Well, it’s that time of year when we see what youngsters Arsene Wenger is going to throw into action in the Littlewoods Coca Cola Rumblelows Carling Capital One Sponsor-less League cup.
With so many changes expected, there was little room for much shock like we tend to get in the league games when we’re often left scratching our heads wondering what’s going on.
Without further mumblings from me, here are the teams for tonight’s game.
If we can get a reliable stream, we’ll have a full match report after the final whistle.
If we can’t, we won’t and will probably just go to bed.
Kieran Gibbs captains the Gunners tonight.
Nottingham Forest – Stojkovic, Pereira, Mancienne, Mills, Lichaj, Dumitru-Cardoso, Cohen (c), Lansbury, Kasami, Osborn, Bendtner
Subs Smith, Fox, Carayol, Lica, Hobbs, Grant, Vellios
Arsenal – Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs, Xhaka, Elneny, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Akpom, Lucas
Subs Macey, Bielik, Sheaf, Mavididi, Willock, Zelalem, Dasilva
Officials
Referee
Paul Tierney (This is Tierney’s first ever Arsenal match. His 16/17 record reads – 5 games, 16 yellows, 0 reds. Has refereed 1 Premier League game this season (Burnley 1 v Hull 1), 2 Championship and 1 League Two match)
Assistant 1
Simon Beck
Assistant 2
Adrian Holmes
Fourth Official
Lee Mason
Arsenal players arriving at the City Ground. The likes of Xhaka, Gabriel & Gibbs all there. Martinez to start. pic.twitter.com/u0GFzrfpVv
— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) September 20, 2016
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Arsenal have lost just one of their last 13 games against Nottingham Forest (8 wins, 4 draws). #afc
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) September 20, 2016
Arsene Wenger and Steve Bould checking out the pitch ahead of tonight's game. #NFFCvAFC pic.twitter.com/gVEv2u2ZjA
— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) September 20, 2016