The Gunners are in high spirits heading into their third round Carabao Cup tie against Thomas Frank’s Brentford tonight....CONTINUE READING
Brentford has made a rough start to the ongoing campaign but they are still miles away from a relegation battle but their current Premier League struggles justifies how vulnerable the Bees are without the services of Ivan Toney upfront. The England striker is currently undergoing an eight month ban from football for involving himself in a bet.
Ivan Toney has not featured for Brentford since January but reports has it that the England striker will be looking to start a new chapter elsewhere once his eight months ban from football is due.
Former West Ham United captain, Declan Rice suffered a calf problem in Arsenal’s entertaining 2-2 draw against their North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, at the Emirates stadium on Sunday.
However, there is a raising possibility that the 24-year-old could feature for the Gunners in the Premier League dugout against Manchester City this weekend.
Brazil international, Gabriel Martinelli, is still nursing a hamstring problem and he has been ruled out of the Carabao Cup opener against Brentford.
Now, with all that in mind and no further delays, let’s quickly take a look at the main central message of this article.
Below is exactly why the Mikel Arteta’s men will not advance into the next round of the Carabao Cup.
Winless away record against the Bees
Since Brentford’s return to the Premier League in 2021, the Gunners are winless in two of their previous visit at the Community Express Stadium.
Arsenal lost 2-0 against Brentford during the 2021-22 season and they drew 1-1 at the Community Express stadium last season.
Arsenal’s winless away run at the Community Express stadium could continue tonight and that is exactly why the Gunners will not reach the next round of the Carabao Cup.
