Evening Standard
·7 janvier 2025
Evening Standard
·7 janvier 2025
Emirates Stadium hosts semi-final first-leg tie as Gunners look to bounce back against in-form visitors
Arsenal take on Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie at the Emirates Stadium tonight. The Gunners have been beset by injury and illness as they look to quickly bounce back from Saturday’s frustrating draw at Brighton that saw them drop more points in the Premier League title race and halted a run of four consecutive wins across all competitions that included a Gabriel Jesus-inspired comeback win over Crystal Palace in the quarters.
Mikel Arteta has seen Ethan Nwaneri added to his lengthy absentee list, but has Kai Havertz back for what is likely to be a significant test against one of the country’s most in-form teams in Newcastle. Eddie Howe’s side have turned an otherwise disappointing season around with six successive wins, reaching the last four of the Carabao Cup and catapulting themselves right into the Champions League qualification mix with Arsenal transfer target Alexander Isak scoring for fun.
However, the visitors are without a number of key players of their own in north London this evening as Joe Willock replaces the suspended Bruno Guimaraes in midfield. Follow Arsenal vs Newcastle live below, with expert analysis from Simon Collings at the Emirates.
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