EFL Cup history meets Premier League momentum as Arsenal host Brighton at Emirates Stadium in Wednesday's fourth-round showdown, pitting the competition's most explosive attack against its most in-form team.
📈Team Form📉
🔹 Arsenal: 10 matches unbeaten (7 straight wins), 5 consecutive clean sheets.
🔸 Brighton: Back-to-back 6-0 EFL Cup wins, unbeaten in 5 of last 6.
📊Key Stats & Head-to-Head 📊
🔥 Brighton beat Arsenal at Emirates in the 2022-23 EFL Cup third round.
🔥 Both Premier League meetings ended in draws last season.
🔥 Brighton haven't reached the quarter-finals since the 1978-79 season.
🔥 First team in EFL Cup history with consecutive 6-0 wins.
🔬 What to Expect From Both Teams
🔴⚪Arsenal | Form: W🟢 W🟢 W🟢 W🟢 W🟢 W🟢
Mikel Arteta's leaders have a perfect six-win streak but face selection headaches after a costly derby win. Squad depth will be tested as they pursue their first League Cup since 1993.
🔵⚪Brighton | Form: D🟡 W🟢 W🟢 D🟡 W🟢 L🔴
Fabian Hurzeler's record-makers carry incredible cup momentum despite weekend loss. Diego Gomez's four-goal haul shows their threat.
👥 Predicted Lineups 👥
🔴⚪Arsenal (possible):
Kepa; White, Mosquera, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly; Eze, Norgaard, Merino; Nwaneri, Gyokeres, Trossard.
🔵⚪Brighton (possible):
Steele; Wieffer, Dunk, Boscagli, De Cuyper; Milner, Ayari; Gomez, Rutter, Minteh; Welbeck.
🔥 Matchups & Players to Watch 👀
✨ Eberechi Eze — Arsenal's creative catalyst, scorer in the third round and against Palace.
✨ Diego Gomez — Brighton's four-goal hero from the previous round.
✨ Piero Hincapie — Potential full debutant in reshuffled defence.
✨ James Milner — Veteran provider with 90 Premier League assists.
💵 Odds Market on MSport 💵
💵 Arsenal/Home to win = 1.50
💵 Brighton/Away to win = 5.92
💵 Both teams to score = 1.76
💵 Over 3.5 total goals = 2.54
This sets up as classic fortress versus firepower. Arsenal's perfect record faces Brighton's historic attack. Who reaches the quarter-finals? Tell us your prediction.
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It's EFL Cup fourth-round action on Wednesday, October 29, and Liverpool could lose another shot at silverware when they reunite with Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Arne Slot's faltering crop have lost five of their last six matches across all competitions, but their capital counterparts are also enduring a miserable run after the end of their club-record unbeaten sequence.
📈Team Form📉
🔴 Liverpool: 5 losses in last 6 games (all competitions). 4 consecutive Premier League defeats.
🦅 Crystal Palace: Winless in 4 games. 3 defeats since the start of the month.
📊Key Stats & Head-to-Head 📊
🔥 Crystal Palace can beat Liverpool in three consecutive months after August's Community Shield and last month's Premier League victory.
🔥 Eagles unbeaten at Anfield since September 2021.
🔥 Liverpool have kept just two clean sheets in 14 games.
🔥 Palace have never won the EFL Cup in their 120-year history.
🔬What to Expect From Both Teams🔥
🔴Liverpool| all competitions form: 🔴🔴🔴🔴🟢🔴
In full-blown crisis mode, the Reds are just the fourth reigning champions to suffer four consecutive Premier League defeats. Defensive issues persist with only two clean sheets in 14 games. Slot must fix their capitulation with Champions League hopes fading.
🦅Crystal Palace | all competitions form: 🟢🟢🔴🟡🔴🔴
The visitors' club-record 19-game unbeaten run seems distant after recent losses. Glasner's tendency to keep faith with core starters may see changes due to fatigue. They advanced via a penalty-shootout win over Millwall in the previous round.
👥Predicted Lineups👥
🔴Liverpool (possible):
Woodman; Ramsay, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Mac Allister; Chiesa, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha; Ekitike.
🦅Crystal Palace (possible):
Benitez; Canvot, Lacroix, Guehi; Clyne, Lerma, Hughes, Sosa; Esse, Devenny; Nketiah.
🔥 Matchups & Players to Watch👀
✨Arne Slot — under pressure to stop Liverpool's slide and defensive woes.
✨Freddie Woodman — the third-choice goalkeeper, could start in a defensive crisis.
✨Eddie Nketiah — Palace's match-winner in last month's victory over Liverpool.
✨Nathaniel Clyne — former Liverpool defender in line for start against old club.
💵Odds Market on MSport💵
💵 Liverpool/Home to win = 1.64
💵 Crystal Palace/Away to win = 4.56
💵 Both teams to score (GG/NG Yes) = 1.61
💵 Over 3.5 total goals = 2.38
This is a fixture where recent history favours the visitors; Liverpool need a statement to salvage their season. At the same time, Palace will believe they can extend their unbeaten run against the struggling giants.
Who takes the quarter-final spot on Wednesday? Tell us your prediction in the comments.
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