EFL Cup 2018/19
- Arsenal V Brentford
- Venue: Emirates
- Date: Wednesday, 26 September
- Kick-off: 8pm BST
Arsenal welcome Brentford to the Emirates Stadium as they target a final appearance once again. The Gunners get their campaign underway in the third round but lost out in the Wembley showdown to Manchester City last season.
Unai Emery has some big decisions to make at centre-back ahead of the clash.
Sokratis limped off against Everton at the weekend at the weekend and the club have announced he is suffering from a dead leg and will be assessed to determine whether he can feature against the Bees.
Emery must decide whether to risk his remaining senior centre-backs or bring in some youngsters from the Under-23s set-up.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who injured his right ankle from FC Vorskla match last Thursday.
Possible Line-Up
Arsenal predicted XI: Leno, Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac, Elneny, Guendouzi, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Welbeck, Nketiah.
Betting & Match Odds
Arsenal are priced at odds of winning 1.08 according to VBet, while a draw is available at 6.46. A win for Brentford is priced at 7.00.
Click here to see all of VBet’s offers for the game, including goalscoring markets, correct score predictions and more.
