EFL Cup Round Two: Leeds, Brentford, West Ham in Action
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Football teams played in the EFL Cup this week. This is also called the Carabao Cup. It is round two of the competition.
Leeds, Brentford and West Ham played matches. Fans watched the games with live updates. People could see the score change during the game.
One match was Nottingham Forest against Leeds. Many fans wanted to watch this game. News websites gave team news before the matches started.
The EFL Cup is a big competition in English football. Many teams play in it every year. Fans like to follow the scores live.
Vocabulary8 words
- EFL Cup
- a football competition in England; also called Carabao Cup
- Carabao Cup
- another name for the EFL Cup
- live updates
- new information given while something is happening
- team news
- information about who is playing in a match
- round two
- the second part of a competition
- competition
- a contest between teams to win something
- match
- a game between two teams
- fans
- people who like and follow a team
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Answer key
1. Carabao Cup 2. Round two 3. True
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Football teams played in the _____ this week. This is also called the _____. It is round two of the competition.
Leeds, Brentford and West Ham played _____. Fans watched the games with _____. People could see the score change during the game.
One match was Nottingham Forest against Leeds. Many _____ wanted to watch this game. News websites gave _____ before the matches started.
The EFL Cup is a big _____ in English football. Many teams play in it every year. Fans like to follow the scores live.
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