Arsenal head to the City Ground in buoyant mood after grinding out another important win in midweek, even if Mikel Arteta's side made harder work of it than expected, softfootball reported.
Their narrow victory over Chelsea followed a similarly dramatic five-goal success away at Bournemouth and underlined the Gunners' growing habit of finding solutions even when not at their fluent best.
That result also marked Arteta's first-ever win in a two-legged semi-final, a small but significant milestone that further fuels belief of a long-awaited run to a major final.
