Exeter vs. Liverpool: TV Schedule, Game Time, Live Streaming and More

Where: St. James Park, Exeter

When: Wednesday, August 24th, 2:40 PM EST

Watch: Fox Soccer Plus, Sky Sports

Live Streaming: Fox Soccer TV

Liverpool will head to St. James Park where they will take on League One squad Exeter City in the second round of the Carling Cup.

Liverpool was stunned and embarrassed by League Two squad Northampton Town last year, and they will be looking to make sure that doesn't happen this time around.

The Reds are coming off a victory at Emirates Stadium for the first time in 11 years and appear to have plenty of confidence entering this match.

Biggest Storyline: Who Will Be In Liverpool's Starting 11

Liverpool knows they have the better side, so it remains to be seen how many elite players will see the pitch on Wednesday.  

As mentioned previously, Liverpool did lose last year in the Carling Cup to a League Two squad, so they may be more inclined to start with a dominant matchup.

Player to Watch for Liverpool: Andy Carroll

Andy Carroll has gotten off to a very slow start in the English Premier League and will be looking to find his form in this match.

If Carroll struggles again against Exeter, he will find himself one step closer to a starting spot on the bench.

Player to Watch for Exeter: James Dunne

James Dunne is one of the key playmakers for Exeter City. They will need him to be in rare form if they are going to have any shot at taking down the Reds in this match.

Dunne is second on the team in shots in their five matches this season, but the team has struggled to score, as they have just one goal in four League One matches.

If Dunne can't create, this team stands no chance of pulling off an upset.

Key Matchup: Luis Suarez vs. Exeter Defense

If Luis Suarez gets any playing time in this match, it will be lights out for the Exeter defense. Suarez was on fire with Uruguay this summer in the Copa America, and that has continued with Liverpool.

Suarez has scored twice in two EPL matches so far, and there is no chance he slows down against Exeter.

What They're Saying:

Tommy Smith of the Liverpool Echo wrote a column this week discussing why Liverpool needs to put their best foot forward in their match with Exeter. Here is what Smith had to say about starting the best 11 players in this match:

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Liverpool make the long trip down to Exeter City in the Carling Cup on Wednesday night, and it’s vital we play a strong side.

Too often in recent years, we’ve played weakened teams in the competition and been dumped out at an early stage.

Let’s go there and get a thumping win to boost confidence ahead of the league game against Bolton next weekend.

You can get away with making a few changes, but you can’t afford to play a completely different team.

Liverpool should be too strong for Exeter but there’s no room for complacency.

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Smith is absolutely right: This team can't afford to put forth a weakened side, which would leave the door open for an upset.

On the other hand, Exeter boss Paul Tisdale doesn't seem too concerned about his team's performance in their past five matches. In a conversation with BBC Sport, he had the following to say about his team:

"Things will settle down. It always takes a couple of months for me to see the pattern in this team.

We've lost some key players, and the players have to step up and I've got to see how that balance shifts.

It will settle and I'll work it out pretty quickly, and I'll see what we need to do.

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"But along the way, the players need to do their part in this, and they need to show a lot more than they did in the first-half against Brentford."

Losing Jamie Cureton has really affected this team's attack. However, at 35 years of age, Cureton wasn't worth keeping around, and this team needed to get younger. It is going to take some time for this team to figure things out, and it likely won't happen against Liverpool.

Final Score:

Liverpool 3
Exeter 0