Just three days after a great match and a 3:3 draw against Manchester City, Newcastle will travel to the west of England where in the second round of the League Cup tonight they will host Tranmere Rovers, who play in League 2, the fourth tier of English football. The Magpies are absolute the favourite in this match, regardless of the fact that the League Cup can throw surprises, but Tranmere is hardly a team that could be an insurmountable obstacle for Newcastle, which is what the recent form of these two teams speaks of. Newcastle fans can be satisfied with the start of the season which is significantly different from the previous ones. The "Magpies" are unbeaten in the first three rounds of the Premier League, having achieved a win and two draws, and the score could have been better if they had managed to preserve the advantage of 3-1 against City in the previous round. As Tranmere is a team that is mostly played in the lower ranks of English football throughout their history, these two teams did not meet often. So far they have played only 10 matches, and the last one was in 2000 when Newcastle secured a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup after defeating Tranmere in the quarter-finals by 3-2. In total, Newcastle has seven wins, while three times managed to celebrate tonight's host. In any case, this match of the second round of the League Cup should not bring any doubts because Newcastle is the absolute favourite, the team of manager Eddie Howe should it triumphs even with a combined composition. Anything else would be a real sensation.

My prediction;

Outcome: Newcastle to win -1.5