Carabao Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg I Arsenal v Chelsea I Wednesday 24th January 20:00 GMT | Sky Sports

[Santi's Left Foot]

I thought this was tonight for some reason. Actually looking forward to it.

 

[albakos]

Referee
Michael Oliver; Neil Swarbrick on VAR

looks like it

We have a bad record with Michael Oliver lately.

 

[Gooner n Proud]

Ospina
Koscielny Mustafi Monreal
Bellerin Xhaka Elneny Kolasanic/Niles
Wilshere Özil
Lacazette

 

[Brown Gooner]

Ospina
Koscielny Mustafi Monreal
Bellerin Xhaka Elneny Kolasanic/Niles
Wilshere Özil
Lacazette

No just no!

Wilshere does better when he is in the the CM position and Elneny cannot be trusted in such a huge game. I would play Welbeck because of his work rate and pressing.

 

[mavelous]

if Sead is fit for lb, would it be criminal to start AMN next to Jack and Xhaka? similar to last game, we could then rely on jack's driving from CM and the width from actual wingbacks.

 

[Gooner n Proud]

No just no!

Wilshere does better when he is in the the CM position and Elneny cannot be trusted in such a huge game. I would play Welbeck because of his work rate and pressing.

Elneny is the exact type of midfielder you need in a big game plus he did well against Crystal Palace so deserves a chance.

I personally feel Wilshere is better further up the pitch where he can make more use of his dribbling and close control.

 

[Arsenal1508]

Start one of Nelson or Nkeitiah.

 

[Wilshere1010]

Got a feeling we'll do them. 2-0.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Not sure how I feel about this, because I feel we're almost guaranteed to lose to City in the final so maybe it'd be better going out tomorrow.... then I realise that's a pathetic mentality and we are the Arsenal.

 

[celestis]

We have a bad record with Michael Oliver lately.

All good we got VAR in this match.

 

[celestis]

Got a feeling we'll do them. 2-0.

Maybe 3.

 

[OSBK]

Any chance of mhky getting a run out?

 

[A_G]

Any chance of mhky getting a run out?

He's cup-tied.

 

[James Bond]

Elneny is the exact type of midfielder you need in a big game plus he did well against Crystal Palace so deserves a chance.

I personally feel Wilshere is better further up the pitch where he can make more use of his dribbling and close control.

 

[ggunner12345]

Monreal is back for this.
Ospina
Koscielny Mustafi Monreal
Bellerin Xhaka Elneny Kolasanic/Niles
Wilshere Özil
Lacazette

or wilshere cm and Welbeck am

 

[Hunta]

Ospina
Koscielny Mustafi Monreal
Bellerin Wilshere Xhaka Kolasinac
Özil Ramsey
Lacazette
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Think that's the side we will see, 3 at the back works for us against Chelsea so I see Wenger reverting back to it here.

 

[Tosker]

I can't care much about winning this whole thing, but as to do so would mean doing a cup double over Chelsea and City, it does have some real significance, I suppose

 

[bingobob]

It's the only domestic cup Wenger has never won. If that's not reason to win this and get to the final then I don't know what is.

 

[Mo Britain]

We have a bad record with Michael Oliver lately.

He is by far the best ref in England at the moment though.

 

[ArtetaCognition]

we got a couple of decisions from Michael Oliver in the past

I'll have whatever you're on, Jackie.