Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle LIVE RESULT: Gunners left with mountain to climb in Carabao Cup semi-final after superb Toon win
NEWCASTLE have beaten Arsenal in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
The Magpies took the lead against the run of play after the in-form Alexander Isak slammed home on 37 minutes.
Just after half-time, Anthony Gordon doubled Newcastle‘s lead with a close-range finish to leave the Gunners with a mountain to climb in the second leg on Tyneside.
Arsenal travel to the North East for the return leg on February 5 – and Mikel Arteta’s men are in need of something special.
- Match result: Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle (1st leg)
- Arsenal team: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Partey, Odegaard; Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard
- Newcastle team: Dubravka; Livramento, Botman, Burn, Hall; Joelinton, Tonali, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
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