Arsenal vs Sunderland

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson has admitted he regrets any offence caused by his joke about Arsenal ahead of their League Cup clash.

Arsenal made light work of Sunderland in the Carabao Cup quarter-final, running out 5-1 winners thanks to an Eddie Nketiah hattrick, Nicolas Pepe’s nutmegs and a debut goal for 18-year-old Charlie Patino.

Arsenal could be without Ainsley Maitland-Niles on Tuesday, as his unexplained absence continues, boosting hopes of youth midfield call-ups.

Matthew and Paul bask in the glow of an enjoyably easy late afternoon at Elland Road, revel in the continued development of the kids and marvel at Xhaka benefitting from refereeing leniency.

If the match goes ahead, Arsenal face a change of competition in the run-up to Christmas with a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Sunderland at the Emirates on Tuesday evening.

After a few league wins, let’s take a look at our Arsenal predicted lineup to face Sunderland in the League Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.

It’s Manager and Player of the month time and Arsenal are all over those awards, while we have some fitness updates for some key players over the next month.

Arsenal have been handed the sweetest League Cup quarter-final draw with a home tie against League One Sunderland.