Arsenal lineup vs. Newcastle: Predicted XI for EFL Cup semi-final first leg as Ethan Nwaneri misses out

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is expected to beryllium without 17-year-old gem Ethan Nwaneri for Tuesday's EFL Cup semi-final archetypal limb astatine location to Newcastle United.

The teen made Gunners history with the opening extremity successful Saturday's 1-1 Premier League gully with Brighton & Hove Albion earlier being taken disconnected astatine fractional time, which was primitively thought to person been a precautionary alteration fixed that helium was connected a yellowish card.

However, Arteta confirmed astatine afloat clip that Nwaneri had picked up a muscular injury, and portion it is inactive not known however superior his occupation is, the choky turnaround means that helium is highly improbable to beryllium acceptable adjacent if it is minor.

The aforesaid tin beryllium said of Kai Havertz, who has missed the Gunners' past 2 games owed to illness, portion Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Raheem Sterling (knee), Ben White (knee) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) are inactive sidelined too.

Nwaneri's stroke volition apt beryllium Gabriel Martinelli's gain, arsenic the Brazil planetary should regenerate the 17-year-old connected the right-hand broadside of the attacking trident, which volition besides comprise Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard.

On a brighter note, Jurrien Timber is backmost from a ban, and the Dutchman's instrumentality volition let Thomas Partey to revert to his acquainted midfield relation with Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard - lone a substitute astatine the Amex - either broadside of him.

Timber's reintroduction could beryllium 1 of 2 antiaircraft alterations from Arteta, who mightiness spot acceptable to present the refreshed Myles Lewis-Skelly implicit Riccardo Calafiori, but William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes should shield David Raya arsenic ever.

Arsenal imaginable starting lineup:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Martinelli, Jesus, Trossard

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