With all the focus for Arsenal on the Premier League title even the matches in European competition have felt somewhat of a distraction. Therefore, you would probably be forgiven for not having the utmost enthusiasm for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Brighton.
It is a match that the visitors are sure to have much further up their own list of priorities this season than the Gunners. Arsenal find themselves in a Premier League title race and have progressed through to the last 16 of the Europa League, both providing potential pathways into next season’s Champions League.
The League Cup meanwhile provides a UEFA Conference League place as a reward along with the silverware itself. Not exactly a motivational factor for a club like Arsenal per se.
