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Arsenal Diary: What’s in store this week

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With a London derby in the Carabao Cup, a tough trip up north and a big WSL clash at Meadow Park, it’s set to be another exciting week at Arsenal.

Here’s what to expect on Arsenal.com over the next seven days:

MONDAY

The Ballon d'Or trophy

8pm: Ballon d'Or ceremony

Five Gunners are in contention for prizes at this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony which will be held in Paris on Monday night.

Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard’s brilliant 2022/23 seasons saw them nominated for the prestigious men’s award, while Katie McCabe and Amanda Ilestedt are on the shortlist for the women’s equivalent. Meanwhile, Aaron Ramsdale is one of the contenders for the Yashin Trophy which is handed out to the best goalkeeper in the world over the previous year.

Ahead of the ceremony, read our guide to the event.

TUESDAY

Arteta presser

9.30am - Mikel Arteta press conference

Mikel Arteta will face the media for his pre-West Ham United press conference. A full round-up of everything that happened will be published on Arsenal.com right after.

WEDNESDAY

West Ham gv

7.30pm - West Ham United v Arsenal 

Our Carabao Cup campaign continues in the Round of 16 at London Stadium. We beat Brentford 1-0 in the Third Round to reach this point, while West Ham knocked out Lincoln City with a 1-0 win.

The game will be followed by the draw for the fifth round of the competition.

There will be the usual pre-match build-up right here on Arsenal.com and the official app with Breakdown Live an hour before kick-off, with all the usual post-match content published on both, including interviews and highlights as well as the full 90 minutes for you to enjoy if you missed the action.

FRIDAY

9am - Mikel Arteta press conference

Mikel Arteta will face the media for his pre-Newcastle United press conference. Live coverage will be available on Arsenal.com and the official app, with a full round-up of everything that happened published right after.

Jonas

TBC - Jonas Eidevall press conference

Jonas Eidevall will speak to the press to preview his team’s WSL game against Manchester City, with a full round-up of everything that happened published right after.

7pm - Arsenal U21s v Manchester City

Our Under-21s are back at Meadow Park under the lights on Friday night with a Premier League 2 game against Manchester City, which is available to stream live on Arsenal.com from 6.55pm onwards.

We beat Brighton & Hove Albion 6-3 in our previous outing, while a struggling City were beaten 4-2 by Derby County.

SATURDAY

12pm - Brighton & Hove Albion U18s v Arsenal 

The Under-18s make the trip to the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre to take on Brighton in the U18 Premier League South this weekend. We’ll be looking to return to winning ways following a 3-3 draw against Crystal Palace, while Brighton lost their last game 3-2 to Reading.

We will provide a full post-match report on Arsenal.com as well as reaction from Jack Wilshere and one of his Young Gunners.

Newcastle gv

5.30pm - Newcastle United v Arsenal 

We’re back in Premier League action at St. James’ Park as we face a high-flying Newcastle side. Eddie Howe’s men are hoping to respond to last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers, while a win could see us return to the top of the table.

There will be the usual pre-match build-up right here on Arsenal.com and the official app with Breakdown Live an hour before kick-off, with all the usual post-match content published on both, including interviews and highlights as well as the full 90 minutes for you to enjoy if you missed the action.

SUNDAY

12.30pm - Arsenal Women v Manchester City 

Following the women’s international break, Jonas Eidevall’s Gunners are back at Meadow Park for the visit of Manchester City in the Barclays Women’s Super League. City are top of the WSL table with 10 points from four games, while we’re seventh with seven points.

We will provide a full post-match report on Arsenal.com as well as reaction from Jonas and one of his players.