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The workforce sheets are in at St James’ Park, the place Newcastle United tackle Arsenal in tonight’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.
We’re 2-0 up and in command of the tie, however now we have 90 minutes to get the job executed and ebook our place at Wembley, the place we’d face Spurs or Liverpool on Sunday sixteenth March ought to we progress.
Right here’s the groups Eddie Howe and Mikel Arteta have gone with for the 8pm kick-off:
Beginning XI: (5-2-3) Dubravka – Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Corridor – Bruno, Tonali – Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Pope, Wilson, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Livramento, Willock, Longstaff, Miley.
Joelinton misses out, Callum Wilson is again within the squad and Sven Botman returns together with Kieran Trippier, who is available in for Tino Livramento.
This has seen Howe change to a again 5; maybe including top in Joelinton’s absence to assist address their set piece risk?
Arsenal XI: Raya – Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly – Partey, Rice – Martinelli, Odegaard, Trossard – Havertz.
Arguably the most important problem for Howe and the gamers tonight is getting our strategy proper whereas two targets up.
A 2-0 benefit at this stage of the tie is good, however difficult to navigate. We MUST resist the temptation to take a seat deep early and shield what now we have. Doing that enables Arsenal to settle, giving them confidence and elevating the strain at St James’ Park.
Now we have to get the steadiness proper. Over committing in assault to kill it off can be naive – Howe would get criticism if that gave Arsenal house to attain on the different finish – however now we have to place stress on their defence and may’t stand off them.
For all of the discuss of nerves and a disastrous begin if Arsenal rating first, we’d be near killing them off if we open the scoring.
Let’s get into them from the off and lift the roof. Howay the lads!
