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01/14 15:59 CST Arsenal feasts on Sanchez mistakes to set up 3-2 win over
Chelsea in League Cup semifinals
Arsenal feasts on Sanchez mistakes to set up 3-2 win over Chelsea in League Cup
semifinals
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Arsenal scored two goals off errors by goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to set up a
3-2 win at Chelsea in the first leg of the English League Cup semifinals on
Wednesday.
A corner sailed over Sanchez in the seventh minute, allowing Ben White to head
into an unguarded net, before the Spanish keeper let a low cross squirm through
his grasp to gift Viktor Gyokeres a tap-in in the 49th.
Substitute Alejandro Garnacho pulled a goal back but Martin Zubimendi restored
Arsenal's two-goal cushion by slotting home a finish in the 70th.
Garnacho's second goal --- in the 83rd --- gave Chelsea a lifeline ahead of the
second leg on Feb. 3 at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
Still, Mikel Arteta's team is the favorite to advance to the March 22 final at
Wembley Stadium in what is shaping up to be a banner season for the Gunners,
who lead the Premier League by six points and top the Champions League
standings.
In the other semifinal matchup, Manchester City won 2-0 at Newcastle in the
first leg on Tuesday. Their second match is on Feb. 4.
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