They would be even stronger position if Arsenal had not turned their form around since their defeats in both domestic cups last month, beginning in the first leg of this EFL Cup semifinal before they were then knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties by Manchester United.

Newcastle left no doubts of who would be playing in the EFL Cup final, as goals from Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon finished off a 4-0 aggregate win to put the Magpies into the title match at Wembley.

Hello there! The second leg of the EFL Cup semifinals are officially here, with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur carrying advantages over Arsenal and Liverpool, respectively, into this week's decisive games.

The Magpies held a 2-0 advantage over Arsenal from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium and mirrored that result in Wednesday's second leg thanks to goals from Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon.

Newcastle comfortably downed Arsenal to reach the EFL Cup final thanks to a sensational performance from Eddie Howe's side. 2-0 up heading into the evening, the tie was almost over inside four minutes when Alexander Isak rifled the ball past David Raya, only for VAR to hand Arsenal a massive let-off by adjudging the Swede fractionally offside.

Arsenal have a huge job on their hands tonight as they take on Newcastle United in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. A trip to Wembley to take on either Tottenham or Liverpool is in sight for both sides,