Arsenal could eventually suffer as a result of a bizarre Premier League rule that will allow Manchester City's Joao Cancelo to face Brentford this weekend despite being sent off against Fulham on Saturday.
According to Premier League rules, any player earning five bookings from their side’s first 19 Premier League matches will serve a one-match ban in the same competition. Therefore, yellow cards are not carried over to the Carabao Cup or FA Cup. However, red cards do carry over.
That means Joao Cancelo - who was sent off for an offence that led to a penalty for Fulham in Manchester City's 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday - can't play against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup this week, but will be eligible to play in the Premier League in gameweek 16 of the competition.