After eliminating Chelsea, as a guest, Newcastle will meet Arsenal at home.
Arsenal eliminated Tottenham in the extra time, after the game ended 1:1, the gunners scored 3 more goals and with a combined score of 4:1 advanced.
Wenger is famous for his wonder kids, young players with big future that usually get a lot of playtime in such games and will probably participate tonight.
Without doubt, after the victory against Tottenham, Carling Cup moved up in Arsenal’s list of priorities for this year. Currently the team sits on the 2nd spot with 17 points, while Newcastle is 9th with 11th.
The Magpies are also pumped up for the tournament with mixture of youngsters and starters, which managed to defeat Chelsea on Stamford Bridge.
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Last victory for Newcastle over Arsenal was back in 2005 with 1:0 in the Premier League. Since then the teams have met 8 times, where Arsenal won 6 and drew 2 games.
Here are some interesting facts about both teams:
* Arsenal are unbeaten in their last seven cup matches against the Magpies. The Geordies have not won a cup match against the Gunners since beating them in the 1952 FA Cup final.
* In their previous three meetings in the League Cup, Arsenal defeated Newcastle 2-0 in 1996 and 2007, and 4-0 in 1971.
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Arsenal to win @ 1.83 (Open Bet365 Account – Claim your 100% Initial Bonus ): Let’s face it, Carling Cup games are always 3way games and anything can happen. A lot of surprises come out every time, but I stick with the statistics, which in the recent years is overwhelming in favor of the Gunners. Wenger mentioned that this Cup, will be a priority this year, so perhaps a lot of starters will come out tonight. And while Arsenal should have an easy game at home on Saturday against West Ham, Newcastle will accept Sunderland, a game that will not be as easy.
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