Tuesday sees the big rivalry of Arsenal vs Tottenham in the 3rd round of the Carling Cup.
Team News
Head-to-head
Team News
- Tottenham will be without defenders Vedran Corluka, William Gallas, Younes Kaboul and Ledley King.
- Redknapp has said that the likes of Niko Kranjcar, Wilson Palacios, Roman Pavyluchenko and new signing Sandro will all start.
- Despite playing their rivals, Arsenal will not abandon their policy of blooding youngsters in the League Cup.
- However, due to an injury crisis upfront, Arsene Wenger may be forced to play first-teamer Marouane Chamakh.
Head-to-head
- This will be the seventh meeting between the sides in the League Cup. Four of the six previous encounters have come at the semi-final stage.
- Tottenham are looking for a place in the final for the third time in four years.
- Arsenal have played exactly 200 ties in this competition, winning 112, drawing 44 and losing 44.
TEAM LINEUPS
Lineups will be posted as soon as available
ARSENAL
-----------------------------------Fabianski----------------------------------------
---Eboue-------------Koscielny--------------------Djourou---------------Gibbs-------Lansbury-----------------------Denilson------------------Wilshere-------------------
------------------Nasri--------------Vela-----------------Rosicky-------------------
Subs: Almunia, Sagna, Clichy, Arshavin, Chamakh, Eastmond, Emmanuel-Thomas.
TOTTENHAM
------------------------------------Pletikosa------------------------------------------
----Naughton------------Bassong-----------------------Caulker--------Assou-Ekotto----
----Bentley--------------Livermore----------------------Palacios---------Sandro--------
----------------------------Pavlyuchenko-------Giovani--------------------------------
Subs: Cudicini, Hutton, Huddlestone, Lennon, Jenas, Keane, Kranjcar.
Lineups will be posted as soon as available
ARSENAL
-----------------------------------Fabianski----------------------------------------
---Eboue-------------Koscielny--------------------Djourou---------------Gibbs-------Lansbury-----------------------Denilson------------------Wilshere-------------------
------------------Nasri--------------Vela-----------------Rosicky-------------------
Subs: Almunia, Sagna, Clichy, Arshavin, Chamakh, Eastmond, Emmanuel-Thomas.
TOTTENHAM
------------------------------------Pletikosa------------------------------------------
----Naughton------------Bassong-----------------------Caulker--------Assou-Ekotto----
----Bentley--------------Livermore----------------------Palacios---------Sandro--------
----------------------------Pavlyuchenko-------Giovani--------------------------------
Subs: Cudicini, Hutton, Huddlestone, Lennon, Jenas, Keane, Kranjcar.
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