Mikel Arteta's Arsenal and Oliver Glasner-managed Crystal Palace are set to lock horns, for a second time this season, in the Carabao Cup quarter-final. Recently, the pair beat Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool, respectively, to reach the next round of the competition – but why is the all-London affair creating an enormous fixture headache?

Two teams in the top half of the Premier League will meet on Sunday, when first-place Arsenal FC hosts ninth-place Crystal Palace.

Premier League leaders Arsenal continue their impressive start to the season with a comfortable win at Burnley to make it nine consecutive victories in all competitions.

Of course, the strike came via a set-piece when Declan Rice launched a top-class ball into the penalty area, his delivery met by Gabriel who knocked it down for the much-maligned Viktor Gyokeres to n...