Lamela last featured for Spurs in the 2 - 1
EFL Cup defeat at Anfield, and it has been a hip injury that has kept him out of action for a couple of months now.
It might not have quite come for the young Gunner but of all the Arsenal players on the pitch in
our EFL cup defeat by Southampton it was Alex Iwobi who looked the most likely and showed the most desire to actually get something good to happen for Arsenal.
Arsenal came into the season with the chance of picking up 4 pieces of Silverware (the EFL Cup, FA Cup, the Premier League title and, the Ultimate one, the Champions League) but with
the EFL Cup defeat one cup is gone and out of their reach.
Following
the EFL Cup defeat to Southampton the Gunners will look to return to winning ways when they take on the robust West Ham side who are kind of struggling at home this term.
Not exact matches
So Arsenal fans will be happy to say that our next opponents Watford suffered a setback to their own confidence and morale yesterday as they crashed out of the
EFL cup with a shock
defeat at home to Gillingham, a team currently sitting 10th in the third division of English football.
Spurs are now without a win in their last five games in all competitions, having been held to four draws and suffering a
defeat away at Liverpool in the
EFL Cup last week.
Manchester United progressed to the final of the
EFL Cup after
defeating Hull City 3 - 2 on aggregate, but Mourinho appeared to be in a frosty mood after the game.
Pierluigi Gollini, Tommy Elphick, James Chester, Aaron Tshibola and Ross McCormack would undoubtedly have given the squad a lift, but ultimately results thus far haven't proven it following
defeats to Sheffield Wednesday and Luton Town, the latter in the
EFL Cup.
Liverpool crashed out of the
EFL Cup on Tuesday night as they suffered a 2 - 0
defeat at the hands of Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
With the
EFL Cup off Arsenal's season timetable following the 0 - 2
defeat against Southampton, this will entails less games for Arsenal.
Arsenal are going great guns at the minute, still unbeaten in the Premier League since the first game of the season and with just the
EFL cup loss to Southampton to add to that early
defeat by Liverpool.
His only appearance for the Magpies this season has been in their 3 - 2
defeat to Nottingham Forest in the
EFL Cup back in August.
Paul Pogba's goal has ensured Manchester United's progress to their first
EFL Cup final since 2009 despite a 2 - 1
defeat on Thursday to Marco Silva's Hull City at the KCOM stadium.
Arbeloa made his debut against Accrington Stanley in the
EFL Cup followed by his solitary Premier League start, against Southampton, where he played the whole game at left back in a 3 - 0
defeat.
Its a huge game for both sides, a win for City and they can pretty much put any title race to bed while Arsenal must win this to recover from that horrible 3 - 0
defeat in the
EFL Cup final in the hands of City and keep fans backlash at the bay.
Manchester United
defeated Southampton in the League
Cup final to win 2017 Caraboa
Cup (also known as
EFL Cup).
After last week's devastating loss to Southampton, Slaven Bilic is determined for his side to get their league campaign going after
defeating Cheltenham United in the
EFL Cup on Wednesday.
Liverpool host Southampton on Wednesday night, as they search to overturn a one goal deficit after a 1 - 0
defeat in the first leg of the
EFL Cup semi-final.
The season started well for United and De Gea, winning the first four matches, lifting the first silverware under Mourinho in the FA Community Shield, but then suffering three
defeats in a row before finding their way again and winning the
EFL Cup back in February.
For the Gunners, it's a quick turnaround, as they
defeated a hapless West Ham on Tuesday to advance to the League
EFL Carabao
Cup semi-finals.
Pawson has taken charge of the Hammers on three occasions so far this term; home wins against Bournemouth and Chelsea (
EFL Cup) and the 5 - 1
defeat by Arsenal.
Mansfield's away form has been impressive this season, winning seven, drawing one, and losing twice on the road in all competitions, with one of those
defeats coming by way of a penalty shootout against Grimsby in the
EFL Youth Alliance
Cup.
How impressive were Southampton last time out in their
EFL Cup Final
defeat at Wembley?
Chelsea have to pick themselves up from the disappointment of their
EFL Cup semi-final
defeat at the hands of rivals Arsenal in midweek.
Charlie Austin scored his fourth goal in three games to send Southampton on their way to the fourth round of the
EFL Cup with a 2 - 0 home
defeat of Crystal Palace.
N'Koudou did play in the 2 - 1 away
defeat in the
EFL Cup against Liverpool at Anfield, slipped in the build - up to the first Liverpool goal, and didn't have too much of an impact in what was a disappointing display for Mauricio Pochettino's side.
It will be interesting to see hiw Arsenal react to the setback as this team followed up
defeat to Liverpool with a 14 - game unbeaten run and even the fringe players recovered from losing to Southampton in the
EFL Cup to then batter Basel.
Liverpool
defeated Leeds United in the
EFL Cup quarter final on Tuesday night and the last night's draws revealed that the Reds will be facing Southampton in the semi finals of the competition.
Our
EFL Cup win over them was their only
defeat in the last quarter of 2016.
Liverpool's season suffered a major blow on Wednesday night, as
defeat to Southampton knocked them out the
EFL Cup.
Smalling has been ruled out since October's
defeat to Chelsea as he recovers from a broken toe whilst Shaw, who has been the subject of criticism by his manager this season, has not featured since an
EFL Cup tie against West Ham on November 30.
They were dumped out of the
EFL Cup on penalties in October last year, before a 1 - 0 league
defeat there the next month.
Even though West Ham rescued a point over the weekend against Manchester United, their performances have been largely underwhelming this season and the 4 - 1
defeat to Manchester United sees them crash out of the
EFL Cup too.
They had that home success over United in the
EFL Cup second leg at home, but out on the road, they are likely to succumb to a
defeat again.
Defeat to the Premier League's basement side and denied an
EFL Cup final against Manchester United have intensified criticism of the club's recruitment strategy.
The Baggies suffered a 2 - 1 home
defeat against the Citizens in the
EFL Cup recently and while they could make life difficult, it is unlikely that they will win.
The Gunners were humiliated by Manchester City in the
EFL Cup final last week, before a second 3 - 0
defeat in the league just days later.
Liverpool will be hoping to bounce back from their disappointing
defeat against Southampton in the
EFL Cup semi-final when they return to FA
Cup action on Saturday.