Hello there! The second leg of the EFL Cup semifinals are officially here, with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur carrying advantages over Arsenal and Liverpool, respectively, into this week's decisive games.

Newcastle comfortably downed Arsenal to reach the EFL Cup final thanks to a sensational performance from Eddie Howe's side. 2-0 up heading into the evening, the tie was almost over inside four minutes when Alexander Isak rifled the ball past David Raya, only for VAR to hand Arsenal a massive let-off by adjudging the Swede fractionally offside.

Ghana midfielder, Thomas Partey featured for Arsenal on Wednesday night but the team’s plan to overturn a first-leg EFL Cup semi-final setback to set the tone for a party could not be achieved.