Advantage Arsenal in League Cup semi-final after win at Chelsea
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Arsenal's Martin Zubimendi celebrates scoring their third goal with Mikel Merino.
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- Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 in the League Cup semi-final first leg, with goals from White, Gyokeres and Zubimendi.
- Chelsea's Garnacho scored twice, keeping their hopes alive despite Arsenal's dominant performance at Stamford Bridge.
- Manchester City won 2-0 against Newcastle in the other semi-final first leg, increasing competition for the final.
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LONDON - Arsenal edged towards their first League Cup final since 2018 as they beat Chelsea 3-2 in the opening leg of their semi-final at Stamford Bridge on Jan 14.
Ben White, Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi were all on target for Mikel Arteta’s dominant side but a double from substitute Alejandro Garnacho kept Chelsea’s hopes alive.
White headed in from a trademark Arsenal corner routine in the seventh minute and Gyokeres pounced on an error by Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez to make it 2-0 just after the break.
Garnacho reduced the deficit four minutes after coming off the bench but Zubimendi finished off a silky Arsenal move to restore their two-goal cushion in the 71st minute.
It looked as though Arsenal would head back across town with a commanding lead for the second leg but Garnacho was on hand to fire home through a crowd of players late on.
Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the first leg of the other semi-final on Jan 13. REUTERS
