The road to Wembley is getting complicated for Arsenal. The Gunners poorly negotiated their League Cup semi-final first leg against Newcastle (0-2) this Tuesday evening.
Mikel Arteta’s players created the first good opportunity, but Gabriel Martinelli found the post (29th). And in the process, the Magpies’ providential scorer, Alexander Isak, opened the scoring on a set piece, with the help of Jacob Murphy (37th).
The Gunners’ defense was surprised again after returning from the locker room, with Anthony Gordon’s goal on a ball pushed back by David Raya (51st). The Gunners generally dominated this meeting, with 69% of ball possession, but they were very clumsy (23 shots for only 3 on target), like this point-blank header very poorly negotiated by Kai Havertz (58th) .
Newcastle confirms its current good form with this seventh success in a row, in all competitions. The return match will take place on February 5 at the Magpies’ ground, while the other semi-final will pit Tottenham and Liverpool against each other on Wednesday evening.
