ARSENAL must overcome a never-before-seen feat in order to progress to the Carabao Cup final.
Mikel Arteta‘s side lost the first leg of the semi-final to Newcastle 2-0 at the Emirates.
Arsenal lost the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final to Newcastle[/caption]
Anthony Gordon netted the second goal in the Magpies victory[/caption]
Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon netted in the clash last month to put Eddie Howe’s side in a great position.
The Gunners face the Magpies TONIGHT at St James’ Park but face an uphill battle due to the deficit.
In the history of the competition, only 24 times has a team come back from a first-leg defeat to reach the final.
On two occasions, that has been by a team that has lost at home, and both were only by one goal.
One of these was Arsenal as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in 1987 at White Hart Lane after losing 1-0 at home.
The Gunners then won the replay 2-1 away from home to reach the final.
Only once has a team come from a two-goal deficit to progress to the final.
This was in 1994 when Aston Villa recovered from a 3-1 defeat by Tranmere to win the second leg by the same scoreline and then go through after penalties.
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Arteta, 42, has insisted that Arsenal have been boosted by their shock 5-1 win over Manchester City.
He also claimed that the mental state of the team is much improved from the first leg.
He said: “When you compare the emotional state of the team straight after the defeat and the manner that it happened and how we are, today is very different because we come from very strong performances, some great wins and especially the last one at home against Manchester City.
“After that game we’ll have a break so it’s the moment to go full gas.
“The next step is a final in Wembley so we know how big that is, and you can feel it straight away.
“The boost the game against City gave us, the manner that we won it, and the fact that it is a game in the competition where we are closest to a final, so we’re going to give it a real go.”
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