How Arsenal could line up against Newcastle in Carabao Cup semi-final tonight after Mikel Arteta admitted only EIGHT players trained - and a 15-year-old star could feature on the bench
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Arsenal host Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie on Tuesday night and Mikel Arteta must contend with various injury issues. The Spaniard admitted that only eight first-team players reported for training on Monday morning after a spate of injuries and a virus hit the squad.
![[Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz are both doubts with illness going into the Emirates affair]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/14/93828009-0-image-a-25_1736260457613.jpg)
Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard are both doubts with that illness while Arsenal 17-year-old sensation Ethan Nwaneri, who scored against Brighton on Saturday, is out injured for the rest of the month. There will be no sign of Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Raheem Sterling, or Takehiro Tomiyasu as their injury problems persist. He will also have an eye on Sunday's FA Cup clash with Manchester United.
![[The loss of Ethan Nwaneri to injury over the weekend has limited Arteta's options further, with only eight first-team starts training on Monday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/14/93827979-0-image-a-26_1736260482248.jpg)
It means Arteta could be compelled to hand an opportunity to a young star - perhaps 15-year-old midfielder Max Dowman, who has already been training with the first team. With that in mind, Mail Sport assesses how the Gunners could line up. Mail Sport predicts how Arsenal could line up against Newcastle in the EFL Cup semi-finals.
![[Jurrien Timber is back from suspension and will likely start at right-back, perhaps left-back]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/14/93827985-0-image-m-28_1736260526098.jpg)
Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz are both doubts with illness going into the Emirates affair. The loss of Ethan Nwaneri to injury over the weekend has limited Arteta's options further, with only eight first-team starts training on Monday. David Raya is likely to get the nod in goal and there is no obvious reason why he wouldn't.
![[Arteta has turned to Jakub Kiwior at left centre-back at every Carabao Cup game this season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/14/93828241-0-image-a-29_1736260704627.jpg)
