Capital One Cup: Swansea, Hull feature as PL teams tackle Championship clubs

Tuesday evening will truly make for terrific viewing, as the Capital One Cup round three brings punters a selection of plum midweek match-ups.

In this particular trio of tussles, Championship sides Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers meet, while Premier League clubs Swansea City and Bournemouth battle plucky second-tier teams Hull City and Preston North End respectively.

So, Coral experts preview the most enticing odds from these cracking cup clashes…

Tigers attackers Abel Hernandez and Mohamed Diame are respective 7/4 and 10/3 shots to be on target and take advantage of the Welsh club’s wobbles away from home. Still, Swansea are favourites at 11/8, or 3/1 to win to nil, having undone Hull twice last term when both were in the top flight.

Garry Monk would be unwise to rest his main men against this tenacious team, with scorers of the past four goals against the Tigers, Bafetimbi Gomis (11/2 for the opener) and Ki Sung-Yueng (the same price anytime), great value for another glut. Fringe players do need games, however, and this could be the perfect opportunity for summer striker signing Eder, 6/1 to have the final say, to stand out.

In the past seven scuffles between these two sides, the spoils have gone to the hosts on six occasions, so Boro are odds-on match favourites at 4/6 to make the most of their home advantage, or 17/10 to win to nil.