Arsenal progress into the EFL Cup semi-final with an 8-7 penalty shootout victory after a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Tuesday night.

Arsenal have conceded four late goals recently against Sunderland, Aston Villa, Wolves and against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup; Mikel Artetas players have not scored a non-penalty goal in over 300 minutes,

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 were not particularly convincing against Everton during their win over the weekend, but a former Liverpool player has come to their defense.

Arsenal will spend Christmas Day on top of the Premier League with Erling Haaland and Manchester City breathing down its neck

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.

Christmas is the season of giving, so we've taken a look back through the archives to find some of the best gifts we've received from our opponents down the years.

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.