Arsenal XI vs Bolton: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Carabao Cup tie | OneFootball

Gunners could face goalkeeper crisis with Mikel Arteta’s list of potential absentees into double figures for third-round clash

Arsenal could be without as many as 13 players for Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup clash with Bolton.

Kieran Tierney (hamstring), Martin Odegaard (ankle), Mikel Merino (shoulder), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) are all set to miss out through injury.

Teenage goalkeeper Tommy Setford is also out with a hip issue and that is a blow to Arsenal with David Raya a doubt.

Raya was filmed limping and with a bandage on his knee while leaving the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and, with No2 Neto unavailable, Mikel Arteta could be forced to play a youngster in goal.

Setford would have been the most likely to start, but now one of 16-year-old Jack Porter or 18-year-old Alexei Rojas may be handed their debut instead.

Raya is one of five Arsenal players who are a doubt for the Bolton game after Arteta revealed the Gunners have injury concerns following the dramatic 2-2 draw with City.

Gabriel Martinelli, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori were all forced to come off at the Etihad. Ben White came on at a half-time, but Arteta admitted he was not fully fit.

“I always prefer the facts to words or supposing things,” said Arteta, when asked for the team news ahead of the Bolton game.

“Let’s see who is available tomorrow and then we can talk about dark arts or these things or if it’s a reality.

“Unfortunately, yes there will be a few players not available. Tomorrow you will find out. As soon as I give the lineup.

“We will use the facts. If a player is faking something that means he will carry on and be involved in the squad and play.”

Arsenal’s injury concerns could give a number of youngsters the chance to play, including Ethan Nwaneri, Josh Nichols and Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Predicted Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Raya; Nichols, Gabriel, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Nwaneri, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Jesus, Sterling

Wednesday 7.45pm, GMT

Venue: Emirates Stadium

Referee: Josh Smith

Arsenal squad from: Raya, Porter; Calafiori, Gabriel, Heaven, Kiwior, Saliba, Timber, White; Havertz, Jorginho, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Partey, Rice; Jesus, Martinelli, Saka and Sterling.

Cup-tied: Neto

Doubts: Calafiori, Martinelli, Timber, Raya, White

Injured: Merino (shoulder), Odegaard (ankle), Setford (hip), Tierney (hamstring), Tomiyasu (knee), Zinchenko (calf)

Suspended: Trossard