Wednesday night sees Arsenal kick-off the first of their domestic cup campaigns away to West Bromwich Albion.

Arsenal are on a rich vein of form, and  have one all of their matches since that opening day defeat to Aston Villa, whilst also taking their away form to 10 straight wins: a club record.

The Capital One Cup is the competition Arsenal has come closest to winning in recent years, and after losing in a dismal performance to Bradford last year, the Gunners will be hoping to strike it lucky this year.

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The Capital One Cup has been notorious for Wenger playing his youth players, however, with a tricky away game first up, there wouldn’t be a surprise if the boss only shuffles the pack slightly.

Mark Hughes’ Stoke make the trip to the Emirates to face an in-form and bouncing Arsenal side.

The Gunners came out of Wednesday’s Champions League win in Marseille unscathed and new boy Mesut Ozil looks set to make his home debut in front of a packed Arsenal crowd.

After running the show last week at Sunderland, where Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud yet again found the net, Ozil completed the entire 93 minutes in France however this will be his first opportunity to strut his stuff in front of the bustling Arsenal faithful.

Arsenal begin their “Group of Death” Champions League adventure with a typically tricky game in France against Marseille.

After a content but defensively uncertain 3-1 win at Sunderland, Wenger’s men have no fresh injury worries yet the initial injury list remains significant.

Largely unchanged

Per Mertesacker did not travel to Sunderland and left Bacary Sagna to fill in at centre-half yet again up North. The German is expected to have overcome to illness which kept him in London rather than the Stadium of Light on Saturday, giving the Frenchman Sagna an opportunity to win back his right-back place from in-form Carl Jenkinson.

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Santi Cazorla will not play again until after the next set of international matches after he picked up an ankle injury while away with Spain.

The Gunners midfielder played no part in the 3-1 win at Sunderland due to the injury, and Wenger confirmed the significance of the injury after the game.

Santi joins the long injury list at the Emirates, with fellow midfielders Abou Diaby, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mikel Arteta all out.

Two goals from Aaron Ramsey and another from Oliver Giroud put Arsenal top of the Barclays Premier League with a third consecutive win away at Sunderland.

It took £42million signing Mesut Ozil just 11 minutes to register his first assist of his career in England as the debutant set up Giroud after it was feared that the German might miss the clash through injury.

Jozy Altidore’s disallowed goal took the shine away from Arsenal’s professional performance, as Paolo di Canio stole the show with his flamboyant display of disagreement. However Ramsey, Ozil and Giroud all played starring roles as Arsene Wenger’s side move to the top of the table ahead of Spurs on goal difference.