There was no escape for Mikel Arteta's side last night - Newcastle's application without the ball made them worthy winners

Newcastle is back in the English League Cup final for another chance to end its 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.

Newcastle United reached a second League Cup final in three seasons as they overwhelmed Arsenal 2-0 at a feverish St James' Park on Wednesday to complete a crushing 4-0 aggregate win. Moments after Arsenal's Martin Odegaard wasted a chance to halve the deficit,

Given the amount of minutes Kai Havertz will have to get through between now until the end of the season, it is just as well Mikel Arteta views him as a “genetic powerhouse”. Arsenal ’s failure to sign a new forward in the January transfer window means Havertz is their only fit recognised striker,

Arsenal failed to bring anyone in over the January window but Mikel Arteta believes that a new man will be on his way shortly

Mikel Arteta was frustrated in his chase for a striker with Isak, who fired Newcastle into a Carabao Cup semi-final first leg lead, among those deemed impossible to sign