Arsenal vs Newcastle United Prediction: Unpredictable

Arsenal have found their shooting boots in the EFL Cup, scoring 12 goals in their last three matches. Newcastle United were off to a rough start in this competition, it took penalties for them to make it past Nottingham Forest. Since then, they have managed very pragmatic results against Wimbledon, Chelsea and Brentford. They will be hoping to get another well orchestrated results against the Gunners.

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Mikel Arteta's side are missing key individuals to injury. Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Raheem Sterling, Bukayo Saka, Kai Harvetz, Neto and Ethan Nwaneri are all out and will not be expected to feature in this match.

Eddie Howe's Newcastle side has just as long a list of injuries. Emil Krafth, Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson, Nick Pope, Fabian Schar, Bruno guimaraes and Sven Botman are all unavailable for this EFL Cup tie.

Arsenal's Predicted Line-up (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Martinelli, Jesus, Trossard.

Newcastle United's Predicted Line-up (4-3-3): Dubravka; Hall, Kelly, Burn, Livramento; Joelinton, Tonali, Willock; Gordon, Isak, Murphy.

Double Chance - Home or Draw 1/5

Win probability leans heavily in favour of Arsenal with 55% chance of them winning this first leg. What makes this match so hard to predict, is that it is in the EFL Cup teams usually opt to rest their best talents and focus on other competitions. Arsenal's next match will be against Manchester United in the FA Cup which it safe to assume will be a priority for the Gunners. The last thing they would want to do is lose players to this fixture, while risking elimination from the FA Cup.

Newcastle United have Bromley next, which may allow them room to risk playing their best side in order to secure a strong position ahead of the second leg. However recent history gives Arsenal the Benefit of the doubt. They have managed 12 wins out of their last 14 matches against Newcastle United at the Emirates. The last time Newcastle walked away victorious way to Arsenal was in November of 2010.

Arteta's side are favourites for a reason, however, they may play it tight in order to make sure they do not risk their advantage going into the second leg and risk losing players at this crucial time of the season.

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