Arsenal's quest to become EFL Cup champions continues on Tuesday night with the first-leg of their semi-final clash with Newcastle United.

The Gunners have defeated Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End and Crystal Palace in the competition so far. Victory over the Magpies will see them book a place in Wembley Stadium's final on 16 March 2025.

Mikel Arteta's men come into the first-leg with problems in attack with Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri all unavailable due to injury. After three straight wins over Christmas, Arsenal dropped points in the Premier League title race at Brighton on Saturday.

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Newcastle are enjoying a run of six straight wins since losing to Brentford at the start of December. If Arsenal are going to progress to the final, they will have to keep Alexander Isak quiet. The striker has scored in his last seven league games and bagged the winner in Saturday's win over Tottenham.

EFL Cup games are usually broadcasted live on Sky Sports but fans will be able to watch the contest for free tonight. The first-legs of the semi-final ties - the other being Liverpool vs Tottenham - will be shown on ITV1 and ITVX.

The decision is part of a collaboration that aims to give all UK football fans the chance to watch free-to-air coverage of select Carabao Cup and EFL fixtures this season. The return leg will be shown exclusively on Sky Sports.

Alternatively, football.london will be in attendance at the Emirates Stadium for the fixture to provide all of the live updates and match analysis.