Arsenal take on Preston North End in the Carabao Cup fourth round looking to get back to winning ways after grabbing just one win in the last three matches. The Gunners have failed to go further than this stage in their previous two attempts, having been knocked out by Brighton and West Ham in the past two seasons.
Preston, their opponents, are not having the best of seasons in the Championship. Just three wins from the opening 12 games, having conceded 17 goals, will give Mikel Arteta perhaps some encouragement to rotate his squad.
Changes are important, especially with a trip to St James’ Park coming this weekend, and Arsenal are in short supply of depth. That said, there can be a serious number of switch-ins for the midweek clash.
I would like to see Oleksandr Zinchenko finally start a game and offer Arsenal some more progression considering the dip in creativity since Martin Odegaard’s injury. Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri can also enter the midfield with the consistent Declan Rice offering the starting quality.
