THE DERBY LOWDOWN

This will be the third meeting in this competition, with West Ham winning a third-round tie in October 1966, and an Arsenal victory at this stage at Upton Park in January 1998. Both winners of League Cup ties between these clubs have ended up being losing semi-finalists. West Ham were the first side to beat Arsenal in a competitive game at the Emirates Stadium, in April 2007. Since, they’ve lost seven of their nine visits there (W1 D1), with an aggregate of 19-4 to Arsenal. The Gunners lost their last four home League Cup games against Premier League sides, losing 0-2 against Southampton at this stage last season. The Hammers aim to reach the semi-finals for the second time in the last five seasons, having reached the last four in only one of their last 23 campaigns.