There was no escape for Mikel Arteta's side last night - Newcastle's application without the ball made them worthy winners

Newcastle is back in the English League Cup final for another chance to end its 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy. The Saudi-controlled northeast club beat Arsenal 2-0 in the second leg of the semifinals Wednesday to advance 4-0 on aggregate.

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In a season where Arsenal has somehow managed to sit near the top of the Premier League table while playing soccer that oscillates between uninspired and outright chaotic, Newcastle United delivered

Now whoscored have published their independent player ratings for this Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 match: (The Whoscored display can only show ratings on four subs for a team Krafth was rated 6.1) As you can see, ten players received a rating of 7.0 or more, with nine of them playing for NUFC.

Mikel Arteta has appeared to blame Arsenal’s hectic schedule for their loss to Newcastle United last night, claiming his players were tired. At the start of this season, the Gunners were competing for four trophies and have only just been eliminated from all domestic cup competitions.