Manager Steve Clarke believes that West Brom can cause an upset in the League Cup when they face Arsenal at the Hawthorns on Wednesday.

Albion picked up their first league win of the season against Sunderland on Saturday and Clarke is hoping to see his squad maintain that form.

They face Arsenal – a side they have not beaten in three years – and although Arsene Wenger is expected to use some of the younger players in his squad, Clarke still has the visitors as favourites to progress.

"We can be dangerous underdogs," he told the club's official website. "As a team the last two performances have been good.

"Arsenal at home is a difficult game – it’s a good game.

"I’ve got a nice squad of players who all want to play. It's up to me to get the right mix on the pitch on Wednesday.

"I've got players who need to play and players who want to play.

"Hopefully winning on Wednesday night and progressing in the cup will be good for the squad, because we have a big squad, so the longer you stay in the cup competitions the better."

One player who will be pushing for a start is young striker Saido Berahino, who netted a hat-trick in the second-round win against Newport County.

Arsenal have triumphed on their last four visits to the Hawthorns and will be confident going into the tie after their victories over Marseille and Stoke in the last week.

Wenger has generally used the League Cup to introduce some of his young players, which means the likes of Emmanuel Frimpong, Serge Gnabry and Chuba Akpom could start.

One youngster who will not be involved is Gedion Zelalem after the midfielder was ruled out for two months earlier in September.

He is joined on the sidelines by Santi Cazorla (ankle), Abou Diaby (knee), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Lukas Podolski (hamstring), Tomas Rosicky (thigh), Yaya Sanogo (back) and Theo Walcott (hip) as the injuries begin to mount for Wenger.

West Brom have fewer concerns, although they are without some important members of their squad.

Chris Brunt (groin), Ben Foster (foot) and Shane Long (hamstring) will all be missing for Albion, while Steven Reid (knock). Matej Vydra (hamstring) and George Thorne (knee) are doubtful for the clash.

http://int.soccerway.com/news/2013/September/23/league-cup-preview-west-brom-v-arsenal/n240526/

Arsenal's performance so far this season

...Five weeks into the season, Arsenal seem to have the most stable team out of the four clubs under review. They are on top of the table, they’ve won 5 matches in a row and they have free-scoring attackers and ever-willing Mesut Ozil pulling the strings for them in the midfield.

Their only loss in the campaign came in the opening game of the season – a 3-1 loss to Aston Villa. It was after the match that Arsene Wenger did what was necessary by bringing in the German playmaker from Real Madrid in a club record deal. Since then, the Gunners have found their rhythm and it seems that Ozil will be the new cult figure at the club if things continue this way, following in the footsteps of Patrick Viera, Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie.


But one should not get overexcited by the form of the Gunners. The North Londoners been known to capitulate at that point in the season when it matters the most and that has been the major reason that they’ve not been able to win a trophy in nearly nine years. It is only in those pressing moments that we’ll be able to know, just like in City’s case, where the club is actually heading.

http://observerreports.com/2013/09/5-matches-into-the-2013-14-english-premier-league-the-big-four-so-far/

Any day Arsenal plays is always a Happy day!!!

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Yesssss ohhhhh makes me feel in the mood, My GF often treats me well before every match.

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Westbrom 2-4 Arsenal.
Who talk am?
Ask google.

Team news:
4 Per Mertesacker
5 Thomas Vermaelen
8 Mikel Arteta
13 Emiliano Viviano
17 Nacho Monreal
20 Mathieu Flamini
21 Lukasz Fabianski
23 Nicklas Bendtner
25 Carl Jenkinson
30 Ju-Young Park
31 Ryo
37 Chuba Akpom
40 Hector Bellerin
42 Thomas Eisfeld
44 Serge Gnabry
45 Isaac Hayden
53 Kristoffer Olsson
60 Alex Iwobi

#Team Arsenal#

JMOI: Why would you add a "delete" tab when you can actually modify your post and clear everything in it?

What about in closed threads? or your post had been initially quoted?

Likely line up:

Viviano,jenkinson,vermalen{c},mertesacker,mon
real,flamini,arteta,eisfield,gnabry,ryo,bendtner

#Team Arsenal#

History making, record breaking continues - 11th away victory on the bounce tonight. [color=#990000][/color]

Fellow gunners... Choose your line up to face d hawthorns.... #Team Arsenal#

Ehhhhh!!!! ... Ntin to say but just incase (down arsenal ....up Ozil

Ijogz K: Yesssss ohhhhh makes me feel in the mood, My GF often treats me well before every match.

Y?

No Ozil

[size=70pt][/size]Gunnerz Till Death. Win or Lose . Gunnerz remain my Second Family.

Pricelesss: No Ozil

Ozil for Carling cup Baba pity the guy Na no be machine o

I was enjoying the article until I came to part that referred to van persie as a cult hero. that id highly laughable. he is the most hated figure. ungreatful ingrate like him.

The last time Arsenal lost to westbrom, osaze was @ the heart of the attack...
I'm just hoping Anichebe can replicate that!

tomii: Arsène Wenger has named the
following squad for
Wednesday's Capital One Cup
tie against West Bromwich
Albion.

4 Per Mertesacker
5 Thomas Vermaelen
8 Mikel Arteta
13 Emiliano Viviano
17 Nacho Monreal
20 Mathieu Flamini
21 Lukasz Fabianski
23 Nicklas Bendtner
25 Carl Jenkinson
30 Ju-Young Park
31 Ryo
37 Chuba Akpom
40 Hector Bellerin
42 Thomas Eisfeld
44 Serge Gnabry
45 Isaac Hayden
53 Kristoffer Olsson
60 Alex Iwobi

good mix of youth and experience.

If you 're a Man Utd fan, please only visit Dr. Ozil 4-1 minute. He will ASSIST YOU!!

81 assists in 3 years....the most in Europe by any player...more than Messi ...more than Mata...more than, Iniesta, more than everyone

Mourinho- Special One

Wenger- Invincible One

AVB- Promising One

Moyes- 4-1

Wahala90: 81 Assists in 3 years. How many goals? People dey celebrate goals you dey celebrate assists. Mumu advocate!

no assists no goals, got it?.

Ok