Carabao Cup matches today start time, team news, channel line-ups and latest score

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Arsenal aim to return to winning ways when they host London rivals Crystal Palace in their Carabao Cup quarter-final today.

The Magpies host Thomas Frank’s Bees at St. James’ Park, aiming to reach the semi-finals of the competition for the second time in their last three seasons, and Howe has opted for the same starting XI which claimed a 4-0 win against Leicester City last weekend.

Martin Dúbravka, who kept a clean sheet in Saturday’s victory over the Foxes, continues in-between the sticks while Fabian Schär and Dan Burn retain their spots in the heart of United’s backline, with Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall occupying the respective defensive flanks.

Mikel Arteta’s side were held to a goalless draw by Everton last time out, while Palace beat rivals Brighton 3-1.

Kick-off time: 7.30pm GMT, 2.30pm EST, 11.30am PST
TV and streaming: Sky Sports (UK), Paramount+ (US)
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; Partey, Timber, Kiwior, Tierney; Nwaneri, Jorginho, Merino; Sterling, Jesus, Trossard. Form: WWDWD

Bruno Guimarães, who netted a brace in the Magpies’ 5-1 win against Brentford during the 2022/23 campaign, is situated in the middle of the park alongside Sandro Tonali and Joelinton.

Jacob Murphy, who registered two assists in the Magpies’ 4-2 defeat against Brentford earlier this month, is in line for his 100th competitive start for United and, along with Anthony Gordon, will aim to provide attacking support for Alexander Isak, who has has netted three goals in his last three Premier League outings.

Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Kporha, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta. Form: DDWDW

Newcastle United: Martin Dúbravka, Fabian Schär, Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães (c).

Substitutes: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Kieran Trippier, Harvey Barnes, Matt Targett, Will Osula, Miguel Almirón, Lloyd Kelly, Joe Willock, Lewis Miley.

The Gunners had 43 points and led the Premier League table by seven points at this stage in 2022-2023, and trailed Liverpool by a single point when collecting 36 at this stage in 2023-24.

Arsenal has pushed Manchester City close for the title in each of the last two campaigns, but with its hopes already diminished this season, fans have questioned whether Arteta should focus on the domestic cups.

Kristoffer Ajer, Ben Mee, Vitaly Janelt, Fabio Carvalho and Kevin Schade all start in place of Nathan Collins, Mads Roerslev, Mikkel Damsgaard, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Norgaard.

Brentford XI: Flekken, van den Berg, Pinnock, Mee, Ajer, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Lewis-Potter, Carvalho, Schade, Wissa.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Mbeumo, Meghoma, Collins, Damsgaard, Konak, Trevitt, Roerslev, Maghoma.

However, the load has been reduced from this competition in particular over the years: replays for earlier rounds finishing as draws were scrapped in the 1990s while as recently as 2018/19, the EFL opted to get rid of extra time for all rounds except the final.

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