Qualifying for European cup competition means that Arsenal have advanced to the third round of the league cup (COC) automatically. Arsenal face Coventry City at The Grove tomorrow. The Sky Blues have lost five games in a row dropping them to 23rd in League One. Traditionally Wenger likes to trot-out the young lads in games such as these.
Arsenal squad: 11 Andre Santos 12 Olivier Giroud 14 Theo Walcott 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 18 Sebastien Squillaci 20 Johan Djourou 22 Francis Coquelin 23 Andrey Arshavin 26 Emmanuel Frimpong 29 Marouane Chamakh 36 Damian Martinez 38 Martin Angha 40 Hector Bellerin 46 Thomas Eisfeld 47 Serge Gnabry 54 Ignasi Miquel 60 James Shea 64 Nico Yennaris
After Koscielny scores an own goal, Martinez can't handle a shot from outside the box and it's 3-nil. Getting ugly out there.
Arsenal have drawn Bradford City and will visit Valley Parade on the 11th of December. Bradford won the FA Cup in 1911 and were Division-1 runners-up in 1998-1999. They finished 17th in the Premiership the next season and stayed up but finished 20th in 2000-01 and were relegated.
Arsenal expected to field an experienced side against Bradford today in an effort to beat them in regular time and get some rest before Monday's PL game. Giroud, Walcott, Diaby, Santos, and Koscielny ruled out. Yennaris and Miquel also out but might not have featured anyway. Don Vito Mannone has returned.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Wilshere, Coquelin, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho. Otherwise known as the first team.