Fleetwood Town away, at Highbury Stadium, in the week starting 26 October. That's the reward for Tuesday's 4-2 at Ipswich.
League Two, a small ground, a long trip north. You know exactly how this one gets written up for a fortnight beforehand, and you also know Arsenal have just put four past a Championship side with a heavily rotated eleven. Bank the tie and move on.
Max Dowman is the reason anyone's still talking about Tuesday. Mikel Merino says the 16-year-old reminds him of Lamine Yamal, and that they're very similar — before adding that he's a big talent Arsenal have to take care of. Two goals at Ipswich will do that to a dressing room.
The looking-after bit is the hard part. Everyone from Arteta down keeps saying it, which suggests they can all see what's coming if they don't.
The Premier League's Key Matches Incidents panel has ruled unanimously that Gabriel's kick on Chelsea's Emi Martinez wasn't violent conduct, and that leaving it unpunished was right. A decent week for Arsenal's relationship with the officials, given they spent Monday asking Pro Ref for a meeting about the Konsa penalty at Sunderland.
Kai Havertz's role apparently shifts depending on which foot the opposition goalkeeper kicks with, an argument The Athletic makes about where he stands rather than what he scores. That's the sort of detail that explains why he keeps starting when the goals aren't flowing.
The U21s won 2-1 at Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy on the same night, which is a lot of Arsenal football to schedule into one evening. Two wins out of it anyway.
Manchester United at the Emirates on 19 September for the women, with tickets and TV details up on the club site. After the 0-0 with Crystal Palace, Renée Slegers needs a game where the chances actually go in.
Omar Shaikh has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer, a new role created after Juliet Slot left. Riveting stuff.
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