Arsenal injury, suspension news and return dates for Newcastle clash: White, Saka, Jesus, Tomiyasu latest

Seeking to overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit, Arsenal travel to St James' Park to face Newcastle United in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final on Wednesday night.

The Gunners are in high spirits after securing a thumping 5-1 home victory over Manchester City on Sunday to boost their slim hopes of winning the Premier League title.

Mikel Arteta's side are now tasked with getting the better of Newcastle as they attempt to reach their first EFL Cup final in seven years and move one step closer to winning the competition for the first time since 1993.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with Eddie Howe's side.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Gabriel Jesus is on the long road to recovery from an ACL injury and is at risk of missing the remainder of the calendar year.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: April 1 (vs. Fulham)

Bukayo Saka continues to take small steps in his recovery from hamstring surgery, but the attacker is at least another two months away from making his competitive comeback.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Takehiro Tomiyasu is making gradual progress in his recovery from a long-term knee injury, but it remains unknown as to when the defender could be in contention to return to first-team action.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: February 5 (vs. Newcastle)

Ben White is on the cusp of making his long-awaited comeback from knee surgery, but Wednesday's game may come too soon for the defender.

Arsenal have no suspended players for this match.