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League Cup Advertisement live Updated 2m ago 64 New Updates Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. GO FURTHER Arsenal opt to not activate Kieran Tierney contract extension option Getty Images 4' Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace Oh my, the visitors lead… AND IT’S JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA WITH THE GOAL just FOUR minutes in! Advertisement Getty Images 3' Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace Have to say, I’m surprised Arteta has not gone closer to full strength tonight. The usual criticism of him is that he doesn’t rotate enough but this being a quarter-final and Arsenal needing a trophy, makes the margin for error narrow. Neither Saliba or Gabriel starting is the biggest surprise, as the last time that happened was almost three years ago. But there are players who have needed minutes and certainly have a point to prove, so that could inject some fresh impetus into the team. Getty Images 1' Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace I’m looking forward to this. The formalities are done with, and Eberechi Eze gets us underway in north London. Out come the teams under the Emirates Stadium floodlights. For some reason, Arsenal are doing this in strange, U. S. -themed letterman jackets with an A emblazoned on them. Maybe they’re all off to a varsity party after this? Palace will be in their yellow changed strip with blue trim, and no funny jackets. Getty Images With key man Bukayo Saka rested, Arsenal loanee Raheem Sterling has been given a fairly rare start on the right side of Arsenal’s attack. His only goal in Arsenal colours came in the League Cup, against Bolton Wanderers in the third round. How he would love another tonight. Getty Images In the previous round of the Carabao Cup at Aston Villa, Crystal Palace’s usual No 1 was given a rest as deputy Matt Turner — on loan from Nottingham Forest — was handed his club debut. Turner, once at Arsenal, made eight saves as Palace won 2-1, but Villa’s goal from Jhon Duran came after the Colombian’s shot squirmed underneath Turner’s grasp. The American may feel he could have done better with it, despite an assured debut overall. But Oliver Glasner has stuck with his tried-and-trusted first choice Dean Henderson between the sticks tonight. The former Manchester United stopper — who has made a habit of making saves with his face — was excellent in the weekend win at Brighton. Picking ‘Hendo’ suggests Glasner is going all out with as strong a team as possible, as Palace aim for a rare cup semi-final. GO FURTHER Dean Henderson’s ‘head saves’ – and how they are lifting Crystal Palace Advertisement Getty Images Crystal Palace defender Trevoh Chalobah is starting to find his rhythm in new surroundings, following his summer loan move from Chelsea. He’s looking forward to tonight too, in an improving Palace team. Here he is, speaking to Sky Sports ahead of kick-off at the Emirates: ? “At the start of the season, I felt the team had a lot of chances in games and were coming out the wrong side of it. But we’ve kept strong, kept working hard in training and it’s starting to click now because we know what we want, what we’re focusing on and we know it will come to us. “We just need to stay concentrated (tonight). We know the danger they can pose so we just need to be alert and focus on our strengths, but obviously be aware of their attacking threats and be ready. ” It was interesting that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted academy prospect Ethan Nwaneri, usually an attack-minded midfielder, could eventually develop into a centre forward. Perhaps we will see a bit of that experimentation tonight if Arsenal are a few goals up near the end. For now though, he looks set to play as the right-sided No 8 in midfield with Mikel Merino to the left of deep-lying playmaker Jorginho. The 17-year-old has taken the place of captain Martin Odegaard. Can he replicate his skipper's impact? GO FURTHER Ethan Nwaneri could develop into Arsenal centre-forward – Mikel Arteta Getty Images How is everyone feeling ahead of kick-off then? Well, judging from the Arsenal supporters on our Discuss tab, the attitude to tonight is pretty mixed. Some of the choice cuts are here for you below: ? Artem K: “A trophy is a trophy, so I expect some rotation but enough solidity to win. I certainly want to win it (the Carabao Cup). I think our squad is deep enough to be able to compete for everything. ” ? Always F: “Feel like we desperately need some positive momentum. Although the extra games won’t help, we need something to kick-start the club. ” ? Matt R: “This is low priority. I would rather we focus on the Champions League and the FA Cup if we think the League is done. But it’s not. ” Matt Woosnam mentioned Oliver Glasner hinting ahead of tonight’s quarter-final that Caleb Kporha could feature for Crystal Palace. Well, let’s bring you those quotes from the head coach’s media conference yesterday: ? “If we stay in the same shape, it is a decision between Caleb and (Nathaniel) Clyne. It’s an 18-year-old versus a 34-year-old; a lot of experience against no experience. “We don’t have any other options at wing-back, but we can also play in a back four. We have Ismaila Sarr there as a winger. We can bring another player into the pocket. “There are several options; we have several things in our minds. We were watching Arsenal in detail (on Monday). Let’s see. Caleb didn’t play many minutes in the last weeks or months. Clyney hasn’t played many minutes in the last weeks or months. “We now have two games against Arsenal in three days. I don’t expect either of them to play both games or the whole time. It’s about who starts and who ends the game. ” Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner hinted in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday that 18-year-old Caleb Kporha might be handed his full debut tonight following his appearance as a late substitute in November’s 2-0 defeat by Fulham. The teenager is well regarded by Palace and if it hadn’t been for missing the best part of 18 months with a hamstring injury, he would likely have made his debut sooner. As it is, he starts tonight at the Emirates; a tough debut, but one he will relish. A winger by trade, he has been converted to a wing-back role since joining from Welling in 2021. Advertisement Getty Images Big news as Kieran Tierney makes his first Arsenal start since May 2023 at left-back tonight. Head coach Mikel Arteta spoke about the Scot last week: ? “He is ready, he’s training really well and he’s going to have an opportunity for sure. The way the team is looking at the moment, he is going to do that for that reason and because he’s earned it. “The way he’s behaved, the way he’s been with us because he’s willing to it and when that happens, you have to give those opportunities to players. ” Arteta went on to say he would not ask Tierney to invert, but will play to his strengths instead. Whatever his future entails, having an option at left-back that brings genuine width could provide a helpful dynamic for the Arsenal attack. Crystal Palace in the house. Getty Images Here are how the two substitutes’ benches look ahead of kick-off: What do you make of the two matchday squads and starting XIs? Let us know in either the Discuss tab for subscribers, or with an email: livebloguk@theathletic. com As for the Crystal Palace team taking on Arsenal, here’s the XI named by Oliver Glasner: Next up, the substitutes at each manager’s disposal tonight. GO FURTHER The resurgence of Will Hughes – a cult hero in waiting, if he can keep his spot Getty Images Cue the official teams from the Emirates. Here is Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal XI to take on Crystal Palace in tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-final: Both benches are on the way shortly too. Advertisement Just five minutes until both team line-ups are announced for tonight. How many players will Mikel Arteta rest? Could we see David Raya, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka given a night off? And will Oliver Glasner push Eberechi Eze or Jean-Philippe Mateta through a potential pain barrier? Not long at all until we find out. Ahead of a home quarter-final against Crystal Palace today, a spot in the Carabao Cup semi-finals is something Arsenal's Mikel Arteta plans to take seriously. He has to. At times, selection in the cups has been weakened to rest important players for the Premier League. That was understandable in the past couple of seasons, when Arsenal managing their resources for a title challenge. But now they are off the Premier League pace. So, maybe it is not such a bad thing for Arsenal to make a virtue out of being a cup team for a while — at least until their league form picks up. Realistically, Arsenal need to chase everything they can, starting with Palace and the Carabao Cup. .. GO FURTHER Arsenal, the prospect of cup success and a question of priorities The atmosphere is building. ..