Brentford vs Arsenal EFL Cup live score, updates, lineups, result from Carabao Cup third round
Brentford play host to in-form Arsenal in an all-Premier League Third Round tie in the Carabao Cup.
Both sides bowed out at this stage last season, with Arsenal losing at home to Brighton & Hove Albion, and Thomas Frank's Brentford's knocked out on penalties by EFL League Two side Gillingham.
Frank and his opposite number Mikel Arteta will be pushing to prevent that happening again in tonight's clash despite both managers' primary focus being on the Premier League this weekend.
Squad rotations are an inevitability for top-tier sides in the Carabao Cup, and the hosts' squad depth will be tested, with Arsenal able to call on international names in their second string.
The Sporting News will be following the Brentford vs. Arsenal Carabao Cup match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.
Carabao Cup fixtures, draws, results, TV channel, and live streams for every round
Starting lineups:
Brentford: TBC
Arsenal: TBC
1 hours and 30 mins to KO: Ivan Toney will not be in action tonight but he could be an interested spectator at the Gtech. The England international is currently serving an FA suspension which runs until January.
However, in an ironic twist Arsenal are also rumoured to be considering a mid-season move for him, and The Sporting News has all the latest Toney transfer talk here.
1 hours and 45 mins to KO: Fabio Vieira netted a superb goal on Arsenal's last visit to Brentford, just over 12 months ago, and the Portugal international is set to start tonight!
⏪ Last time out at Brentford... pic.twitter.com/LIuT3NcFyn
2 hours to KO: Just 15 miles separate the Gtech Community Stadium and the Emirates Stadium and the away fans are expected to travel in numbers tonight!
The Gtech under the lights
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