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Mikel Arteta arrives at the Emirates before kick-off (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

The Carabao Cup quarter-finals will finally wrap up tonight as Arsenal clash with Crystal Palace in their rescheduled tie.

The two sides were originally meant to meet last Tuesday, but with Palace facing the mildly ludicrous prospect of playing four games in eight days in mid-December, the Eagles were given something of a reprieve as the game was pushed back a week.

Team news incoming

We’re expecting line-ups in the next few minutes... will Gabriel Jesus start for the hosts?

Flo Clifford23 December 2025 18:43

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The change in schedule has not exactly led to a positive impact on results for Palace, who have lost both league clashes with Man City and Leeds in the past nine days and were also held to an underwhelming draw with KuPS, which saw them miss out on a top-eight league-phase finish and therefore automatic qualification to the Conference League round of 16.

Arsenal, meanwhile, got their mojo back with an assured win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at the weekend after two own goals spared them from embarrassment against rock-bottom Wolves.

(Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)