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Sheffield United
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Carling Cup
19:00 (GMT) August 24, 2011
Goodison Park, England
Tim Cahill has been ill and will be assessed by boss Davis Moyes names his Everton squad.
Jermaine Beckford has a knee strain and will too be checked, while Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is suspended and defender Seamus Coleman remains sidelined with an ankle injury.
Sheffield United winger Stephen Quinn picked up a knock in Saturday's draw at Tranmere other then has been passed fit.
Summer signing Ryan Flynn is rated as 50/50 following a hamstring pull.
face-to-face
1. Everton have won 52 and Sheffield United 47 of the 130 league and cup meetings between the couple.
2. This is the fourth time they have been drawn to convene in the League Cup, and Everton lead by two wins to one, although Sheffield United progressed on the most recent occasion in the third round in October 1990.
3. Everton want to score once to total 200 goals against the Blades.
Everton
4. The 1977 and 1984 runners-up most recent exited at the second-round stage in September 2001, when Crystal Palace beat them on penalties.
5. They missing on penalties in the third round to League One Brentford last season.
Sheffield United
6. The 2003 semi-finalists are making a primary appearance in round two in three seasons.
7. They wanted a penalty shoot-out to get past Hartlepool in the first round.
8. It is nine years since they previous knocked out a Premier league club (Sunderland, in the fourth round in December 2002).
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