This is the first time Preston North End and Arsenal have faced each other since the third round of the FA Cup in January 2017 at Deepdale – despite scoring first, Preston went on to lose 2-1.

Arsenal have faced Preston in the League Cup just once previously, winning 2-1 at Highbury in October 1999 with goals from Nwankwo Kanu and Stefan Malz.

Preston North End are looking to reach the League Cup quarter-finals for the first time, going out in the fourth round on seven previous occasions. They have played the most games in the competition without ever featuring in the quarter-final stage (184).

Since losing 3-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in October 2015, Arsenal have won all 11 of their League Cup matches against sides from outside the Premier League by an aggregate score of 38-5. Their two away games in this run have been won 4-0 (vs Nottingham Forest in 2016) and 6-0 (vs West Brom in 2021).

Raheem Sterling both scored and assisted in his first League Cup appearance for Arsenal in their 5-1 win over Bolton in the third round. Since his first start in the competition in August 2013, only Marcus Rashford (24) has been involved in more goals in the competition than Sterling (12 goals, 10 assists), with that including a goal and assist against Preston at Deepdale in September 2019 for Man City.

Carabao Cup: Round Four stat pack

Carabao Cup: Round Four stat pack