Arsenal head to Highbury's namesake for Carabao Cup clash with Fleetwood

Arsenal are on their travels in the Carabao Cup this evening, taking on Fleetwood Town in the last-16 at a ground with a rather familiar name.

The Evening Standard notes the neat bit of trivia surrounding the tie, explaining that Fleetwood's stadium shares its name with Arsenal's beloved former home, with the Gunners "returning" to a version of Highbury more than a decade after leaving north London's original (Evening Standard).

On team selection, Football.London reports that Mikel Arteta is set to roll the dice with his line-up, making as many as nine changes for the trip to Fleetwood as he looks to manage his squad through a busy run of fixtures (Football.London).

Sky Sports, looking ahead to the wider round of Carabao Cup action which also includes a Liverpool-Chelsea clash, suggests Arsenal should look to "unleash" young forward Ethan Dowman, hinting that the Fleetwood tie could be the ideal stage for the teenager to get more game time (Sky Sports).

Between them, the three outlets agree this is very much a squad-rotation night for Arsenal, with the emphasis on giving fringe players and academy prospects like Dowman a chance to impress, while the Evening Standard adds the historical colour of Arsenal effectively returning to a ground named after their old home.

With Arsenal Women also in action against Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday, it promises to be a busy few days for the club, but for now all eyes are on Fleetwood and whether Arteta's much-changed side can progress to the next round of the competition.

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