Arsenal and Southampton are playing live on the Capital One Cup third round schedule and the match for the Gunners is at Emirates Stadium and the Football League Cup game starts up at 2:45 pm ET as the teams break from the EPL calendar and this gives Arsene Wenger a chance at more hardware and the live stream coverage is from beIn Sport online.
Arsenal is coming into the game after winning 3-0 against Aston Villa and that helped push the team into the top four of the Premier League standings. The Gunners had the chance to win the EPL last year before faltering in the second half and they will be looking to build up some points heading into the deep part of the first half of the schedule. The team has Tottenham in their next matchup in the EPL and that comes ahead of the Champions League group stage match against Galatasaray.
Arsenal is getting Abou Diaby into the mix for the matchup on Tuesday and now Arsenal is looking to stay sharp after winning the FA Cup last year and this could be another one for them if they hang on through the tournament. Arsenal has not lost in the last 10 matchups with Southampton and they have played well against them for some time and the last loss at their home stadium was back last year apart from EPL play. The team has not fallen in quite some time there in these competitions and they have won nine of the past 11 League Cup ties and they have the chance to add another one. The team has not missed advancing to the fourth round since back in the 2002-03 season.
The tournament is in the third round and the fourth round draw will come once all the matches are completed and the following matchups will be played next month. Arsenal is a favorite to go through and the semifinals will be drawn in December before the games are played in January and the final will be in March. Man City comes in as the holders of the Football League Cup and they also are the current Premier League title holders and they will be looking to repeat.
Arsenal has been buoyed by the addition of Danny Welbeck and he should be a main player for the team this season as he gets acclimated to the Gunners. Arsenal has been very consistent in this tournament and they have advanced out into the fourth round every year for a Decade, while Southampton comes in playing well overall in this tournament, making it into the fourth in each of the past three seasons. The team has a tough task with Arsenal, as the Gunners are not taking anyone lightly this year. The teams are both looking to advance out and this will be a tough match between the two Premier League sides.
