Arsenal has a mountain on Wednesday to climb in St. James’ Park, but they go to the second stage of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
The 5: 1 struggle at the American Premier League champion Manchester City must be seen as one of Mikel Arteta’s office periods. The victory means that Arsenal remains in the title conversation after Liverpool won in Bournemouth, and they now want to achieve an unlikely comeback and a pencil in a date in Wembley next month.
The defeats against Bournemouth and Fulham against Tyneside after their efficient victory in the first leg have manifested Newcastles Faleability, and a lively shooter is well placed to use an magpie outfit that shows signs of fatigue.
Areta could align arsenal in Newcastle on Wednesday.
GK: David Raya – Not a clean sheet for Raya at the weekend, but Arsenals number one still played a role in Arsenal’s emphatic triumph. He has to keep the magpies in chess on Wednesday so that the Gunners can progress.
RB: Jurrien Timber – Ben White is again available for Arsenal, but it would be a risk to sink the wood for such an important game in view of the lack of game practice by the former.
CB: William Saliba – The French defender did not have the best nights against Alexander Isak in the first leg, so he will dominate the Swedes on Tyneside.
CB: Gabriel – Gabriel enjoys these opportunities, but Isak also enjoyed the Brazilian at the beginning of the year. It must be assertive if the Newcastle striker falls between the lines.
LB: Myles Lewis -Skelly – The man of the hour deserves to keep his place in the team despite Riccardo Calafiori’s presence. Lewis Skelly quickly blooms to a shit to complement his clear talent.
DM: Thomas Partey – Areta has long set his belief in the Ghanaer, and the midfielder enjoyed a good season at the foot of Arsenal’s midfield. Party plays for a new contract.
CM: Declan Rice – The GBP man in the form of 105 million GBP was awarded again at the weekend and on Wednesday he plays a major role against a physical but technically competent Newcastle midfield.
Cm: Martin Odegaard – Odegaard was finally in a player leaf of the Premier League at the weekend when he opened the goals against the cityzens in a few minutes. The skipper was 2-0 on Tyneside brilliant two seasons ago, and Arsenal needs similar levels of inspiration on Wednesday.
RW: Ethan Nwaneri – This will not be transitions for arsenal. Newcastle will sit deep and ask her visitors to choose locks all night. Nwaneri makes sense for Gunners via Gabriel Martinelli to the right.
St: Kai Havertz – Havertz’s persistence paid off on Sunday when he scored fourth in her 5-1-Rout Arsenal. Areta will lean strongly in German for the rest of 2024/25.
LW: Leandro Trossard – Trossard’s increase in shape has proven to be in good time, and he must be ahead of Martinelli in the current chopping order if Areteta decides to bring Nwaneri to the opposite flank.