Ethan Nwaneri grabbed the spotlight with a stunning strike as Arsenal eased into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 win over Preston.
The 17-year-old Nwaneri, who scored his first senior goals with a brace when the Gunners romped to a 5-1 win over Bolton in the previous round, was at the heart of things again and bent in a fine shot to double Arsenal ’s lead after Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring with his first goal of the season.
Mikel Arteta made eight changes to the Arsenal side that started Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool, handing a debut to 18-year-old goalkeeper Tommy Setford. After Liam Lindsay headed over from Sam Greenwood’s free-kick for Preston, Arsenal took the lead in the 24th minute. But having fluffed that chance, Nwaneri scored from a much harder opportunity three minutes later. Played in by Jesus, the England youth international rolled away from his man before bending a shot into the top left corner of the Preston net.
From the resulting corner Stefan Thordarson inadvertently sent the ball towards his own goal but Brad Potts was there to head it to safety.
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