West Brom Vs Arsenal - Capital One Cup Today By 8pm -

Manager Steve Clarke believes that West
Brom can cause an upset in the League
Cup when they face Arsenal at the
Hawthorns on Wednesday.
Albion picked up their first league win of
the season against Sunderland on Saturday
and Clarke is hoping to see his squad
maintain that form.
They face Arsenal – a side they have not
beaten in three years – and although
Arsene Wenger is expected to use some of
the younger players in his squad, Clarke
still has the visitors as favourites to
progress.
"We can be dangerous underdogs," he told
the club's official website. "As a team the
last two performances have been good.
"Arsenal at home is a difficult game – it’s a
good game.
"I’ve got a nice squad of players who all
want to play. It's up to me to get the right
mix on the pitch on Wednesday.
"I've got players who need to play and
players who want to play.
"Hopefully winning on Wednesday night
and progressing in the cup will be good for
the squad, because we have a big squad, so
the longer you stay in the cup competitions
the better."
One player who will be pushing for a start
is young striker Saido Berahino, who netted
a hat-trick in the second-round win against
Newport County.
Arsenal have triumphed on their last four
visits to the Hawthorns and will be
confident going into the tie after their
victories over Marseille and Stoke in the
last week.
Wenger has generally used the League Cup
to introduce some of his young players,
which means the likes of Emmanuel
Frimpong, Serge Gnabry and Chuba Akpom
could start.
One youngster who will not be involved is
Gedion Zelalem after the midfielder was
ruled out for two months earlier in
September.
He is joined on the sidelines by Santi
Cazorla (ankle), Abou Diaby (knee), Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Lukas Podolski
(hamstring), Tomas Rosicky (thigh), Yaya
Sanogo (back) and Theo Walcott (hip) as
the injuries begin to mount for Wenger.
West Brom have fewer concerns, although
they are without some important members
of their squad.
Chris Brunt (groin), Ben Foster (foot) and
Shane Long (hamstring) will all be missing
for Albion, while Steven Reid (knock). Matej
Vydra (hamstring) and George Thorne
(knee) are doubtful for the clash.
http://int.soccerway.com/news/2013/
September/23/league-cup-preview-west-
brom-v-arsenal/n240526/

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