Here is our predicted Arsenal lineup for the Gunners\u2019 Carabao Cup tie against Preston North End on Wednesday, October 30.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta is enduring a bit of an injury crisis right now, more on that shortly, thereby ending Sunday’s huge Premier League clash against Liverpool with a very make-shift back four.<\/p>\n
Read More<\/strong>: Sacking Erik ten Hag Will Set Manchester United Back<\/a><\/p>\n He heavily rotated for the 5-1 trouncing of Bolton in round three and will do the same here, with a mixture of youth and experience deployed.<\/p>\n Read More<\/strong>: Two Wins In Eight Matches \u2013 What Is Going On At Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n Following this trip to Deepdale, the Gunners face three more away games, taking on Newcastle, Internazionale and then Chelsea all away from home, so key players may be preserved.<\/p>\n Having failed to win either of their last two Premier League games, Arsenal are now five points adrift of leaders Manchester City, a gap they surely cannot allow to grow further.<\/p>\n First, the Gunners suffered their, so-far, only defeat of the campaign, beaten 2-0 at Bournemouth on a disastrous night in Dorset.<\/p>\n Then, at the weekend, despite leading through Bukayo Saka’s stunner and then Mikel Merino’s header, they were held to a 2-2 draw by Liverpool.<\/p>\n Read More<\/strong>: The Development of Young Scottish Talent Is Stagnating<\/a><\/p>\n Their downturn in form is, without doubt, primarily due to the countless, ever-increasing number of injuries ravaging through the squad, but games continue to come thick and fast.<\/p>\n Read More<\/strong>: Three Talking Points as Oxford United Lose at Sunderland<\/a><\/p>\n Arsenal have not won the League Cup since 1993, defeated in three finals subsequently. This competition may not be top of their list of priorities, but victory at Deepdale would see them through to the quarter-finals, tantalisingly close to a Wembley date.<\/p>\n Where to start?<\/p>\n Gabriel was taken off injured at the weekend, unlikely to be seen until after the international break at the earliest.<\/p>\n Fellow defenders Riccardo Calafiori<\/a>, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are also sidelined, while Jurri\u00ebn Timber surely won’t feature either, having been rushed back for the Liverpool game.<\/p>\nArsenal Recent Form and Tactics<\/span><\/h3>\n
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