Arsenal take their perfect record to Portman Road to face Ipswich in the third round of the EFL Cup o Tuesday.
The Gunners have won four from four in the Premier League and cruised past Napoli with a 1-0 away win in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Their next test comes against a Town side that have made a promising return to the top flight, gaining six points from their first four games.
Arsenal won 2-0 at Sunderland at the weekend but boss Mikel Arteta’s post-match rant stole the headlines.
Arteta will hope to have a quieter night against Gary O’Neil’s team.
Ipswich Town v Arsenal: Carabao Cup stats
- In the five editions of this fixture in the EFL Cup since the teams first met in the competition in 1970/71, there have been two wins for each side and one draw
- Ipswich matched their best-ever EFL Cup run by reaching a semi-final against Arsenal in 2011, winning the first leg 1-0 at home before exiting with a 3-0 defeat in the return game
- That win is the only time they have avoided defeat in their last seven meetings with Arsenal in all competitions, losing the other six encounters 13-0 on aggregate
- Their record at home to Arsenal this century is W1 D1 L2, most recently losing 4-0 in the 2024/25 Premier League
- Town have gone past the EFL Cup second round once in their last 10 campaigns, losing 3-1 at home to Fulham in the fourth round in 2022/23
- That defeat to Liverpool is their only home loss in all competitions since a defeat to Charlton Athletic in the Championship on October 21 2025, winning 14 and drawing six of their other games at Portman Road during the period
- Arsenal have won eight of their last 11 matches in the EFL Cup, losing last season’s final against Manchester City and suffering two defeats to Newcastle in the 2024/25 semi-finals
- The defeat to City extended their 33-year wait to lift the trophy for a third time, having triumphed in 1987 and 1993
- They have 32 wins to 18 for Ipswich in the history of the fixture in all competitions, with 11 draws and Gunners legend Ian Wright the all-time top scorer in games between the teams, netting nine times
- Saka matched Robert Pires’ tally of 84 goals for Arsenal by scoring his third of the season and 84th overall for the club with a penalty during second-half added time against Sunderland
Where to watch Ipswich v Arsenal: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Plus.
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