Arsenal suffered a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, with the Gunners failing to make their dominance count at the Emirates

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has seemingly blamed the match ball for his side's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. The Gunners boss pointed to the difference between the Puma ball used in the Carabao Cup and the Nike ball used in Premier League matches after his side were beaten on home soil by Eddie Howe's

Mikel Arteta dug deep into his books of excuses after his goal-shy Arsenal side slumped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle. After Saturday’s costly draw at Brighton,

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,

Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham face off over the coming week in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup with some clubs out to end long trophy droughts with victory, but who wants it more?