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Arsenal welcome an in-form Newcastle United to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday as both look to move a step closer to capturing silverware in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. 

Can the Gunners see off the free-scoring Magpies, or will Eddie Howe's side head back to the North-East with a lead?

Odds Now's Brad Walker has taken a closer look at the match-up to find the best value from a punting perspective.

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Arsenal's four-match winning streak ended with a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Saturday evening. 

Ethan Nwaneri's strike initially gave them the lead but the Gunners failed to build up on it, allowing their hosts back into the game after the break through a controversial Joao Pedro penalty. 

The result means they failed to capitalise on leaders Liverpool's dropped points the following day, leaving them six points behind in the Premier League title race having played a game more. 

With Mikel Arteta in desperate need of bringing silverware back to the Emirates, his best chance may lie in this competition.

They must first move past a buoyant Newcastle side, though. 

Eddie Howe's men have won their last six matches in all competitions, scoring 18 goals while keeping four clean sheets in the process. 

The run has left them in fifth, just a single point behind Chelsea in fourth, though they too are also craving a trophy after going almost 60 years without one.

Trophies are paramount for Arsenal this season. (Photo credit: Alamy Images)

Isak eyeing up Arsenal's defensive fragilities

Arsenal may boast the best defensive record in the Premier League, but still conceded an alarming amount of chances against Brighton at the weeekend. 

The Seagulls averaged 1.77 xG across the 90 minutes and were unfortunate to not leave the field having captured all three points. 

Such statistics will be music to the ears of the league's most in-form striker in Alexander Isak. 

The Swede has scored in four consecutive matches and boasts a whopping seven goals in his last six outings. 

Isak also netted the winner when these two met at St James' Park back in November, yet comes in at a wide 11/4 to register over 1.5 shots on target in the capital on Tuesday evening. 

Arsenal have been forced to play Thomas Partey at right-back due to Ben White's ongoing absence through injury, in-turn impacting the overall balance of their midfield. 

Left-back Jurrien Timber will also miss this one through suspension, weakening Arteta's once seemingly impenetrable backline. 

In fact, the Gunners have kept only one clean sheet in their last five, so backing one of the continent's most elite forwards to register two or more shots on target at just shy of 3/1 looks an absolute steal. 

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