Preview: Arsenal take on Newcastle to try and revive their chances of winning a trophy this season
- Mayank Srivastava
- Feb 5
- 2 min read
The second leg of the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup between Arsenal and Newcastle United will take place tonight at St. James Park.
The hosts will be heading into the game with a 2-goal lead, thanks to Alexander Isak’s and Anthony Gordon’s deciding goals, which defeated the Gunners in the first leg at the Emirates.
While they do currently stand in 2nd place in the Premier League points table, they could be potentially fall 9 points behind league leaders Liverpool by the end of next week, because of which their chances to win the title look bleak.
Therefore, Arsenal will be hoping to complete a turnaround in the Carabao Cup in order to keep their hopes of winning a trophy this season alive.
Eddie Howe’s men have a great shot at qualifying for the final of the Carabao Cup for a second time in a row as they also aim to win their first trophy of the season, which will also be their first one under the English manager.
Team news and injury updates
Arsenal
With no fresh injuries reported, Arsenal will be heading into tonight's game with the same set of injured players, who have also missed their previous 7 matches.
The Gunners will also be without second-choice goalkeeper Neto due to being cup-tied, making him ineligible to feature in the Carabao Cup.
The current list of unavailable players for the Newcastle clash includes Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, and Neto.
Newcastle United
Newcastle’s star player Joelinton is their latest injury concern, with the Brazilian being forced off the pitch during the Fulham game on Saturday.
As per Football.London, Joelinton is not expected to feature against Arsenal tonight, taking the number of injured players for the Magpies up to 4.
The list also includes Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, and Jamal Lascelles.
Predicted line-ups
Arsenal: David Raya (GK), Jurrien Timber (RB), William Saliba (CB), Gabriel (CB), Miles Lewis-Kelly (LB), Martin Ødegaard (c) (CM), Thomas Partey (CDM), Declan Rice (CM), Gabriel Martinelli (RW), Kai Havertz (ST), Leandro Trossard (LW).
Formation: 4-3-3
Newcastle United—Martin Dubravka (GK), Valentino Livramento (RB), Fabian Schar (CB), Da Burn (CB), Lewis Hall (LB), Bruno Guimaraes (c) (CM), Sandro Tonali (CDM), Joe Willock (CM), Jacob Murphy (RW), Alexander Isak (ST), Anthony Gordon (LW).
Formation: 4-3-3
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