After both sides played out exciting draws at the weekend, Preston North End and Arsenal will compete for a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at Deepdale on Wednesday night.
Arsenal thrashed Bolton Wanderers 5-1 to progress to the fourth round, while the Championship hosts triumphed over Fulham in one of the most dramatic penalty shootouts English football has ever seen.
Team information Preston North End vs Arsenal
As one Arsenal defender returned from time out – Saliba has served a one-match suspension – two others had to make way, with Gabriel appearing to have suffered a knee injury in the draw with Liverpool, while Jurrien Timber was forced off with suspected cramp.
However, neither of those players would be a risk for Wednesday's game even if they were fully fit - this also applies to other absentees Riccardo Calafiori (knee) and Martin Odegaard (ankle) - while Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) and Kieran Tierney (muscle) are also out injured.
Cup tie-bound reserve goalkeeper Neto allowed 16-year-old Jack Porter to become Arsenal's youngest ever goalkeeper against Bolton, but another debutant - Tommy Setford, born in 2006 - could be in his place.
Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Josh Nichols are some of the youngsters Arteta could put his faith in on Wednesday night, alongside veterans such as Raheem Sterling and Jorginho.
Meanwhile, Preston's treatment room currently includes Ched Evans (discomfort), Patrick Bauer (elbow injury) and Will Keane (tendon injury), while Robbie Brady twisted his ankle in the draw with Plymouth and is not expected to feature.
Montenegro striker Milutin Osmajic is also out due to an eight-match ban for biting Blackburn Rovers defender Owen Beck, but Josh Bowler could return from illness to provide Heckingbottom with an alternative to Brady.
Latest predicted lineup for Preston North End vs Arsenal
Preston North End:
Woodman; Kesler-Hayden, Hughes, Lindsay, Storey, Potts; Whiteman, Frokjaer-Jensen, Ledson; Greenwood, Riis
Arsenal:
Setford; Nichols, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Nwaneri, Jorginho, Rice; Sterling, Jesus, Martinelli
Latest football commentary Preston North End vs Arsenal
Having received plenty of praise from Liverpool boss Arne Slot - who claimed Arsenal were the first team to outperform him for a short period on Sunday - the Gunners went into half-time with the 2-1 advantage their dominance at the Emirates deserved.
However, Mikel Arteta's defence, already without the suspended William Saliba, was put under heavy pressure when formidable partner Gabriel Magalhaes also suffered an untimely injury, and Liverpool eventually broke through Arsenal's defence thanks to a late Mohamed Salah goal.
Sunday's four-goal thriller was surely more two points dropped than one gained for Arsenal, who now have a five-point gap to close on Premier League leaders Manchester City, but the Gunners scored five spectacular goals against Bolton in the Carabao Cup last month.
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Nwaneri scored two of Arsenal's efforts on the night, helping the Gunners avoid a third-round exit in the Carabao Cup - a competition they have not won for 31 years - but West Ham United ended their run in the fourth round last season.
Arteta's side also have some mistakes to correct after Bournemouth handed them their first league defeat of 2024 not long ago, and Arteta can sympathise with his counterpart Paul Heckingbottom when it comes to letting the advantage slip, albeit not to the same extent.
A day before Arsenal and Liverpool headline this weekend's Premier League action, Preston's trip to Plymouth Argyle is the highlight of the Championship fixtures in terms of results, with Heckingbottom's side looking set for an impressive win.
Wednesday's hosts had a 3-0 advantage before the final 35 minutes of the game, but Wayne Rooney's Argyle side never gave up and staged a stunning comeback to earn a point at Home Park; Morgan Whittaker's stoppage-time goal salvaged a 3-3 draw.
As the investigation into Saturday's collapse continues, Preston fans can at least recall one time when their side had an impressive win - they booked their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a record-breaking 16-15 penalty shootout win over Fulham.
Never in Carabao Cup history has a penalty shootout lasted longer before, with Preston and the Cottagers sharing 31 penalties, and although the draw with Plymouth felt like a defeat for Heckingbottom's side, it extended their unbeaten run to five games in the second tier.
With just 14 points from 12 games, Preston are struggling in 16th place in the table, and each of their last three knockout ties with Arsenal have ended in defeat, most recently the 2016-17 FA Cup tie where Olivier Giroud scored an 89th-minute winner.
Preston North End vs Arsenal Score Prediction
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