Written by Arsenal will face Newcastle United in one of the toughest matches today at St. James Park. This will be the decisive game that will determine the club that will advance to the finals of the Carabao Cup this season.
Newcastle United will however go into this game with one foot already in the finals. This is after they took advantage of Arsenal in the first leg and defeated the club 2-0 at the Emirates stadium.
Arsenal will therefore go into this game knowing fully that they are starting from zero and they must score more than two goals for them to advance. The club proved over the weekend that, even without a striker, scoring is not a problem, this is after thrashing Manchester City 5-1.
One of Arsenal’s top target during the January transfer window was Alexander Isak. Newcastle United told Arsenal off that they cannot sell their top striker this January because he has been very lethal. Arsenal therefore, ended up not signing any striker during the January transfer window.
Arsenal’s defence is very solid and all the dependable players will be available. They will have to do their best so that they stop the likes of Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon from scoring. Their concentration will be very key in this encounter and they are up for the challenge.
If Mikel Arteta sticks to the winning midfield of Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey and Declan Rice, then it will be very easy for Arsenal to get a win in the game.
The forward players will have to up their game, so that they can prove to Newcastle United that, they can still score goals even without them.
All eyes will be on Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard and Ethan Nwaneri to do some magic and score some quick successive goals and nullify first leg’s score line at the Emirates Stadium.