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Arsenal secured a comfortable win against Preston North End to secure a place in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup and set up a tie with Crystal Palace.

The match was near perfect for Mikel Arteta as Gabriel Jesus scored his first goal since January, academy graduate Ethan Nwaneri continued to impress with an excellent goal, his side secured a clean sheet and he was able to give debuts to youth players Tommy Setford and Ayden Heaven.

With Setford and Heaven coming on, Arsenal have now used eight teenagers in matches this season.

Bukayo Saka was also able to get about 30 minutes of football as he continues to build up to full match fitness after returning from injury in the Liverpool match.

The Gunners are still dealing with some injury issues and Riccardo Calafiori has been ruled out for a few weeks.

Centre-back Gabriel limped out of the Liverpool match but sources around the club say his injury is not as bad as first feared. Ben White also missed the game at Deepdale but his absence was more of a precaution and he looks to be available for the Premier League match at Newcastle on Saturday.

Newcastle are not in great form in the league but after picking up a win against Chelsea in the cup, it is still a tough test for Arteta's side with the full fixture calendar and squad concerns he has.