Arsenal have sealed their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup tonight. Mikel Arteta, as expected, has rung the changes, handing a number of youngsters and fringe players a chance to shine as his side beat League One outfit Port Vale 2-0 at Vale Park. Arteta is keen to end the Gunners' trophy drought this season, though with a trip to Newcastle at the weekend, he saw Wednesday evening’s game as an opportunity to give the likes of Christian Norgaard, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly some minutes, while there was also a competitive debut for summer signing Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal. Port Vale, who took Arsenal all the way to penalties the last time the two teams met in the FA Cup third round 27 years ago, beat Blackpool and Birmingham to advance in this competition but conceded early and late on to Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard to suffer an exit. Follow the game back below with Standard Sport's dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Simon Collings at the ground!
Published: September 24, 2025 6:03 pm
Source: London Evening Standard — Read original