Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal: Preview, Prediction & Lineups

Arsenal continue their Carabao Cup campaign with a trip to face League Two side Fleetwood Town in the competition's fourth round on Tuesday night.

The Gunners overcame Everton with a comfortable 2-0 victory in their last outing. Ezri Konsa opened the scoring when he pounced on a loose ball during a corner before Gabriel sealed the victory as he met Ben White's cross with a header past Jordan Pickford at the back post.

Fleetwood fell 2-1 at Exeter City last time out as Luca Woodhouse won the game for the hosts after Ronan Coughlan's equaliser had cancelled out Charlie Cummins' opening strike, with all goals coming in a matter of minutes.

Mikel Arteta's side defeated Ipswich Town 4-2 in the previous round and are looking to reach the final for the second straight season while the Fishermen will be seeking a cup upset after dispatching Chesterfield, Shrewsbury Town and Sheffield United.

Here's our preview of Arsenal's Carabao Cup trip to Fleetwood Town.

Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal: Preview, Prediction & Lineups

What time does Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal kick off?

Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal kicks off on Tuesday 27 October at 20:00 GMT.

• When is kick off? Tuesday 27 October, 2026
• What time is kick off? 20:00 GMT
• Where is it played? Highbury Stadium
• Referee: Michael Salisbury

Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal head-to-head record

This will be the first ever competitive meeting between Fleetwood Town and Arsenal.

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Fleetwood Town team news

Lewis McCann will be absent as he serves a one-game suspension for picking up his second yellow card of the competition in the previous round against Sheffield United.

He will join Kane Thompson-Sommers, who has been out of action for the long-term, on the sidelines while Andy Cannon has not been in action since August. Rhys Bennett is likely to return in some capacity after a ban.

Predicted Fleetwood Town lineup vs Arsenal: Lynch; Rooney, Bennett, Potter; Cirino, McLean, Neal, Helm, Andrew; Coughlan, Evans

Arsenal team news

Riccardo Calafiori is set to miss the trip to Highbury after picking up a minor injury against Everton, but even without the issue, he's not likely to have been involved anyway.

Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Christos Tzolis will all join the Italian in being absent, but the Greek is edging closer to a potential return that is probably set to come against Liverpool at the weekend. The injuries and the context of the match will allow Arteta to rotate his side heavily.

Hale End star Max Dowman is almost guaranteed to start while Marli Salmon and Andre Harriman-Annous may also be set to receive crucial minutes in the first team. Kepa Arrizabalaga should come in between the sticks with Martín Zubimendi filling in at right back.

Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Fleetwood Town: Kepa; Zubimendi, Salmon, Mosquera, Hincapié; Guimarães, Lewis-Skelly, Merino; Dowman, Harriman-Annous, Eze

Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal score prediction

While Fleetwood will be eager to cause a shock upset against the Premier League champions, it's hard to see Arsenal not coming away from Highbury without a dominant win.

The Gunners have made light work of overcoming lower league opponents in recent seasons and the Fishermen should be no exception on Tuesday as even with a heavily rotated starting lineup, they will have a much stronger team.

Fleetwood won't be a complete pushover and Arsenal's backup side will no doubt be tested at times, but the visitors should be able to snatch a victory with no real issues.

Prediction: Fleetwood Town 0-3 Arsenal