[theo_luddite]

Friday 16th December:
Birmingham City 1v0 Reading

Saturday 17th December:
Town 1v2 Watford
Town scorers: own goal
Watford scorers: Sarr, Pedro

Bristol City 1v2 Stoke City
Burnley 3v0 Middlesbrough
Cardiff City 1v0 Blackpool
Coventry City 1v2 Swansea City
Hull City 0v2 Sunderland
Preston North End 1v1 Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion 4v0 Rotherham United
Norwich City 1v1 Blackburn Rovers (17:30)

Sunday 18th December:
Luton Town 1v0 Millwall (11:30)

Monday 19th December:
Wigan Athletic 1v3 Sheffield United

League Cup 4th Round:
Tuesday 20th December:
Milton Keynes Dons 1v3 Leicester City

Wednesday 21st December:
Blackburn Rovers 2v1 Nottingham Forest
Manchester United 3v0 Burnley

Thursday 22nd December:
Manchester City 2v2 Liverpool - Liverpool go through.

in the absence of a World Cup prediction apparently being allowed ... at least one League Cup game decided by a penalty or penalties.