League Cup football north and south of the border interests us this Wednesday night and we reckon a tasty wee double could be on the cards.

At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal try to finish off the job they started against rivals Tottenham last week when they came storming back from two goals down to grab a draw in the first-leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.

In Scotland, First Division St Johnstone take on the SPL’s most attractive side Hibernian in the CIS Insurance Cup semi-final at Tynecastle looking to provide another shock after disposing of Rangers in the last round.

Arsene Wenger’s young side stuttered in the first-half at White Hart Lane but looked impressive after the break and may well have won the game.

It looks like Arsenal will again go with their second-string side, confident that they will be good enough to beat their neighbours. And how embarrassing would that be for Spurs?

Betterbet.com offers 7/2 for the draw at half-time and Arsenal to win by the final whistle. Take that and add it to the St Johnstone v Hibs game.

The Perth side, despite being in a lower league than Hibs, are packed with experience, players such as Martin Hardie, Paul Sheerin and Kevin James having tasted top flight football before. They toppled league leaders Gretna at the weekend so confidence will be sky high.

With both Old Firm clubs out of the competition, Hibs are favourites to win the cup but their bottle has crashed in recent years when in a similarly good position.

And despite all their flair going forward, a fragility exists in their defence that is capable of costing them dearly.

This tournament has a history of shocks and we think there could be another upset in this game. The Saints are a healthy 9/2 to win which we will grab with both hands.