Arteta has been known to sew the seeds of confusion over the status of players before key games in the past and it remains to be seen whether he might indeed be ready to return to the side. That the Arsenal manager said that the injuries to both Trossard and Saliba were "nothing serious" does at least offer hope that they might be available.

Welcome to ESPN's live updates as Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal took the lead early thanks to a Ben White header from a corner and went 2-0 up shortly after the break through Viktor Gyökeres.

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.

This Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg between Chelsea and Arsenal takes place at Stamford Bridge in west London on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. GMT local time in the UK, which is 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US and Canada, and 7 a.m. AEDT start on Thursday morning in Australia.

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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.