Who are the commentators and pundits on ITV this week?

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Carabao Cup coverage returns to ITV this week, with a Welsh derby and a Premier League clash on the cards

Les Ferdinand in action for Newcastle United, August 1995
ITV have assembled a top-notch cast to present this weekend's international action (Image credit: Alamy)
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ITV1 and ITVX are on Carabao Cup coverage once again this week.

It's the fourth round of the competition and the free-to-air games for this round of the League Cup begin with Cardiff City's trip to Wrexham, before holders Newcastle United face Tottenham Hotspur.

Who are the commentators and pundits on ITV this week?

Wrexham vs Cardiff City

Robert Earnshaw moved on loan to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2012 during his time with Cardiff City

Robert Earnshaw is on our screens this week (Image credit: Getty Images)

It's an all-Welsh affair first up, with Wrexham playing Cardiff – and your pundits for this one are Robert Earnshaw and Steven Fletcher.

Sam Matterface is ITV's lead commentator in the gantry, as Stephen Warnock sits alongside him in the gantry.

Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Andy Cole

Andy Cole appears for Newcastle vs Tottenham (Image credit: Getty Images)

Holders Newcastle United have a tough test, as they host Spurs on Tyneside – and two former Toon heroes are present on punditry, in the form of Les Ferdinand and Andy Cole.

Once again, Sam Matterface is on commentary, this time joined by Lucy Ward in the gantry.

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Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.

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