Chelsea Circle Darryl Bakola as Marseille Face Contract RaceChelsea’s recruitment team are once again monitoring Ligue 1 closely, with Darryl Bakola emerging as a serious midfield target ahead of

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 pushed to the limit in an absolutely crazy game on Tuesday evening, eventually securing their place in the Carabao Cup semifinal by defeating Crystal Palace 8–7 in a penalty shootout. The game had earlier finished 1–1 after an extended 102 minutes of normal time.

The January transfer window opens in just over a week and Premier League clubs are jostling for position, with Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo one of the in-demand stars

Mikel Arteta will be pleased that his side managed to get through penalties to reach the semi-finals, but the way that his players managed the tie will have disappointed the Arsenal manager. The Gunners were again far from their best and missed a host of chances before Maxence Lacroix's late own goal.

A swollen tally of 97 goals in 102 appearances with Sporting CP saw Gyökeres earn a reputation as one of the most-feared strikers in the world, with Arsenal battling to secure a deal worth £63.5 million ($85.4 million) to bring him in during the summer window.

Arsenal raced down the other end with a free-flowing counter-attack only for Martinez to tip Jesus' shot over. Riccardo Calafiori's header from Saka's ensuing corner was blocked, and so was Jurrien Timber's effort, but a toe-poke from Lacroix ended up in the Palace net.

Kai Havertz has returned to first-team training for the first time since suffering a knee injury in August. The German has not played since the opening day of the Premier League season, and went under the knife shortly afterwards, but the 26-year-old is now closing in on a return to action.