After an especially difficult week, Arsenal return to motion on Wednesday night after they host Bolton Wanderers within the Carabao Cup third spherical.
Following the worldwide break, the Gunners confronted Tottenham Hotspur, Atalanta and Manchester Metropolis on the highway inside simply seven days. A victory within the north London derby was adopted by a goalless attract Bergamo, with a drama-filled 2-2 draw with the reigning Premier League champions coming most just lately.
With a difficult week now behind them, consideration turns to a extra beneficial fixture this Wednesday. Mikel Arteta is prone to make sweeping modifications to his facet after they host League One Bolton, providing some key personnel a relaxation.
Bolton have made an especially disappointing begin to the 2024/25 season within the third tier, with simply seven factors taken from their opening six league matches. Having reached the League One play-off closing final time period, issues have taken a downward flip for the previous Premier League outfit and their points could also be exacerbated by a visit to the Emirates Stadium.
Right here is 90min’s information to Arsenal’s third spherical Carabao Cup encounter.
Arsenal vs Bolton H2H File (Final 5 Video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Arsenal |
Bolton |
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Man Metropolis 2-2 Arsenal – 22/09/24 |
Bolton 5-2 Studying – 21/09/24 |
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Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal – 19/09/24 |
Bolton 0-4 Huddersfield – 14/09/24 |
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Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal – 15/09/24 |
Barrow 2-3 Bolton – 03/09/24 |
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Arsenal 1-1 Brighton – 31/08/24 |
Bolton 0-2 Exeter – 31/08/24 |
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Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal – 24/08/24 |
Shrewsbury 0-2 Bolton – 27/08/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports activities+ |
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United States |
Paramount+ |
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Canada |
DAZN |
Arteta is prone to make important modifications midweek, with the likes of Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Oleksandr Zinchenko nonetheless sidelined.
Leandro Trossard is suspended following his purple card away at Man Metropolis and back-up goalkeeper Neto is cup-tied, which means Tommy Setford might are available for his Arsenal debut if David Raya is rested.
Raheem Sterling ought to earn a primary begin and might be joined by former Man Metropolis teammate Gabriel Jesus within the beginning lineup. There could also be call-ups for children Ethan Nwaneri, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
David Raya is a doubt with a knee harm and might be changed by 16-year-old Jack Porter.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Bolton (4-3-3): Porter; White, Kacurri, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Jorginho, Nwaneri, Oulad M’Hand; Saka, Jesus, Sterling.
Full-back Jordi Osei-Tutu, who signed from Bochum in the summertime, will miss a return to Arsenal, whom he represented as a youth participant. He is sidelined with harm and he is joined by Carlos Mendes, Gethin Jones, Will Forrester and Klaidi Lalos within the remedy room.
Dion Charles is the most important aim menace for Bolton, with 4 strikes in six League One video games this time period. He netted a hat-trick within the 5-2 win over Studying on Saturday. On the different finish, Ricardo Santos might be key in dealing with Arsenal’s array of attacking expertise.
Bolton predicted lineup vs Arsenal (3-5-2): Southwood; Toal, Johnston, Santos; Cogley, Thomason, Sheehan, Arfield, Schon; Adeboyejo, Charles.
Even with an array of beginning lineup alterations, Arsenal ought to stroll to a snug victory to safe development to the fourth spherical. They nonetheless have an abundance of expertise to name upon, whereas their thrilling kids might be eager to impress Arteta.
Bolton have struggled defensively this season and confidence ranges will not be excessive heading to north London. There’s little likelihood of a serious upset on the Emirates, with one other clear sheet on the horizon for the Gunners.
