West Ham will face Declan Rice’s Arsenal in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
The Hammers saw off League One side Lincoln City to progress to the next stage of the competition but they will be taking on their former captain next up.
Some fans on X were rather amused that they have been drawn against the Gunners, while others are relishing the thought of dumping them out of the cup:
Swear these draws are just rigged against us lol
— hadleytom88 (@hadleytom881) September 27, 2023
I laughed to be honest
— The General⚒🏴 (@GeneralBalbuena) September 27, 2023
LET THE WAR BEGIN MATE ⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️💥💥💥💥
— Boss93 (@London_boy57) September 27, 2023
Easy win for Mr Moyes
— Tommy G ⚒🫧 #MK14 (@SaintzzGB) September 27, 2023
Thank god West Ham got a easy draw against a small team 🙏
— Andy Lawlor (@andy_lawlor9) September 27, 2023
Quite funny how we drew them of all teams 🤷♂️
— Tom⚒️ (@TOMMY_WHU17) September 27, 2023
I want to dump them
out so badly.— Royston (@Voodoo_Roy) September 27, 2023
Let’s smash arsenal
— Mr. Niako💎 (@niako1_niako) September 28, 2023
An earlier than expected reunion
Rice’s first game against West Ham was set to be on Boxing Day, with the league match taking place at the Emirates before the return fixture in February next year.
However, the ex-Irons captain will now face his old club much earlier, and he could make an appearance when the two sides meet in the Carabao Cup on October 31st.
There is no love lost between supporters of West Ham and Arsenal
Although it is a London derby, there hasn’t really ever been any animosity between the two sets of supporters, up until very recently.
The entire saga surrounding Rice’s move to the Gunners left a bitter taste in the mouth, and whoever wins the game at the London Stadium next month will hold the bragging rights in this newly-formed rivalry.
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