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Fleetwood Town and Arsenal have named their starting teams for their EFL Cup last 16 tie at Highbury Stadium on Tuesday. The hosts sit 18th in League Two but advanced past Championship club Sheffield United in the third round, securing a third successive home win in the competition following earlier victories over Chesterfield and Shrewsbury Town. Meanwhile, the reigning Premier League champions enter the match unbeaten in five games across all competitions, having recently claimed a 2-0 home victory over Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Fleetwood Town Lineup and Team News
Fleetwood make two changes from their 2-1 defeat at Exeter City in the fourth tier on Saturday. Finley Potter has recovered from a cut above his eye, and Andy Cannon has returned to training, though Will Johnson and Kane Thompson-Sommers are sidelined with injuries. Forward Lewis McCann is suspended after collecting two yellow cards in this season’s competition and is replaced by Aaron Loupalo-Bi. Rhys Bennett has completed his ban and comes back into the side in place of Ronan Coughlan.
Fleetwood Town: Lynch, Rooney, Haughey, Potter, Bennett, McLean, Neal, Helm, Batty, Evans, Loupalo-Bio
Substitutes: Pradic, Andrew, Cannon, Davies, Thomas, Murphy, Coughlan, Robertson, Cirino
Arsenal Lineup and Team News
Arsenal make nine alterations from their win over the Toffees, with only Myles Lewis-Skelly and Viktor Gyokeres retaining their places in the starting eleven. Piero Hincapie was an unused substitute against Everton after missing the draw at Bayern Munich in the Champions League the previous Wednesday. William Saliba, Christos Tzolis, and Bukayo Saka are unavailable due to injury.
Arsenal: Meslier; Timber, Salmon, Mosquera, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman, O’Neill; Havertz, Gyokeres
Substitutes: Kepa, White, Odegaard, Eze, Konsa, Guimaraes, Harriman-Annous, Washington, Hashi
Broadcast Details and Tournament Statistics
Kick-off on Tuesday is scheduled for 20:00 GMT, with live television coverage in the UK broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, and Sky Sports Ultra. Via Now TV, Sky Sports access is available for £14.99 for a day membership, £27.99 a month for a 12-month membership, or £34.99 a month on a contract-free basis.
Arsenal have won the EFL Cup twice in their history and reached the final for the first time in eight seasons in 2025/26, where they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City. Fleetwood have never beaten top-flight opponents, drawing one and losing four, but have reached the fourth round for the first time during their 15th EFL Cup campaign. The quarter-final draw will take place on Wednesday, October 28, following the match between Liverpool and Chelsea.
