Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats in their respective Championship-openers at the weekend, with the hosts losing 3-1 away to newly promoted Plymouth Argyle, while Boro were beaten 1-0 by Millwall.
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Huddersfield Town will host Middlesbrough in the first round of the EFL Cup at John smith’s Stadium on Tuesday. Both sides were involved in the Championship at the weekend, with the hosts opening their league campaign with a disappointing 3-1 defeat away to newly promoted Plymouth Argyle, while the Boro began their 2023-24 season with a narrow 1-0 home loss against Millwall. The Terriers finished 18th in the English second tier standings last term, nine points clear of the relegation zone, thanks to the Guidance of Neil Warnock who took charge as the head coach in February. The visitors, on the other hand, claimed fourth place to qualify for the promotion playoffs, but lost 1-0 to Coventry City in the two-legged semi-final playoff tie and will be hoping to go the extra yard this time around.
Huddersfield have made a disappointing start to their 2023-24 English second tier campaign, losing out to Plymouth on Saturday despite the fact that Michal Helik canceled out Morgan Whittaker’s sixth-minute opener on the stroke of half-time. The hosts came out all guns blazing in the second-half and scored twice through Bali Mumba and Ryan Hardie, and took all three points. The Terriers will be looking to bounce back in the EFl Cup first round fixture on Tuesday and build on that success when they welcome Leicester City for a Championship fixture next weekend.
Middlesbrough will also enter the contest on the back of a defeat in their league opener at the weekend, losing out to Millwall courtesy of Romain Esse’s lone goal eleven minutes from time. Boro had an impressive Championship season last term, finishing fourth in the standings and they were the second best attacking side in the division having scored 84 goals, behind champions Burnely (87). Michael Carrick’s side have been busy in the transfer market this summer, bringing in the likes of Seny Dieng, Tom Glover, Jamie Jones, Morgan Rogers and Rav van den Berg to boost their squad.
Huddersfield probable starting lineup: Maxwell, Nakayama, Spencer, Hogg, Jackson, Edmonds-Green, Rudoni, Jackson, Hudlin, Harratt, Ward
Middlesbrough probable starting lineup: Glover, McNair, Fry, Van den Berg, Clarke, Payero, Howson, Jones, Coburn, Gilbert, Akpom
Huddersfield
| Opponents | Score |
| Plymouth | 3-1 (L) |
| Heerenveen | 1-0 (W) |
| Stockport County | 0-4 (W) |
| Liskeard Athletic | 1-13 (W) |
| Tavistock | 0-0 (D) |
Middlesbrough
| Opponents | Score |
| Millwall | 0-1 (L) |
| Auxerre | 2-2 (D) |
| Bradford City | 3-3 (D) |
| Betis | 0-1 (L) |
| Rotherham | 0-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Huddersfield beat Middlesbrough | 4-2 |
| Middlesbrough draw Huddersfield | 0-0 |
| Huddersfield beat Middlesbrough | 0-2 |
| Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield | 1-2 |
| Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield | 2-1 |
The EFL Cup fixture between Huddersfield and Middlesbrough will take place at John Smith’s Stadium on Tuesday at 11:30 pm IST.
| Huddersfield vs Middlesbrough | Key Details |
| Date | August 8 |
| Venue | John Smith’s Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 pm |
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