Arsenal needed something only slightly short of a miracle to reach the final of the League Cup on Wednesday, but instead Mikel Arteta's side was dealt another 2-0 defeat to Newcastle (4-0 on aggregate) and another injured attacker.
NEWCASTLE 2-0 (4-0 agg.) ARSENAL - Highlights, recap & analysis
A two-goal comeback against one of the Premier League's best defenses was always going to be a tall mountain to climb, and it only got steeper after Newcastle put the ball in the back of the net twice in the opening 20 minutes (one of them even counted). Then things went from bad to worse when winger Gabriel Martinelli hobbled off with an apparent hamstring injury in the 37th minute.
We'll have Arteta's post-match interviews and press conference as soon as they start, here.