There was no escape for Mikel Arteta's side last night - Newcastle's application without the ball made them worthy winners

While Newcastle United fans scrambled for trains, tickets and hotels around London for next month’s League Cup final through blissfully blurry vision, wide-eyed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was leading his side on to an Emirates flight to Dubai for a much-needed warm weather winter training break.

Newcastle United remembered the club's late midfielder Cheick Ismael Tiote before their Carabao Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal at St James Park.