The Gunners' last four goals have come via three own goals and a penalty, but Mikel Arteta's side progressed to the Carabao Cup semi-finals with their penalty shootout win over the Eagles. "I just feel as though they came up against a really inspired goalkeeper who was at the very top of his game. "It's really good practice isn't it," added former England goalkeeper Rob Green. "It's good practice to win big games and progress through the important moments in tight games like that. "Especially in something like a penalty shootout because you very rarely get to practice it for real.

Source: BBC December 24, 2025 13:16 UTC