Overview
- Arsenal lost to League Two Fleetwood Town on penalties after a late straight red was shown to Max Dowman in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup fourth-round tie.
- The club has signalled it will lodge an appeal to the Football Association and must submit paperwork by 1pm GMT on Thursday so a decision can be made before the weekend match.
- If the red card is upheld Dowman faces a three-match domestic ban that would rule him out of the Premier League games against Liverpool, Hull City and Newcastle United.
- Arsenal’s need for a fast ruling is heightened by unavailability on the right wing, with Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke not options and Christos Tzolis injured.
- Dowman is a highly rated 16-year-old England youth prospect and Arsenal say they want the incident to be a learning moment as they manage his transition into senior football.