London, Feb 24 (IANS) The Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley means those clubs’ respective Premier League matches against Brighton and Brentford have been postponed. That defeat highlighted the Wolves’ problem in attack, with Julen Lopetegui’s side have scored just 17 goals in 23 games this season. Perhaps the biggest of those is at Elland Road, where Javi Gracia makes his debut as Leeds United coach. Liverpool need to recover from Tuesday’s chastening 5-2 Champions League defeat at home to Real Madrid when they visit Crystal Palace in Saturday’s last game. The pressure is increasing on Chelsea coach Graham Potter, and even though he has a five-year contract, defeat on Sunday could make his position virtually untenable.
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