Two second half goals within six minutes of each other were enough to see a very young Arsenal side ease past a full-strength Newcastle in this evening’s 3rd round Carling Cup tie at the Grove.

Nicklas Bendtner’s towering header, followed shortly by Denilson’s smash from 25 yards  sees the Gunners added to Saturday’s draw for the 4th round.  Also on Saturday is a trip to Upton Park for a league match against West Ham.  The Hammers did the double over us last season, so let’s hope this good start to the season continues.  Kickoff is at 10AM ET, and the match is being broadcast live here in the US on Setanta USA.