: Coudert; Roberts, Ekdal, Ahmedhozic, Pires; Raghouber, Laurent; Amdouni, Satpaev, Tresor; Broja.

Subs: Weiss, Alleyne, Sonne, Walker, Hannibal, Ramsey, Bruun Larsen, Edwards, Flemming.

Tottenham make five changes to the side that started the 3-0 defeat at Brentford at the weekend.

There is a first start for £85m midfield summer signing Mateus Fernandes but new signing Savio is named on the bench.

Tottenham starting XI: Kinsky, Gray, van Hecke, Davies, Udogie, Fernandes, Bentancur, Tel, Bergvall, Moore, Solanke.

Subs: Dubravka, Robertson, Danso, Gallagher, Richarlison, Savio, Porro, Van de Ven, Williams-Barnet.

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Ten changes for Championship club Charlton Athletic, who feature Tiernan Brooks - who was playing for non-league Gateshead last season - in goal.

Nineteen-year-old forward Micah Mbick also starts, while Miles Leaburn - the son of Charlton legend Carl - is on the bench.

Charlton Athletic starting XI: Brooks, Sichenje, Koumetio, Mesik, Asiimwe, Knibbs, Ouma, Apter, Docherty, Alli, Mbick.

Subs: Okonkwo, Jones, Coventry, Leaburn, Carey, McNamara, Rankin-Costello, Nwamba, Tagoe.

Ciaran Kelly
BBC Sport reporter at St James' Park

Summer signings Bazoumana Toure and Ewen Jaouen will make their competitive debuts for Newcastle United against West Brom in the Carabao Cup.

Manager Matthias Jaissle has made six changes to the side who drew 2-2 against Liverpool at St James’ Park at the weekend.

Jaouen, Toure, Jacob Ramsey, Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock and Nick Woltemade all come into the team for tonight’s second-round tie on Tyneside.

Newcastle starting XI: Jaouen, Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Steur, Ramsey, Murphy, Willock, Toure, Woltemade

Subs: Hornicek, Schar, Bamba, Wissa, Barnes, Elanga, Shahar, Neave, L.Miley.

West Brom have also rung the changes for the trip to St James’ Park as the visitors bid to reach the third round for the first time in six years.

Matt Ingram, Alex Williams, Chris Mepham, Conor Townsend, Rabby Nzingoula and Barney Stewart have all been recalled following the 3-1 win against Burnley last time out.

West Brom starting XI: Ingram, Williams, Mepham, Campbell, Townsend, Whitwell, Nzingoula, Diakite, Price, Stewart, Morgan

Subs: O'Leary, Galves, Phillips, Styles, Crowther, Myhre, Molumby, Bany, Bostock

Hello and welcome along to BBC Sport's coverage of tonight's Carabao Cup games.

Four matches to focus on tonight, 19:45 BST kick-offs unless otherwise stated.

• Bradford City (1st League One) v Burnley (18th Championship)
• Newcastle (11th Premier League) v West Brom (2nd Championship
• Tottenham (19th Premier League) v Charlton (3rd Championship)
• 20:00 BST - Preston (21st Championship) v Everton (4th Premier League)

We had 17 Carabao Cup second-round matches yesterday with another four tonight, as well as the third-round draw.

Newcastle, Tottenham and Everton are among those in action and looking to progress.

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