The English League Cup quarterfinals got underway on Tuesday night, 21st December, 2021 with premier league outfit Arsenal welcoming League One high flyers Sunderland to the Emirates Stadium. A place in the coveted semi-final was at stake. The disparity in divisions was manifest within the first five minutes of the game as Arsenal squandered a flurry of chances with Eddie Nketiah and Florian Balogun heading over the bar and wide respectively.