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Arsenal manage to navigate EFL Cup without damaging Premier League title bid in win over Brighton
LONDON -- If Arsenal are going to hang around in the EFL Cup, this is the way to do it. No key men were risked, squad players got much-needed reps and Hale End's finest made the right impression. That all this came with a berth in the quarterfinals of this competition makes it that fraction better.
The Gunners struggled to find their rhythm after Mikel Arteta made 10 changes from their victory against Crystal Palace on Sunday, and Brighton were left wondering how they were not ahead at the break
PREMIER League leaders Arsenal seek their eighth win in a row when they host Brighton and Hove Albion in the fourth-round of the EFL Cup. The Gunners are in red hot form at the moment, while the
Mikel Arteta squares up to Fabian Hurzeler in Wednesday night's EFL Cup fourth-round fixture in North London, which Arsenal enter on the back of a stellar seven-game winning run across all tournaments, conceding just one goal in that time.
Arsenal host Brighton in the Carabao Cup with both sides aiming to book their place in the quarter-finals. The Gunners are in relentless form having won nine of their last ten matches across all
Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler started Tuesday's press conference by providing an update on team news. Midfielder James Milner has "suffered a small muscle issue" so is unavailable for the cup game against Arsenal. Kaoru Mitoma, Jol Veltman and Brajan Gruda "are getting closer" to a return but this game comes too soon for the injured trio.
The lack of VAR means decisions will fall squarely on the shoulders of the match officials placed in charge of the Carabao Cup tie. The EFL have announced that Sam Barrott will be in charge of the tie as the referee, with differing results for each team when he has been in charge.