Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Bristol Rovers. Carabao Cup Round 3.
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Monday 18 September 2017 20:36, UK
Bristol Rovers will be aiming for another Carabao Cup scalp as they travel to Wolves in the third round.
Rovers beat Sky Bet Championship side Fulham in the last round, and will now be aiming for victory at big-spending Wolves, who currently sit second in the second tier.
For Wolves, Willy Boly and Helder Costa are out, but left-back Barry Douglas is close to a return after five games out.
Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke will be without Ryan Sweeney after he was sent off during Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Wigan and will serve a one-match ban. Stuart Sinclair has been absent since the end of August and he remains a doubt while boss Clarke could make further changes.
Rovers beat Fulham in the last round and will hope to take another Championship scalp when they head to Molineux.
Wolves have faced Bristol Rovers just once in the League Cup, a fourth-round victory in October 1972 on their way to their first semi-final in the competition.
Wolves have progressed past lower league opposition in 11 of their last 12 League Cup games at Molineux, although the last seven have been against League Two sides.
The third round is the furthest Bristol Rovers have been in the League Cup since they lost to Wolves in the fourth round in 1972/73.
Wolves haven't reached the fourth round as a second tier side since 1995-96, eventually reaching the quarter-final.
After seven successive away losses to opposition from a higher tier, the Gas defeated Fulham in the last round; they haven't knocked out two higher league sides since 1972/73, knocking out three (Cardiff, Brighton and Man Utd).
