West Ham vs Arsenal LIVE: Carabao Cup team news and line-ups as Declan Rice returns
What time is the Carabao Cup draw? Date, time and how to watch
The Carabao Cup fourth round continues tonight with the remaining teams competing for a place in the quarter-finals.
The draw will take place following the conclusion of Manchester United’s match against Newcastle tonight which is a repeat of last year’s final. Eddie Howe’s men knocked out Manchester City in the third round and will want to triumph over another Manchester team as they target the latter stages.
League One’s Port Vale were the first team to reach the last eight of the League Cup, for the first time in their history, after defeating Mansfield Town on Tuesday evening, while an 83rd-minute penalty earned Middlesbrough a 3-2 victory away at Exeter.
There are plenty of Premier League sides in action tonight as Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea all attempt to reach the quarter-finals.
The draw for the last eight is expected to take place at the conclusion of Man Utd vs Newcastle so here’s everything you need to know:
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West Ham vs Arsenal – Predicted line-ups
With the focus on the league, both sides could field rotated XIs for this clash. Could we see a return for former Arsenal No.1 Aaron Ramsdale? Team news will be with us in about 20 minutes – here’s our predicted line-ups:
West Ham XI: Fabianski; Kehrer, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Johnson; Fornals, Ward-Prowse; Cornet, Kudus, Benrahma; Ings
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Tomiyasu, Saliba, Kiwior; Smith Rowe, Rice, Havertz; Sagoe Jr, Nketiah, Nelson
West Ham vs Arsenal – early team news
Lucas Paquetá and Edson Alvarez will not feature for West Ham and manager David Moyes said in his pre-match press conference that the Hammers were nursing a couple more injuries from the weekend so expect some changes to the usual first-choice line-up.
Martin Odegaard was named on the bench for Arsenal’s Premier League victory over Sheffield United and is likely to get some minutes against the Hammers. Thomas Partey is definitely absent but Gabriel Jesus is recovering from a muscle issue and may be ready to feature. Mikel Arteta confirmed that Declan Rice will play against his old team.
West Ham vs Arsenal – Key information
When is it?
The Carabao Cup fourth-round clash takes place on Wednesday 1 November at the London Stadium with a kick-off time of 7.30pm GMT.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and can also be streamed on the Sky Go app with coverage starting at 7pm.
Good evening!
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live blog for today’s Carabao Cup fourth-round fixture between West Ham and Arsenal live from the London Stadium. Both London clubs are eyeing up a spot in the quarter-final of this contest, with all the eyes on the returning Declan Rice following his move to north London in the summer transfer window.
West Ham have it all to do, however, with the Hammers without a win against Arsenal in their last eight encounters.
Can they change their fortunes tonight? Stay tuned for all the build-up, team news and match updates to find out!
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