The Carabao Cup is down to the last four with the two winners over two legs between now and early February booking their berths at the March 16 final at Wembley Stadium. Before that, each team gets a chance to play at home in front of their own supporters with Arsenal,

With their involvement in the Premier League title race considered a longshot, Arsenal hope to capitalise on other opportunities for silverware as they host Newcastle in the first leg of their EFL Cup semifinal matchup.

Arteta has continued to opt for Thomas Partey at right-back, and thus Gordon’s potential absence will be a huge relief for the Gunners’ faithful, with the winger certainly capable of threatening the Ghanian on Arsenal’s right-hand side.

The first leg of the EFL Cup semifinals begin on Tuesday with every kick of the ball live on Paramount+. The quartet still remaining on the field is not far off the ideal make up for any knockout competition,

Arteta, after all, embarked on a rant against refereeing standards in England after Anthony Gordon’s controversial goal survived three separate VAR checks to seal a Newcastle win in November 2023. Quite whether or not it will prove to be a popular decision or not given the debate surrounding VAR remains to be seen.

Newcastle United have the chance of reaching the Carabao Cup final when they travel to the Emirates for the semi-final first leg against Arsenal. On the back of successive away wins against Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur,

The Final Four go head-to-head in the Carabao Cup Semi-Finals this midweek. Here's our full preview and predictions for both matches involving Newcaslte United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal face a crunch Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg clash with in-form Newcastle United on January 7. The Gunners welcome the Magpies to the Emirates Stadium aiming to take a step towards a first Carabao/EFL Cup final appearance since 2018 - where they lost 3-0 to Manchester City.