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Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle: Isak and Gordon strike as Magpies take control of cup tie Newcastle put themselves firmly in control of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie with Arsenal after a 2-0 away win in the first leg at the Emirates. Alexander Isak continued his fine run of goalscoring form when he fired past David Raya to give Eddie Howe’s side the lead in the first half. And Anthony Gordon doubled the Magpies’ lead after the break as the visitors held on for their seventh straight win in all competitions. Both sides will face off in the second leg at St…

Former Arsenal fan favourite emerges as frontrunner to replace Edu as sporting director | Football Tomas Rosicky has established himself as the frontrunner to take over the reins as Arsenal’s sporting director. Arsenal confirmed that Edu had vacated the position with immediate effect in November and it subsequently emerged that the 46-year-old had agreed to take on a role with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis. Edu – a two-time Premier League winner and ‘Invincible’ with Arsenal during his playing days – initially rejoined the Gunners as the club’s technical director in 2019, before switching to sporting director in late 2022.…

  Ian Wright issues transfer plea to Arsenal and makes huge Alexander Isak claim Ian Wright believes Mikel Arteta has been forced to rely too heavily on the creativity of Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka and Arsenal must look to strengthen in the January transfer window. Odegaard was sidelined for two months with an ankle ligament problem at the start of the season and it’s no coincidence that Arsenal’s revival in form over the winter period has coincided with their captain’s return to full fitness. But just as Arsenal appeared to be building up a head of steam, an injury…

Lee Dixon slams Arsenal star after Anthony Gordon doubles Newcastle’s lead Lee Dixon singled out Jurrien Timber for criticism after Anthony Gordon doubled Newcastle’s lead in a 2-0 win over Arsenal, criticising the full-back for being ‘too slow’ to the rebound. Alexander Isak took his tally to 14 in all competitions with an emphatic 37th-minute strike from close range to break the deadlock in this evening’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. The Magpies increased the deficit just six minutes into the second half after David Raya kept out Isak’s initial effort, only for Gordon to ghost in at the back…

‘I don’t even want to talk about that’ – Mikel Arteta shuts down question after Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle | Football Mikel Arteta knocked back the suggestion that Arsenal’s players could be struggling with fatigue after the side’s 2-0 defeat to Newcastle, saying he ‘didn’t even want to talk about that’ as a potential excuse. Alexander Isak got Newcastle off to a perfect start in the 37th minute of tonight’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, hammering the ball into the roof of the net after Martin Dubravka’s looping free-kick wreaked havoc inside the Arsenal box. Just six minutes into the…

Newcastle star labelled ‘best in Europe’ after performance in win over Arsenal | Football Alexander Isak was declared ‘the best in Europe’ by teammate Anthony Gordon after his performance in Newcastle’s 2-0 win over Arsenal. Isak continued his fine run of goalscoring form when he fired past David Raya to give Eddie Howe’s side the lead in the first half. And Gordon added the Magpies’ second after the break to secure a huge result for Newcastle, putting them firmly in control of the two-legged Carabao Cup tie. While Mikel Arteta’s side squandered a host of good opportunities in front of…

  Mikel Arteta makes embarrassing excuse for Arsenal failing to score vs Newcastle | Football Mikel Arteta dug deep into his books of excuses after his goal-shy Arsenal side slumped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle. After Saturday’s costly draw at Brighton, where the Gunners failed to create a chance of note in the half an hour that remained after the hosts equalised, Arsenal were at least boosted by the return of Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli to the starting line-up against the Magpies. Both players missed glorious opportunities to score,…

Ronnie O’Sullivan faces old foes in eye-catching Championship League group Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby and Kyren Wilson join the Championship League Snooker Invitational fray on Wednesday for Group Three of the event. There have been two groups of the event already, with Hossein Vafaei coming through the first and Si Jiahui winning the second on Tuesday night. The four players surviving from Group Two are Jak Jones, Ali Carter, Chris Wakelin and Rob Milkins, who join the heavyweight trio in the third group, played over Wednesday and Thursday in Leicester. While it is an extremely low-key event on the calendar,…

‘I was proud to work on Jerry Springer but one shocking guest made me quit’ It was a knock on a hotel door that made TV producer Toby Yoshimura realise that his time was up on the infamous Jerry Springer show.  He had booked a guest who was a sex worker whose father had been paying her for sex since she was 16, and she wanted to ask him why he did it. The show had put her and her father in different hotels under aliases, but when Toby went to meet her and knocked on her hotel door, her…

Nintendo Switch 2 games run better when docked suggests new leak We’ve reached the point where info about the Switch 2’s charger is leaking online ahead of any formal reveal from Nintendo. While there remains very little information, leaked or otherwise, about the sort of games that will release for the Nintendo Switch 2, there’s no shortage of leaks about the hardware. Ever since the end of 2024, the frequency of Switch 2 leaks has only increased. Just this week, fans found evidence suggesting the Joy-Con controllers can double as a computer mouse and a breakdown of its alleged tech…