Mikel Arteta says he's gunning for glory in the Carabao Cup to make up for previous failures during his time at Arsenal. The Gunners take on Chelsea on Wednesday in the first leg of their semi-final and face a Blues team under new management following the arrival of Liam Rosenior.

LIAM ROSENIOR will be out to settle a 12-year score with Mikel Arteta when they face off at Stamford Bridge tonight. New boss Rosenior makes his home bow for Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta warned that there weren’t many good signs about Piero Hincapié’s fitness ahead of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea in a typically vague injury update.

It is not so much that Aston Villa were necessarily better than Arsenal in the Gunners' 4-1 win on Tuesday. Their win wasn't inevitable. It certainly seemed, however, that Unai Emery had Mikel Arteta's number. Villa would absorb the strength of the first press, find a way of drawing Arsenal out of position and spring their transition threats.

Havertz returned to the bench for the first time since August last Tuesday but missed the trip to Bournemouth on Saturday.

Arne Slot had the chance to stir further controversy after Gabriel Martinelli pushed an injured Conor Bradley off the pitch, believing the defender was time-wasting.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed that William Saliba and Leandro Trossard are both injury “worries” ahead of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final away to Chelsea.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta guided the club to a 3-2 win against Chelsea on Wednesday, and the victory replicates Arsene Wenger as he creates history.