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Arsenal have four players on Eberechi Eze and not one of them can get the ball successfully off him as Palace are awarded a free-kick.

Eze sees David Raya off his line and goes for goal from over 40 yards but the ball sails well over the bar.

Chris Waddle
Former Newcastle & England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

Alexander Isak will be massive for Newcastle tonight. The three Brentford centre halves Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock and Nathan Collins aren't blessed with great pace and Isak has a lot of it. If he gets level with these defenders he will run away from them.

Something must have happened to Brentford defender Sepp van den Berg in the warm-up because he was replaced by Nathan Collins in the XI.

Newcastle's Joelinton spins into some space but has a shot blocked. Bright start for the Tynesiders.

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They are still warming up on the pitch before the late kick-off at St Mary's Stadium, where it is bottom of the Premier League against top of the Premier League for a place in the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Liverpool have 31 more points than Southampton, who have played one more game.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is captaining the Reds on what is his 300th start for the club.

Will he still be at Anfield next season?

Here come Arsenal looking for the equaliser as Leandro Trossard clips the ball in from the left but Maxence Lacroix heads away.

Bruno Guimaraes gets in behind for Newcastle but his cross is headed away.

Brentford are wearing a Palermo-style pink shirt today.

Newcastle are playing in their standard white and black stripes (sounds weird when you say it that way round).

This game has kicked off.

Another Arsenal mistake as Gabriel Jesus gives the ball away and Ismaila Sarr surges towards the box before hitting a low effort that David Raya has to push away.

Really good start by Crystal Palace, who are unbeaten in their last five.

Eddierocksteady: I can see the back page headlines tomorrow: 'Mateta Sinks Arteta'. The ignominous irony of thinking you can compete without a proper No. 9. Poetic.

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Emirates

Lots of boos for Leandro Trossard from the travelling Palace fans as he used to play for their rivals Brighton.

Stephen: Hard to see Kiwior lasting much longer at Arsenal - very underwhelming in Gabriel’s absence and clearly wouldn’t be playing if Calafiori was fit

Izzy Christiansen
Former England midfielder on Sky Sports

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Brentford are still on this journey to becoming this complete football club. They are a massive name in the Premier League already and Thomas Frank's reputation is only going up and up.

You can see the players enjoy playing for him. He looks like a joy to play for.

They will go to Newcastle tonight with so much belief that they can get into the semi-finals.

Jurrien Timber gets something on the delivery from the corner but Jefferson Lerma is on the line to clear.

Kieran Tierney charges into space down the left before crossing. The ball strikes the hand of Trevoh Chalobah and Tierney appeals for a penalty but nothing is given.

Still, they have a corner and maybe a chance for another set-piece goal?

Another long ball is initially problematic for the Arsenal defence but this time they are, eventually, able to clear.

The Gunners certainly look a bit unsettled at the back.