The EFL have defended the ball used in this season's Carabao Cup after Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta suggested it had played a role in their missed chances against Newcastle. Arsenal suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday evening. The Gunners scored 23 shots at […]
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THE EFL has responded to Mikel Arteta's suggestion that the Carabao Cup balls “fly differently”. Arsenal were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle in the first leg of the semi-final with goals either side of half-time from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon. The Gunners had 23 shots and 11 corners leading to just three attempts on target,
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Mikel Arteta lamented Arsenal's waste in their 2–0 Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Newcastle and suggested the ball used in the competition was a contributing factor. Arsenal missed a string of chances at the Emirates Stadium as goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon put Newcastle in control of the tie ahead of next month's
MIKEL ARTETA has bizarrely blamed BALL for Arsenal's defeat to Newcastle. The Gunners suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at the Emirates in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. Aleksander Isak and Anthony Gordon scored goals to put the Magpies in a comfortable position ahead of the reverse fixture. Arsenal could not
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Mikel Arteta bizarrely brought up the match ball as Arsenal crushed their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle. In the Carabao Cup a Puma ball is used, while in the Premier League a Nike ball is used. When asked about Arsenal's missed chances – they had 23 shots but only three on target – Arteta replied: “We
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