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A huge Carabao Cup semi-final second leg on Wednesday night

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Arsenal travel to Newcastle on Wednesday night needing to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit to have any hope of reaching the Carabao Cup final. Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon scored either side of half-time during the semi-final first leg to hold a commanding lead, with the Gunners producing one of their worst performances of the season.

Bukayo Saka and Ben White remain sidelined, but David Raya, Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino all shook off fitness concerns to face City, so will be fighting fit for the trip to St James’ Park. Newcastle, meanwhile, are sweating over the fitness of Joelinton after the star midfielder picked up a knee injury against Fulham at the weekend.

Both Mikel Arteta and Eddie Howe addressed the media on Tuesday ahead of the game. You can follow this blog for all the latest team news and build-up ahead of kick-off on Wednesday evening!

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Mikel Arteta backs 'genetic powerhouse' Kai Havertz to play key role after transfer failure

Given the amount of minutes Kai Havertz will have to get through between now until the end of the season, it is just as well Mikel Arteta views him as a “genetic powerhouse”.

Arsenal’s failure to sign a new forward in the January transfer window means Havertz is their only fit recognised striker, with Gabriel Jesus out for the rest of season due to a knee injury.

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Three reasons why Arsenal can turn around Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle

Arsenal have a mountain to climb when they play Newcastle in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at St. James’ Park on Wednesday.

The Gunners are 2-0 down from the first leg and history is not on their side.

In the 32 instances of a side losing the first leg of a League Cup semi-final by a margin of two or more goals, only once have they progressed

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4 hours ago

Mikel Arteta explains why Ethan Nwaneri is not allowed in senior dressing room

Mikel Arteta has revealed how safeguarding rules mean Ethan Nwaneri has to get ready in a different dressing room to his Arsenal team-mates on match days.

Nwaneri has broken into Arsenal’s first team this season and the 17-year-old scored his seventh goal of the campaign on Sunday during a 5-1 victory over Manchester City.

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16 hours ago

Early Arsenal team news

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta could name an unchanged team tomorrow night.

Arteta is able to stick with the same side that beat Manchester City at the weekend as Arsenal have picked up no fresh injuries from that game.

The Spaniard has a number of selection dilemmas, though, most notably in attack. Ethan Nwaneri came off the bench against Manchester City and was impressive, scoring Arsenal’s fifth goal.

The 17-year-old has scored seven goals this season and three of those have come in the Carabao Cup.

“The only thing that I want with him is that he continues to do what he’s doing and play with that freedom, with that tenacity when he’s on the pitch and with that confidence,” said Arteta.

Arsenal predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard

18 hours ago

Ben White will miss Newcastle clash

Arsenal hope Ben White will be back in action after their warm-weather training camp in Dubai.

White has been out since November after undergoing surgery to resolve a knee injury.

The right-back has been stepping up his recovery over the past few weeks, but is not quite fit enough to return for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Newcastle.

White should be back for Arsenal’s next match after that, though, which is at Leicester on February 15.

“Ben is still out hopefully after the break he will be available,” said Arteta.

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13 hours ago

Arteta confirms Dubai training camp after semi-final

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Arsenal are heading to Dubai this week for a warm-weather training camp.

The Gunners are planning to head out to the Middle East on Thursday, the day after their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Newcastle.

Arsenal are not in action after that until a week on Saturday, so they are using the chance to go away for some warm-weather training.

The club are heading to Dubai, which is where they went in January last season and that had a huge impact on the squad.

Arsenal went on to win 16 of their final 18 Premier League games, only surrendering the title to Manchester City on the final day of the season.

“I think it’s coming, yes,” said Arteta, when asked if Arsenal are off to Dubai.

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21 hours ago

Arteta 'disappointed' by Arsenal failure to sign a striker a January

Mikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal are “disappointed” by their failure to sign a striker in January.

The Gunners wanted to bring in a new forward but failed in a move for Ollie Watkins and ultimately did not get anyone in.

Speaking on Tuesday, Arteta said: "We had a clear intention. We haven't achieved it. So we are disappointed.

“But we are aware that we only want to bring certain types of players, so we have to be disciplined."

Arsenal made a bid for Watkins but Aston Villa chose to sell Jhon Duran to Al Nassr instead.

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22 hours ago

Mikel Arteta coming up!

The Arsenal boss will be giving his press conference ahead of the trip to Newcastle very shortly.

That’s expected to get underway in about 25 minutes at 2pm GMT.

Arteta will provide the latest injury news from the Arsenal camp and look ahead to a night that requires something special from his side.

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23 hours ago

How to watch Newcastle vs Arsenal

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.

Coverage starts at 7pm GMT on Wednesday night ahead of an 8pm kick-off.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.

LIVE coverage: Follow all the action right here with us, featuring expert analysis from Simon Collings at St. James’ Park.

1 day ago

Early Newcastle team news

Newcastle midfielder Joelinton is a doubt for tomorrow night’s second leg.

Joelinton was forced off during Saturday’s defeat to Fulham with a knee injury and was later spotted in a knee brace.

Newcastle are currently assessing the Brazilian and they are yet to rule him out of the clash with Arsenal.

“Joey had a knee brace on as a precaution,” said Eddie Howe. “I would say he is a doubt, but we will give him every chance to be fit.

“Our centre midfield, we have good strength in depth - Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley and Joe Willock – they all bring something different.”

Newcastle could welcome back Callum Wilson to the squad, though, for the first time since December.

The striker has been out with a hamstring injury, but he is close to finally making a comeback.