Arsenal face lower division once more in the Carabao Cup, with Mikel Arteta likely to make changes as his side chase a quarterfinal place.
The Gunners beat League One Bolton Wanderers 5-1 in the previous round and a trip to Championship outfit Preston North End is up next.
Arteta's men are back in action after twice surrendering the lead in their 2-2 draw against Premier League title rivals Liverpool at the weekend.
However, that setback paled next to what Preston endured. Paul Heckingbottom's team were cruising at 3-0 up against Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle with 35 minutes remaining before collapsing to a 3-3 draw.
The Sporting News has all the latest team news and confirmed lineups for Preston vs. Arsenal.
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Preston vs. Arsenal lineups, confirmed starting 11, team newsHeckingbottom will make a late call on Robbie Brady (ankle) after the experienced midfielder was injured late on against Plymouth.
Josh Bowler replaces the Republic of Ireland international following a bout of illness.
Ched Evans, Patrick Bauer (elbow) and Will Keane (tendon) are all expected to miss this one, along with Milutin Osmajic, who is serving an eight-game ban for biting Blackburn Rovers' Liverpool loanee Owen Beck.
Preston predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Woodman (GK) — Kesler-Hayden, Whatmough, Lindsay, Hughes — Thordarson, Ledson — Holmes, Okkels, Bowler — Greenwood
Injured: Evans, Bauer, Keane, Brady
Suspended: Osmajic
William Saliba missed the Liverpool game following his red card in the defeat at Bournemouth and injury absences elsewhere in the defence means the France centre-back is pressed straight back into action.
Jurrien Timber (cramp) and Gabriel (knee) were each forced off against Liverpool. The Dutchman is fit to start but the Brazilian is nit in the matchday squad Riccardo Calafiori (knee), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) Kieran Tierney (hamstring) and captain Martin Odegaard (ankle) are all out.
Second-choice goalkeeper Neto is cup-tied, meaning Tommy Steford gets a debut in a team featuring fellow teenager Ethan Nwaneri.
Arsenal predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Stetford (GK) — Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko — Nwaneri, Jorginho, Merino — Sterling, Jesus, Martinelli
Injured: Odegard, Calafiori, Tomiyasu, Tierney, Gabriel
Suspended: None
Ineligable: Neto
This Carabao Cup fourth-round clash takes place at Deepdale in Preston, United Kingdom and kicks off on Wednesday, October 30 at 7:45 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major global territories:
DateKickoff timeUSA/CanadaWed, Oct. 303:45 p.m. ETAustraliaThu, Oct. 315:45 a.m. AESTUKWed, Oct. 307:45 p.m. BSTIndiaThu, Oct. 311:15 a.m. IST
