Arsenal are through to the final of the 2025-26 League Cup, where they will face either Manchester City or Newcastle, after finishing off Chelsea with a 1-0 victory (4-2 on aggregate) in north London on Tuesday.

Mikel Arteta has launched a passionate defence of Arsenal's style of play by revealing he has a "massive book of people" who feel his side are the "most exciting in Europe."

Arsenal have lost their star attacker Bukayo Saka due to injury, and Mikel Arteta has provided the latest update.

Otherwise, the main moment of intrigue was Chelsea opting to place three players as far back as the halfway line for an Arsenal corner, intentionally dragging away some of the bodies that cause opposition sides such chaos in these set-pieces. Jurrien Timber still went close.

The Spaniard’s foot injury could prove to be a big blow to Arsenal’s title charge.