They would be even stronger position if Arsenal had not turned their form around since their defeats in both domestic cups last month, beginning in the first leg of this EFL Cup semifinal before they were then knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties by Manchester United.

Newcastle left no doubts of who would be playing in the EFL Cup final, as goals from Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon finished off a 4-0 aggregate win to put the Magpies into the title match at Wembley.