Port Vale vs Arsenal form
Arsenal's winning streak was cut short last weekend. Hosting Man City, a direct rival in the Premier League title race, Mikel Arteta's team had to rely on a late goal from substitute Gabriel Martinelli to snatch a point.
The 1-1 draw is certainly not a big deal. However, combined with the previous 0-1 loss to Liverpool, Gunners fans are starting to worry about the prospect of their team missing out on the Premier League title.
After 3 consecutive seasons of finishing second, Arsenal is very eager to step up to the top of English football. However, the gap of up to 5 points compared to the top of the table of the defending champion forces the London giant to focus more on each specific goal and match.
To maximize their hopes of avoiding another empty-handed season, Arsenal need to play well in domestic second and third tier competitions such as the League Cup. Obviously, this is also the arena where The Gunners can reap glory the most easily.
In the opening match, Arsenal only had to play away at Port Vale, a team playing in League One (equivalent to the 3rd tier of England). Against a completely weaker opponent, Arteta and his team will probably find it difficult to refuse the opportunity to win a ticket to the next round.
In this season's League Cup, Port Vale impressed when they defeated the home teams Blackpool (League One) and Birmingham City (Championship) with the same score of 1-0 to enter the third round. But the journey of the Vale Park team may have come to an end.
Because in addition to facing the top candidate for the championship, the home team is also facing many difficulties in League One. After 9 rounds, Port Vale has only earned 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.
With only 8 points in hand, the team under the direction of coach Darren Moore is struggling in 19th place out of 24. The relegation battle will of course be the priority of Port Vale. Stopping early in the "frivolous" playgrounds to focus all efforts on improving the ranking in League One becomes a more realistic goal.
Port Vale themselves do not have good form at home. In the last 9 times hosting guests, the home team has only won 2, drawn 2 and lost 5. Welcoming a giant beyond their ability like Arsenal, even when playing most seriously, the chance of Shorrock and his teammates creating a surprise is very low.
Port Vale vs Arsenal squad information
Port Vale: Liam Gordon, Mitch Clark and Kyle John are all out with injury problems.
Arsenal: Piero Hincapie, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard are absent due to injury. Coach Arteta is likely to give opportunities to the reserve players.
Expected lineup Port Vale vs Arsenal
Port Vale: Gauci; Humphreys, Debrah, Heneghan; Gabriel, Croasdale, Garrity, Byers, Shorrock; Cole, Curtis
Arsenal: Kepa; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Nwaneri, Norgaard, Merino; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli
Prediction: 0-3
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