Owls soar into next round of Capital One Cup with Arsenal win

Matt Haynes | October 27, 2015

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Arsenal

• Arsenal dumped out of Capital One Cup
• Carlos Carvalhal’s side dominate from start to finish
• Two early injuries severely cost Arsene Wenger’s side

Hosts fly out of the blocks

It’s official. Owls really do wake up on a night. Roared on by a capacity crowd at Hillsborough, high-flying Championship side Sheffield Wednesday started as they meant to go on.

Pinging the ball about with zip and precision, they were playing Arsenal at their own game. It was a theme that continued throughout, while the Gunners fired blanks.

True to form for this competition, Arsene Wenger used the occasion to field youngsters Alex Iwobi and Glen Kamara, while Ismael Bennacer and Krystian Bielik were later introduced.

The tone for the match was set after five minutes when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came off due to a hamstring tweak to be replaced by Theo Walcott, though his night was over after two minutes with Bennacer playing his part in what was beginning to resemble a game of musical chairs.

Wednesday take full advantage