Fleetwood away in the Carabao Cup fourth round
Your team is going to Fleetwood. Arsenal have been drawn away to League Two side Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup fourth round (1) (5) (7).
Fleetwood got there by beating Championship Sheffield United 1–0 at Highbury, with Rhys Norrington-Davies scoring the own goal that sent them into the last 16 for the first time (10). Be honest about what that means. A League Two club, at their place, and they have already taken one scalp.
Liverpool host Chelsea in the same round (1).
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Brighton away on Saturday
Arsenal go to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, 16:00 CEST (Premier League).
You are top of the table. Twelve points from four games, +7 goal difference, five wins from five in all competitions. Sunderland 0–2 Arsenal was the last one, on Saturday, September 12 (Premier League).
Before that: Arsenal 3–0 Coventry City at home on August 21, Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal on August 31, Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea on September 6, and Napoli 0–1 Arsenal in the Champions League on September 9.
Arsenal watching Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha
Arsenal are monitoring Rio Ngumoha, the 18-year-old Liverpool winger (2) (8). No bid, no agreement. Liverpool are determined to keep him and want him to sign a long-term deal at Anfield (2) (8).
There is also uncertainty around Florian Wirtz at Liverpool (2).
A Liverpool youth striker is on the way in
Reports say Arsenal are set to sign a Liverpool youth striker, after he sent a farewell message to the club ahead of his Anfield exit (4). Nothing confirmed yet.
Theo Julienne made his debut against Ipswich
Theo Julienne played in the Ipswich game on Tuesday, his first senior appearance for Arsenal (3).
He was born on January 11, 2008 in Hillingdon and is an English midfielder (3). Mikel Arteta gave him the minutes.
Weinhandl race, and a Real Madrid target
Arsenal and Aston Villa lead the chase for Sturm Graz midfielder Luca Weinhandl, valued at £17m (9). Brighton are in it too (9).
Separately, a report says Mikel Arteta wants a Real Madrid player to strengthen the squad (11). No name attached to it in the report.
Twenty years of the Emirates
The Emirates turned 20, and one Arsenal writer ranked the ten most memorable home games there (6). Thierry Henry, Declan Rice, Eze, the Barcelona night with Messi and Iniesta and Pep Guardiola on the other bench, plus the games against Man United, Atletico Madrid and Spurs (6).
Fan reactions
The draw thread did the rounds, with Arsenal fans matching the easiest name in the hat against a Fleetwood side that just dumped Sheffield United out. On r/Gunners the mood is Odegaard, who tops the open play chances created charts. There is also a lot of love for Chuba Akpom's story about first meeting Saka when Saka was eight years old. EFL Cup draw thread
