ARSENAL face their second London derby in three days when they travel to Brentford for a thrilling Carabao Cup fourth-round match.
The Gunners thought that they were on their way to a fourth consecutive North London derby win at the Emirates when Bukayo Saka tucked his penalty away against Tottenham on Sunday,
However, Jorginho’s “painful” mistake led to Spurs skipper Son Heung-min equalising within seconds of the restart, forcing the points to be shared between the bitter rivals.
But the Bees didn’t have the best of weekends either as they handed out-of-form Everton their first win of the season.
So with both teams itching for a win to avenge their previous outings, it makes for an interesting Carabao Cup encounter.
Furthermore, former Brentford goalkeeper David Raya returning to the Gtech Community Stadium makes things a little more spicy.
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When is Brentford vs Arsenal?
- Arsenal’s Carabao Cup fourth-round trip to Brentford will take place on Wednesday, September 27.
- It is scheduled to get underway at 7:45pm BST.
- Gtech Community Stadium is the allocated arena for this huge match and it can host approximately 17,250 fans.
- Ivan Toney’s 74th-minute strike forced both teams to share the spoils when they last met in February.
Is Brentford vs Arsenal on TV?
- Unfortunately, Brentford vs Arsenal will NOT be broadcast live on TV in the UK.
- This match has not been selected for live TV coverage in the UK on either Sky Sports or TNT Sports.
- However, fans can tune into SunSport’s blog which will bring you live minute-by-minute coverage including pre-match and post-match reaction.
What is the team news?
Thomas Frank’s injury woes continue with Brentford forward Kevin Schade now out for a short spell after collapsing to the floor with a leg injury during the Everton warm-up.
And the striker will be joining Ben Mee (muscle), Charlie Goods (hamstring), Josh Dasilva (thigh), Mikel Damsgaard (groin), Rico Henry (knee), Shandon Baptiste (shoulder) and Ivan Toney (misconduct) on the sidelines.
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Mikel Arteta also has a number of concerns including £105million man Declan Rice who suffered a back issue in the North London derby draw.
But it has been confirmed that Rice’s injury is not as serious as first thought and he could return for the away trip to Brentford along with Brazilian sensation Gabriel Martinelli.
However, the Arsenal gaffer will be sweating over the fitness of Leandro Trossard who was forced to pull out of Sunday’s encounter with a slight muscle issue.
Jurrien Timber (ACL) and Thomas Partey (groin) remain out for the foreseeable future.
What are the latest odds?
- Brentford to win 12/5
- Draw 5/2
- Arsenal to win 21/20
*Odds courtesy of Ladbrokes are correct at time of publication
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
