Arsenal were well on their way to booking their place in the League Cup final at 2-0 ahead just four minutes into the second half on Wednesday, until super-sub Alejandro Garnacho gave Chelsea faint hope of a second-leg comeback.

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Arsenal will take a narrow advantage back to the Emirates Stadium after an entertaining 3-2 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.Goals from Ben White and

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Mikel Arteta’s side began on the front foot and took the lead after seven minutes, Ben White heading home — virtually unchallenged — from a Declan Rice corner. The remainder of the first half failed to serve up any chances as good as that one, with an Estevao shot, well saved by Kepa, the closest Chelsea came to levelling it up.

CHELSEA have LOST to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. Ben White gave Arsenal an early lead from a corner, before a second goal was given to Viktor Gyokeres after a Robert Sanchez

At 2-0 down and with less than 50 minutes played Liam Rosenior was being serenaded, in his first game in charge at Stamford Bridge, to a chorus of “getting sacked in the morning” from the goading Arsenal fans.

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