Newcastle took a giant stride towards the League Cup final as goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon earned a 2-0 semi-final, first leg lead at Arsenal on Tuesday.

Alexander Isak scored his 50th goal for Newcastle United as Eddie Howe's side took a huge step towards the League Cup final with a 2-0 victory at Arsenal on Tuesday.

Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Newcastle United in the EFL cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.

Newcastle United stunned a poor Arsenal with a 2-0 win at the Emirates this evening. Here are our player ratings: David Raya – 6.5 Handled his distribution well and wasn’t at fault for either of the goals.

We asked for your views on Newcastle's 2-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win over Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening. Here are some of your comments: Arsenal fans.

Arsenal suffered a tough 2-0 loss at the Emirates to Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal. There is still the return leg to win the tie on aggregate but given Arsenal’s struggles at St.