US EditionArsenal 2-0 Brighton: Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka goals send Arsenal through
Arsenal progressed unbeaten with a sixth consecutive clean sheet as 18-year-old Ethan Nwaneri and Bukayo Saka scored to secure a 2-0 Carabao Cup win.
- In the Carabao Cup fourth round at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 with both goals arriving shortly before the hour mark to reach the quarter-finals.
- Mikel Arteta named a youthful XI with 10 changes, including 15-year-old Max Dowman and 17-year-old Andre Harriman-Annous, to give youth experience.
- In the 57th minute, stand-in captain Mikel Merino's no-look backheel set up Myles Lewis-Skelly, whose pass allowed Ethan Nwaneri to finish, then Harriman-Annous's shot was blocked and Bukayo Saka scored with 14 minutes remaining.
- The win extended Arsenal's defensive run, leaving them unbeaten in their past 11 games with six consecutive clean sheets and just three goals conceded in 14 matches.
- The match highlighted Arsenal's youth pathway as academy graduates including Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri combined for the opener, while Arteta introduced Declan Rice and other established substitutes late.
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