So it's Charlie Wyett making a complete arse of himself in the Sun then

Kick them out
‘Arsenal and Manchester City face disqualification from Carabao Cup or could be forced to replay fourth-round ties after making too many substitutions in extra-time,’ reads The Sun’s headline on Wednesday morning.

No, they really don’t.

‘THE CARABAO CUP descended into fresh farce with Arsenal and Manchester City dragged into a substitutions probe,’ Norwich fan Charlie Wyett writes. ‘Arsenal needed extra-time to beat Norwich 2-1 and City saw off Wolves in a penalty shootout but both are waiting to discover if they broke rules over subs.

‘The Premier League giants made four changes – two in extra-time – and the Canaries will demand clarification from the Football League. Four subs are a novelty for cup ties this season but the rules imply only one can be used after 90 minutes.’

Again, no they don’t. Norwich fan Wyett’s claim that making two subs in extra-time will cause Arsenal and City to be kicked out of the competition is wildly speculative at best, and downright inaccurate at worst.

The clue might be in the EFL officials clarifying on Tuesday night that no rules were broken, but Norwich fan Wyett might also have liked to do a little research before publishing his story.

Were Bristol Rovers disqualified or punished after they made two changes in extra-time in round two? No.

Were Bournemouth disqualified or punished after they made two changes in extra-time in round two? No.

Were Brighton disqualified or punished after they made four changes in extra-time in round two? No.

Were Burnley disqualified or punished after they made two changes in extra-time in round two? No.

Were Brentford disqualified or punished after they made two changes in extra-time in round one? No.

Were Portsmouth disqualified or punished after they made two changes in extra-time in round one? No.

Were Cardiff City disqualified or punished after they made two changes in extra-time in round two? No.

Did Wyett read the rules, misinterpret them and make a snap judgement? Oh yes.

‘The Gunners made a total of four subs, making use of the rule that you can use one added change when a tie heads to extra-time,’ a subsequent The Sun story reads. ‘Arsenal made TWO in extra-time, causing some debate among Twitter users to suggest that Arsene Wenger had broken the rule.’

Well, your football editor is on Twitter.

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Posted By: Ralf Scrampton, Oct 25, 13:13:31