The official lineups were released a short while ago Arsenal-Crystal Palacematch valid for the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup (English Cup). Remember that there will be no extra time tonight: in the event of a draw at the end of 90 minutes in our match against Crystal Palace, there will be a penalty shootout between the two teams.
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Raya; Partey, Timber, Kiwior, Tierney; Jorginho, Merino; Nwaneri, Sterling, Trossard; Jesus. Available: Setford, Saliba, Gabriel, Kacurri, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Havertz. Coach: Arteta.
CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Kporha, Chalobah, Lacroix; Guehi, Mitchell, Lerma, Hughes; Eze, Sarr; Tests. Available: Turner (GK), Clyne, Ward, Richards, Doucoure, Schlupp, Devenny, Kamada, Nketiah. Coaches: Glasner.
Mikel Arteta spoke like this about the match on the eve of the match: “It will be very difficult. When you look at the latest results and the approach they have, the quality of the individuals they have, how they are trained. It’s always really difficult, it’s an extra level of difficulty even when you play against a team twice in four days, so we’ve prepared for that. It’s what you get to do to teams sometimes, that they have to do certain things in relation to the game and the game scenario. The score obviously has a big impact on this ‘other”.
Carabao Cup, the quarter finals
Wednesday 18 December
Arsenal – Crystal Palace
Newcastle – Brentford
Southampton – Liverpool
Thursday 19 December
Tottenham – Manchester United
