Preview: Albion face Arsenal in League Cup quarter-final

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A place in the semis up for grabs on Wednesday at the Broadfield Stadium.

Bruce Talbot

2025-01-22T06:00+00:00

📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

Albion take on Arsenal at the Broadfield Stadium on Wednesday night in the quarter-finals of the Subway League Cup, kick off 7.15pm.

Team news

Head coach Dario Vidosic said: "We will have similar numbers to the Liverpool game but Dejana Stefanovic should also be available and we're excited to welcome her back after a long absence. We have a few others coming back so slowly we're getting a full squad together."

Dejana Stefanovic is back in training and in the squad for the first time this season. 📷 by James Boardman.

Dario Vidosic on ...

The challenge of facing Arsenal... "They are going to come in a good rhythm and full of confidence. It's an opportunity for us to try and play our football against good opponents and get into the semi-finals, and make some history for the club."

Bouncing back from a disappointing result at Liverpool... "You always want to start after the break on a positive note so that was disappointing. But this is a new competition and a new chance for us get a positive result against a very tough opponent."

Giving a better account of themselves after losing 5-0 to Arsenal in the WSL.. "The biggest takeaway from that night was belief. We need to go through these experiences because a season will never be perfect and we have to learn. In our next game against Chelsea we were there for the whole 90 minutes. Yes, there were a couple of mistakes but we learned a lot. Sometimes you learn more when you have those experiences against the good teams."

Making the most of good home form... "We do look forward to playing in front of our fans and we will need them tomorrow. We believe that we can win. We know we'll have to produce a good performance but we're looking forward to it."

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