The Bottom Line

Men: Arsenal are at Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup fourth round at 8pm on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Main Event. The club are reported to be preparing contract extension talks with David Raya, whose deal runs to 2028, and are among the sides linked with Brentford's Kevin Schade and Bayern's Lennart Karl.

Women and Academy: Taylor Hinds made her first WSL start of the season in Saturday's win at Tottenham, having been left out of the squad three times earlier in the campaign. The under-16s are in Miami for the Messi Cup and open against Newell's Old Boys on Sunday.

Men

Fleetwood away is on Sky Sports Main Event at 8pm on Tuesday

The Carabao Cup fourth round tie at Highbury Stadium kicks off at 8pm UK time on Tuesday, shown in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event. Arsenal.com and the club app carry live commentary.

Arsenal reported to be preparing contract talks with Raya

ESPN, citing Football Insider, reports the club want to open extension talks with the goalkeeper, whose current deal runs to 2028. Nothing has been confirmed by Arsenal.

Arsenal reported to be among three clubs tracking Bayern's Lennart Karl

ESPN, citing TEAMtalk, reports Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool are monitoring the 18-year-old Germany international over his game time. He has nine appearances, one goal and one assist this season and signed a long-term deal earlier this year.

Arsenal reported to be interested in Brentford's Kevin Schade

The Evening Standard, citing TEAMtalk, reports Arsenal and Liverpool are both keen on the 24-year-old forward, with Brentford said to want more than a reported £60m. Schade has scored three goals this season.

Women

Hinds repays her first WSL start of the season at Tottenham

Slegers picked Hinds at left-back for her first league start of the campaign, having left her out of the squad three times. Hinds had missed England's October World Cup qualifiers for a lack of minutes.

Academy

Under-16s take a 20-player squad to the Messi Cup in Miami

Michael Donaldson's side open the 16-team tournament against Newell's Old Boys on Sunday at about 8pm UK time, then face Barcelona and Palmeiras in a group of four. Matches last 60 minutes and the final is on 1 November.

Social

• u/sky905 on Reddit: A Squawka graphic: Raya has kept more Premier League clean sheets than any other goalkeeper since his 2021 debut in the competition, with a 73.04 per cent save rate across 100 or more saves.
• u/Sherls on Reddit: A small mystery from the Everton matchday programme, where a player called Naoto Namata was listed as Arsenal's number nine. The thread tries to work out who he is.
• u/RiftferousRap on Reddit: Footage of Georgia Stanway somehow flipping herself over the advertising hoardings at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
• now.arsenal on Bluesky: Odegaard had 115 touches against Everton, more than any Arsenal player has managed in a Premier League match this season.
• Patrick Boyland on Bluesky: The Athletic's Everton writer on a grim record at Arsenal, 0.34 points per game and no win there for David Moyes as Everton manager, with the squad down to 15 outfield players.
• Arsenal Cannon Pics on Bluesky: Cannon number 1197 for the account that catalogues them, a 1905 Krupp gun at the entrance to Memorial Park in Sierra Madre, California.

Podcasts

• Arseblog Arsecast, The Arsenal Podcast, Arsenal Women Arsecast Episode 179: Gunners earn their spurs (1h). Tim Stillman and Jamie Spangher on the 2-1 win at Tottenham: the back to basics line-up, the opening 20 minutes, and listener questions.
• The Grove - An Arsenal Podcast, 214 | Arsenal 2 - Everton 0 : Review & Fleetwood Preview (1h 7m). Tabs and Ian review the Everton win, squad depth and defensive record, then look ahead to Fleetwood.
• Inside Arsenal - with Charles Watts, WORLD CLASS! Gabriel sinks Everton + Arteta's reaction & ratings (21 min). A short round-up of the talking points from the Everton win, what Arteta said afterwards, and player ratings.
• The Non-Negotiables: Arsenal Podcast, E279: "The Wall at the Back" - Arsenal 2-0 Everton (1h 9m). Elliot, Justin and JJ on the defence: Gabriel and Konsa's goals, another clean sheet and the set-piece threat.
• Latte Firm - Arsenal FC x, GW8 - Arsenal beat Everton. Iraola's first PL home win. City beaten. United LMAO! (50 min). A Sunday review of the whole gameweek rather than the Arsenal match alone, taking in results across the division.

On This Day

2025. Eberechi Eze settled a tight afternoon against Crystal Palace, scoring on 39 minutes in a 1-0 win in front of 60,103 at the Emirates. It was his old club, and his first goal at home for his new one. Via Wikipedia

2008. A trip to Upton Park turned on two late moments: Julien Faubert turned the ball into his own net on 75 minutes, and Emmanuel Adebayor made it 2-0 in the first minute of stoppage time. Via Wikipedia

1996. Leeds United were beaten 3-0 at Highbury and the game was effectively over inside five minutes, Lee Dixon scoring in the first and Dennis Bergkamp in the fifth. Ian Wright added a third after the break. Via Wikipedia

1881. Tim Coleman was born on this day, a forward who spent six seasons at Woolwich Arsenal from 1902 and played through the club's first years in the First Division.