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The Gunners triumphed 3-2 in the first leg at Stamford Bridge and are the favourites to progress to the final. Arsenal defeated Leeds United 4-0 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League standings to six points. They have won the competition twice, but have yet to lift the trophy in the Carabao Cup era.

Arsenal are through to the final of the 2025-26 League Cup, where they will face either Manchester City or Newcastle, after finishing off Chelsea with a 1-0 victory (4-2 on aggregate) in north London on Tuesday.

With two games set in stone — the Carabao Cup final and a Premier League clash in mid-April — both teams are in the mix on all four fronts

Arsenal's Carabao Cup quarter-final match against Crystal Palace was postponed by a week due to current exigencies All the other quarter-final matches were played this week, but Mikel Arteta's side will have to wait to get their chance If they beat Crystal ...

Arsenal and Liverpool joined the host of big boys to drop points at midweek, as Mikel Arteta's men failed to grow their table lead via a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

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