Date: Tuesday 7th January, 2025
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Emirates Stadium
Referee Craig Pawson (England)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Arsenal
There was little concern when Arteta substituted goalscorer Nwaneri at half time in the Brighton draw - many assumed that it was a consequence of his late booking for time-wasting - but the Arsenal boss then confirmed the "really bad" news at full time that the 17-year-old had suffered a muscular injury.
Nwaneri has not been ruled out of the first leg just yet, but the tight turnaround makes him a serious doubt, while Kai Havertz is also facing a race against time to prove his fitness after missing back-to-back games through illness.
Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Raheem Sterling (knee), Ben White (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) are still missing, although Sterling could be available for the weekend's FA Cup opener with Manchester United, and Jurrien Timber is back from a yellow-card ban.
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Martinelli, Jesus, Trossard
Newcastle
As a key Arsenal man returns from suspension, Newcastle must make do without two of their crucial cogs for the first leg, as Fabian Schar and Bruno Guimaraes are serving competition-specific bans for picking up their second yellow cards of the EFL Cup season in the Brentford win.
Schar and Guimaraes - the former of whom also served a Premier League ban at the weekend - join Emil Krafth (shoulder), Nick Pope (knee), Callum Wilson (thigh) and Jamaal Lascelles (knee) on the absentee list, but Sven Botman's enforced substitution in the Spurs win is only thought to have been down to cramp.
However, it would be a surprise to see the Dutchman make successive starts so soon after his return from an ACL injury, so Lloyd Kelly might fill the Schar void here, while Sean Longstaff and former Gunner Joe Willock will battle to step in for Guimaraes.
Newcastle United possible starting lineup:
Dubravka; Trippier, Kelly, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Prediction: Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle United
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