Arsenal v Tottenham: Emery faces dilemma, Spurs duo out

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Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has a number of selection headaches ahead of Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup quarter-final at home to rivals Tottenham.

Full-backs Hector Bellerin (calf) and Sead Kolasinac (thigh) will not be risked, while centre-back duo Rob Holding (knee) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (groin) are still sidelined – although Sokratis Papastathopoulos is back after a ban.



Shkodran Mustafi (hamstring) is being assessed while Emery will not want to rely on fit-again Laurent Koscielny three times in a week – Danny Welbeck (ankle) and Emile Smith Rowe (hip) also miss out.

Provisional squad: Leno, Cech, Martinez, Jenkinson, Lichtsteiner, Koscielny, Papastathopoulos, Monreal, Medley, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Elneny, Torreira, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Saka, Lacazette, Aubameyang, Nketiah.

Jan Vertonghen and Eric Dier will miss out for Tottenham.

Both players are out of action until January with respective thigh and appendix issues.

Davinson Sanchez and Juan Foyth (both hamstring) are fit, but Mousa Dembele (ankle), Serge Aurier (groin) and Victor Wanyama (knee) miss out.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Rose, Foyth, Trippier, Alderweireld, Walker-Peters, Moura, Skipp, Son, Alli, Kane, Eriksen, Winks, Davies, Sissoko, Llorente, Vorm.