Newcastle United will look to press home their advantage in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final against Arsenal on Wednesday, 5th February, at 8pm (UK time).
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Newcastle to win and Alexander Isak anytime goalscorer (7/2 with BoyleSports)
Newcastle have conceded just two goals in five EFL Cup matches so far this season and have only failed to win in normal time once. Alexander Isak has scored in his last two appearances against Arsenal, as well as netting 13 goals in his last 11 appearances across all competitions.
How both teams go into Newcastle vs Arsenal
Newcastle were in dreamland in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, with Isak scoring in the first half and Anthony Gordon netting after the break to take a 2-0 win away from North London. That’s despite Arsenal controlling 70% possession and outshooting the Magpies 23-7, to the tune of 3.22 to 1.22 in the xG stakes.
Things haven’t improved much for Arsenal since that result, with the Gunners exiting the FA Cup on penalties to Man Utd and throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 in the Premier League against Aston Villa, though they did win the North London derby between those results. They’ve won their last four matches though, including a 5-1 thrashing of Man City in the Premier League.
Newcastle continued their great run immediately after beating Arsenal, seeing off Bromley 3-1 in the FA Cup and Wolves 3-0 in the Premier League. However, they came back down to earth with a bang, enduring a 4-1 thrashing at home to Bournemouth that included two goals in second-half stoppage time for the Cherries. A victory over Southampton wasn’t backed up with a defeat by Fulham following that result, leaving Newcastle outside of the Champions League places on goals scored.
Newcastle team news
Newcastle could have Callum Wilson and Joelinton in contention with both recovering from knocks but Jamaal Lascelles and Harvey Barnes will both be unavailable.
Arsenal team news
There are fears over the long-term fitness of Bukayo Saka and he won’t feature here. Gabriel Jesus is also out of for the season, while Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu will be also be absent.
Newcastle vs Arsenal head-to-head
The 2-0 win in the first leg was Newcastle’s second against Arsenal this season and they’re yet to concede a goal to the Gunners this campaign. In fact, Newcastle have won three of their last four meetings against Arsenal to nil, though they did suffer a 4-1 defeat at the Emirates in February last year.
| Newcastle vs Arsenal H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Competition | |||||
| 07/01/25 | Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle | EFL Cup | |||||
| 02/11/24 | Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal | Premier League | |||||
| 24/02/24 | Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle | Premier League | |||||
| 04/11/23 | Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal | Premier League | |||||
| 07/05/23 | Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal | Premier League | |||||