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Arsenal and Man City contest EFL Cup final

There's key absences for each team with Rúben Dias out for City through injury while Eberechi Eze and Jurriën Timber are in the same camp for the Gunners.

Here's how both are lining up:

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– Sunday, 22 March 2026

Master faces apprentice at the national stadium as Pep Guardiola goes toe-to-toe with Mikel Arteta. Both managers are still fighting it out for the Premier League title but a victory today could just give their respective sides a lift on the run-in.

Hello and welcome to OneFootball's live coverage of the 2026 EFL Cup final. The first trophy of the English season will be lifted at the end of this showdown and we'll be bringing you all the action as it happens at Wembley.

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