Fleetwood at Highbury, and Arteta is not joking about it
Arsenal travel to League Two Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Tuesday. Fleetwood are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition (4).
Mikel Arteta is treating it like a Premier League game. "Arsenal's basics have to be through the roof to beat Fleetwood," he said (6).
Fleetwood boss Matt Lawlor is not hiding his excitement. "The champions are coming to town on our patch, and it's on telly, so if you can't get up for this game, you can't get up for any game," he said. "The players need to be excited for it, but while respect is through the roof, the fear can't be" (2).
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Arsenal got here by beating Ipswich Town in round three (4). Fleetwood play at Highbury. Not that one (4).
Rice felt his hamstring against Everton
Declan Rice was seen holding his hamstring before he came off in the 80th minute of the 2–0 win over Everton on Saturday (3). Arsenal have not confirmed an injury (3).
Watch this one closely. Rice is a doubt for Fleetwood and for the trip to Liverpool on Sunday 1 November (3).
Saka is out for Anfield
Liverpool away on Sunday 1 November, 16:30 UK time, and Bukayo Saka is out (1).
If you have Arsenal players in FPL, Gabriel, Konsa and Raya are among the most-owned and most-bought assets going into that game (1). Your team sit second on 21 points from eight games, with four wins and a draw in the last five.
Arsenal want €60m for Gyökeres
Viktor Gyökeres has had a rough start, and Everton are interested in giving him another shot in the Premier League (5). Arsenal want a big fee before letting him go (5). Everton are weighing a loan or a permanent move (5).
What comes next
Fleetwood in the cup on Tuesday. Slavia Prague away in the Champions League on Wednesday 4 November (21:00 CET). Hull City at home in the Premier League on Saturday 7 November (16:00 CET). And Liverpool at Anfield before all of that.
