Arsenal face nightmare schedule ahead of north London derby
Goal reports Arsenal’s pursuit of silverware has come at a significant cost, with Mikel Arteta’s side facing a brutal fixture pile-up this February after reaching the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on March 22 and having their original trip to Wolves moved into an already congested calendar.
The rearranged Wolves fixture is set for Wednesday, February 18, meaning Arsenal travel to Molineux just 96 hours before the north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, February 22. Spurs will have almost two full weeks to prepare since they were eliminated from the FA Cup, while Arsenal will return in the early hours of Thursday, reducing rest and preparation time and forcing Arteta to weigh rotation against risking league points.