Maxence Lacroix’s unfortunate own goal looked to have given Arsenal a late lead, but they were pegged back in stoppage time by Marc Guehi, whose goal forced penalties and thrust Kepa Arrizabalaga into the limelight.

Arsenal's League Cup quarterfinal with Crystal Palace went the distance - as so many of their recent matches have done

Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was the unlikely hero on Tuesday night as the Gunners sneaked past Crystal Palace and into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after a penalty shoot-out. The Gunners went ahead late on thanks to a Maxence Lacroix own goal but were pegged back in stoppage time by Marc Guehi's equaliser.

Mikel Arteta has praised the performance of Arsenal ’s fringe players following their penalty shootout victory over Crystal Palace. Kepa Arrizabalaga was the hero for the Gunners, saving from Maxence Lacroix to seal Arsenal’s place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

Kepa Arrizabalaga said he had to make a quick shift in mindset after a late Crystal Palace equaliser took Tuesday's League Cup quarter-final to a shootout, where the Arsenal goalkeeper made a crucial save to earn his side a spot in the last four.

One of those games was the controversial fixture which saw Declan Rice sent off but across both games, Brighton generated more xG overall (3.28) than Arsenal did (3.02). With quite a few of his squad returning from injury, coupled with a full week's worth of rest in a busy December, Brighton ought to be the fresher side.

Crystal Palace suffered a 4-1 loss to Leeds United away from home. Justin Devenny scored for Palace in their loss to Leeds United. Crystal Palace is 8th in the league table with 26 points and has a league record of seven wins, five draws, and five losses.

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There is simply no option other than for Gykeres to kick on for Arsenal after scoring against Everton. His penalty strike in the win over the Toffees should give him a real boost in confidence and with others creeping up on him and the Gunners' need for a reliable goalscorer, he has to start finding the back of the net regularly.