West Ham 0-0 Arsenal – Carabao Cup LIVE: Declan Rice returns to former club as Liverpool travel to Bournemouth with Chelsea and Everton also in action

The ties at Chelsea, Bournemouth, Everton and Ipswich are all underway.

First proper sign of danger from Arsenal as Havertz is brought down by Alvarez on the left side. Reiss Nelson delivers the free-kick and Havertz flicks a header which Fabianski palms over.

The Hammers manage to get past Arsenal’s high press and come forward with Paqueta. But the Brazilian overhits a simple through ball to Bowen.

Unsuprisingly, it’s the visitors who are enjoying the lion’s share of possession. But it’s all in front of a deep West Ham block at the moment.

It’s the hosts who get us underway in what should be an intrguing encounter.

Both sets of players have cimpleted their warmups and we’re now just five minutes away from kick-off at the London Stadium.

Stay tuned for all the updates here on Mail Sport!

The 24-year-old moved across London for a club-record £105million in the summer. Rice, who had been at the Hammers since the age of 14, captained the club to their first major trophy for 43 years in June in the Europa Conference League final, the last of his 245 games there.

He starts on the bench tonight so it remains to be seen whether Arteta is proven right… but you can expect some boos!

It will come as a massive blow to the midfielder after he earned a rare Premier League start over the weekend.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella, Ugochukwu, Enzo, Gallagher, Palmer, Sterling, Jackson

Blackburn XI: Wahlstedt, Brittain, Carter, Hill, Pickering, A. Wharton, Travis, Garrett, Markanday, Moran, Leonard

Bournemouth XI: Radu: Smith, Mepham, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Scott, Philip, Christie; Semenyo, Solanke, Kluivert.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Elliott, Jones; Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Salah.

Mikel Arteta also makes several changes from the thrashing of Sheffield United on Saturday. But the big news is that Declan Rice starts on the bench on his first return to West Ham since leaving for £105m over the summer.

David Moyes rolls the changes from the weekend’s home defeat by Everton. Benrahma, Soucek, Mavropanos, Emerson and Fabiansku all come into the team.

The Blues are hoping to return to winning ways tonight after their mini revival was halted by west London rivals Brentford on Saturday.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side beat Brighton to reach the fourth round and will fancy their chances of progressing against Championship outfit Blackburn.

Arsenal have arrived at the London Stadium as we edge closer to tonight’s derby. A certain Declan Rice is in the squad… but more on that a bit later!

And welcome to Mail Sport’s live coverage of tonight’s Carabao Cup fixtures. Plenty of action tonight including a London derby as West Ham host Arsenal at the London Stadium.

Chelsea host Blackburn, Liverpool travel to Bournemouth while Everton take on Burnley at Goodison Park.

West Ham vs Arsenal (19:30)

Chelsea vs Blackburn (19:45)

Bournemouth vs Liverpool (19:45)

Everton vs Burnley (19:45)

Ipswich vs Fulham (19:45)