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Is the Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon Carabao Cup match on TV with channel, live stream and team news

Arsenal host AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

The match comes hot off the heels of the Gunners' 1-0 win at Turf Moor against Burnley at the weekend.

Martin Odegaard's sublime freekick gave Arsenal victory to help them register back-to-back wins following the 1-0 against Norwich City the previous week.

Despite a north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur to look forward to next weekend, boss Mikel Arteta has insisted the 'only priority' for now is beating AFC Wimbledon in the cup.

Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, he said: "I am really happy to hear that [tickets sales are positive for the AFC Wimbledon match, currently at approx. 48,000] because the boys are really looking forward to playing at the Emirates again in the cup, winning that game is the only priority right now and then we can think about Spurs and how special that is as well."

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.

How to watch Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon on UK TV

Manchester United's match against West Ham has been chosen to be shown live on Sky Sports on Wednesday night.

That means Arsenal supporters will have to wait to see the highlights of the game, with Carabao Cup on Quest due to be aired on Wednesday, September 22 at 10.30pm.

Highlights will also be free to watch on Discovery+.

Team news for Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon

Granit Xhaka remains banned following his red card against Manchester City.

The Swiss midfielder tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty, but he has returned to training so should be available for the game at the weekend against Spurs.

Kieran Tierney was forced off against Burnley after suffering from cramp while Mohamed Elneny may also miss out because of a hamstring injury.

AFC Wimbledon will be without Paul Kalambayi after the centre-back suffered a quad injury in the 5-3 Papa John's Trophy match versus Portsmouth.

Jack Rudoni has shaken off a muscle injury and trained with the AFC Wimbledon squad on Tuesday, along with Ollie Palmer, who is also aiming to be involved after a calf injury.

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