Arsenal vs Port Vale live: Latest score and updates as injury-hit Premier League side bid to avoid Carabao Cup shock

75 mins: 15 minutes to go and the pressure from Port Vale is immense.

Devante Cole takes a shot from outside the area and just sees his effort dip over the crossbar!

72 mins: Gabriel Martinelli attempts to get Arsenal into the final third and makes a dart in behind.

Port Vale manage to keep him outside the area and the winger is forced to retreat.

There’s more of an urgency to Arsenal. They seem to know they need another goal to be safe.

69 mins: The Port Vale fans believe.

They’re getting louder and louder as this match goes on. A long throw comes to the edge of the Arsenal box but it’s dealt with.

Vale recover the ball and whip in a cross but it flies out of play for a goal kick.

66 mins: The Arsenal fans greet the introduction of Max Dowman with excitement and start to chant: ‘He’s got school in the morning, he’s got school in the morning!’

Downman sets up on the right wing and makes a run off the ball. The pass comes over to him but the ball drops over his head and out of play.

63 mins: With the hour mark come and gone Arteta now turns to his bench.

15-year-old Max Dowman, a highly-rated youth player with Arsenal, is introduced to replace Bukayo Saka.

60 mins: Mikel Arteta doesn’t look too happy.

He’d like his team to put the game to bed so he can make some changes but Arsenal have been stuck for a little while.

There’s no real click going forward.

57 mins: Arsenal win a corner that gets swung into the near post by Saka.

Mosquera attacks it and the ball heads behind. He thinks it’s another corner but the referee awards a goal kick.

54 mins: Ronan Curtis is grappled to the ground by Mikel Merino and wins a free kick.

Over 16,000 fans are in attendance tonight and this is the biggest attendance at Vale Park since the last time they hosted Liverpool here.

51 mins: Saka takes a clatter and hits the deck. He hobbles back to his feet and grimaces.

Mikel Arteta looks worried but his star man is fine and jogs off the pain.

48 mins: Port Vale fling the ball into the box from the right and it almost drops to Ronan Curtis.

There’s a scramble and Ethan Nwaneri scoops the ball away.

Somehow it frees up Martinelli to drive forward on a counter-attack but Gauci comes sprinting off his line and beats the attacker to the ball.