Arsenal beat London rivals Chelsea 3-2 in the pulsating first leg of their blockbuster Carabao Cup semi-final tie on Wednesday night, having also brushed aside Championship opposition in Portsmouth on Sunday to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup, where they will host League One side Wigan next month.

Post-match analysis

It takes all sorts of effort and multiple contributions to get closer to a trophy. Arsenal had mixed feelings as they left Stamford Bridge with a first-leg win, but without the sc

Mikel Arteta left Stamford Bridge pleased with both the performance and the result after Arsenal’s 3-2 win at Chelsea, but he made no attempt to dress it up as anything more than a job half

In a thriller at Stamford Bridge, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal took a major step toward ending a major trophy drought that has lingered for years.

The German will depart this summer after 15 years at the club and his exit could mean a tweak to their academy's direction

Chelsea face a tall order to reach the Carabao Cup final after a shocking performance from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez handed Arsenal a 3-2 victory in the first leg of their semi-final. The Spaniard made two avoidable mistakes which allowed Ben White and Viktor Gyokeres to score,

One wonders whether Xabi Alonso, the recently sacked Real Madrid head coach, was watching this League Cup semi-final from his home in Spain. If he was, he might have allowed himself a sigh of frustration in the 71st minute,