Sunderland booked their spot in the last eight by seeing off QPR on penalties and have been rewarded with a trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
Lee Johnson will be eyeing pulling off a big shock in the capital and Sunderland are sure to be backed by a large travelling support on the night.
Fans are already looking forward to the game and James thinks a trip to Arsenal in December is about as good as things can get.
Stew and Louis both joked that Arsenal are not a big club anymore, while Fiona and Christian want to see Sunderland beat the Gunners to see a meltdown on fan channel Arsenal TV.
For Peter, while the tie against Arsenal is a tough test, it is still a winnable game for the Black Cats.
Parker also thinks an upset can happen, but believes that Arteta will be under pressure to field a strong side against Sunderland.
Sunderland must first focus on League One action, with a visit to Rotherham United on the agenda for this afternoon.
Arsenal away 5 days before Christmas.
Gets no better than that #safc #CarabaoCup— James of Durham (@JamesofDurham) October 30, 2021
I would’ve preferred one of the big guns but @Arsenal (A) it is for the wizards #HawayTheLads #safc
— StewH_ ??????? (@StewH_) October 30, 2021
Get this small team out the way then onto the real big boys #SAFC
— Louis Booth (@LouisBooth92) October 30, 2021
Yes , get in ?⚪ love it #SAFC #CarabaoCup quarterfinals baby ?
— Andrew Sharp (@AndySAFC78) October 26, 2021
It’s what LJ wanted ? can’t wait to send Arsenal TV into meltdown ? ha’way! #safc
— F I O N A ??♀️ (@fiona2608) October 30, 2021
Arsenal away. Nice away trip to the capital just before Christmas. Any fixture at this stage especially with the teams left was going to be a very hard tie – as is this game for #SAFC but winnable. Ha way the lads
— PeterJWhalen (@PeterJWhalen7) October 30, 2021
No easy draw but Arsenal probably amongst the harder ones there as Arteta needs the Cup and can’t afford to play a too weakened side.
Should be a canny little trip away for our away following though. Upsets happen #safc— Parker (@Parkersafc) October 30, 2021
We have to beat them just for the arsenal fan tv content. #safc
— ℭ???????? ??????? (@CForster0) October 30, 2021