Carabao Cup

Newcastle head to Southampton on Tuesday in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie; the Magpies have not won a major honour since their FA Cup ...

I reckon the weakened team that lost to Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup was down to the fixture schedule. He made big changes for the FA Cup trip to Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle were sent tumbling out - only their second defeat of the season. It was a similar story against Leicester in the quarter-final. Ninety per cent of the fans I've spoken to would rather win the Carabao Cup than finish in the top four. I think he could freshen things up slightly by bringing in Allan Saint-Maximin and/or Alexander Isak from the start, but that wouldn't be weakening the team. The team on the park still have work to do, and the fans understand that. Football is a matter of life and death to many Newcastle fans, it's ingrained in their DNA. That's why, irrespective of what happens at St Mary's, next Tuesday at St James' Park promises to be a very special occasion. Generations of Newcastle fans haven't seen their side lift a trophy; a full generation hasn't even watched them compete in a semi-final. The fans are enjoying going to matches, the city is awash with black and white. If the club's new owners were to end their trophy hoodoo so early into their reign, and earlier than planned or expected, who knows what could follow in the coming years. It's maybe not the free-flowing football witnessed under Keegan, but Howe has instilled a sturdy, pragmatic element that most teams are finding almost impossible to break down.

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has named an unchanged starting XI ahead of the Magpies' Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Southampton on Tuesday ...

[Allan Saint-Maximin](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/allan-saint-maximin/) and [Jacob Murphy](/teams/first-team/jacob-murphy), who both provided an assist each against Southampton earlier this term, are available for Howe to deploy from the bench along with Swedish striker [Alexander Isak](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/alexander-isak/), who has netted three goals in 341 minutes of competitive action for the Magpies. [Miguel Almirón](/teams/first-team/miguel-almiron), who opened the scoring in the recent Premier League encounter against Southampton, and [Joelinton](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/joelinton/) will aim to provide attacking support from the flanks for striker [Callum Wilson](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/callum-wilson/). [Karl Darlow](/teams/first-team/karl-darlow) comes in for [Martin Dúbravka](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/martin-dubravka/), who is cup-tied after featuring for Manchester United in the earlier rounds of this season's competition. [Bruno Guimarães](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/bruno-guimaraes/) and [Joe Willock](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/joe-willock/), who were both on target in a 4-1 away win against the Saints in November, both begin in the middle of the park along with [Sean Longstaff](/teams/first-team/sean-longstaff). [Nick Pope](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/nick-pope/), [Kieran Trippier](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/kieran-trippier/) (c), [Fabian Schär](/teams/first-team/fabian-schaer), [Sven Botman](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/sven-botman/), [Dan Burn], [Bruno Guimarães](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/bruno-guimaraes/), [Sean Longstaff](/teams/first-team/sean-longstaff), [Joe Willock](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/joe-willock/), [Miguel Almirón](/teams/first-team/miguel-almiron), [Joelinton](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/joelinton/), [Callum Wilson](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/callum-wilson/). [Karl Darlow](/teams/first-team/karl-darlow), [Javier Manquillo](/teams/first-team/javier-manquillo), [Jamaal Lascelles](/teams/first-team/jamaal-lascelles), [Jamal Lewis](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/jamal-lewis/), [Matt Ritchie](/teams/first-team/matt-ritchie), Elliot Anderson, [Jacob Murphy](/teams/first-team/jacob-murphy), [Allan Saint-Maximin](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/allan-saint-maximin/), [Alexander Isak](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/alexander-isak/). [Jamaal Lascelles](/teams/first-team/jamaal-lascelles), [Matt Ritchie](/teams/first-team/matt-ritchie), [Javier Manquillo](/teams/first-team/javier-manquillo) and [Jamal Lewis](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/jamal-lewis/) are also included as well as 20-year-old Elliot Anderson, who was not born when his boyhood club last played in a domestic cup final back in 1999. [Nick Pope](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/nick-pope/), targeting a tenth clean sheet in a row across all competitions this evening, continues in between the sticks behind a four man defence involving [Kieran Trippier](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/kieran-trippier/), [Fabian Schär](/teams/first-team/fabian-schaer), [Sven Botman](https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/sven-botman/) and [Dan Burn].

The Carabao Cup Semi-Finals are right around the corner and a place in the Final at Wembley is at stake!

- Nottingham Forest have progressed from all six of their Carabao Cup semi-final ties, with this their first appearance in the last four since 1991-92. - This will be Manchester United's 17th appearance in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, with only Liverpool appearing in more (18). The last Manchester United player to score 5+ goals in a single Carabao Cup campaign was Carlos Tévez in 2008-09 (6). It's their longest run of away wins in the competition's history. This is their first home game against the Red Devils since an 8-1 defeat in February 1999. - Newcastle haven't won an away Carabao Cup match against a Premier League opponent since October 2014, and a 2-0 win at Manchester City.

Minute-by-minute report: Join Scott Murray for updates from the first leg at St Mary's.

They’ve shown a few replays of the incident, and nothing egregious sticks out. Seems it was ruled out on the pitch for a Joelinton handball; however, from one of those angles, the ball seemed to hit the Newcastle forward on the side of his body only. Just a free kick, nothing more, a yard or so outside the box on the right. Armstrong is a concussion substitution, by the way. Mara’s presence forces Schar into the concession of a corner on the right. Almiron one-twos with Longstaff and enters the Saints box from the right. 62 min: Walker-Peters drives down the right and crosses for Ward-Prowse, who becomes the next player to try a Mark Hughes Special. Armstrong can’t force the rebound home from a tight angle, then the ball breaks to Lyanco on the edge of the box. Armstrong beats Burn to the ball, and bundles it into the bottom-left corner of the net! Over the bar the ball flies. A cross comes looping into the Newcastle box from the right. 70 min: Down the left, Edozie drops a shoulder to get past Trippier again with absurd ease.

Currently in its sixth year as the official title sponsor of the Carabao Cup, Carabao Energy Drink is giving football fans across the nation the chance to ...

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Erik ten Hag's Manchester United are pushing for Wembley as they take on Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup semifinals.

— Forest have turned the City Ground into a fortress in recent months and are unbeaten at home across all competitions since September 16, knocking out Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup. United eased to a 3-0 victory on that occasion, despite some fearless early signs from Forest. They also defeated Liverpool 1-0 before the World Cup break, while getting revenge for a league loss to Tottenham by beating Antonio Conte's men in this competition. Meanwhile, United have also gone with a first-choice lineup, other than the absence of Raphael Varane, who is on the bench. 45 mins to KO: The return of Casemiro will be a huge boost to United, given his spectacular impact since switching Real Madrid for the north of England last summer.

The Carabao Cup semi-final rules for the number of legs, extra-time and penalties ahead of Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United tonight.

[away goals rule](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/24/carabao-cup-do-away-goals-count-in-the-semi-finals-and-is-var-in-use-18149460/) will also not be in use for the two semi-finals. [Newcastle United](https://metro.co.uk/tag/newcastle-united-fc/?ico=auto_link_sport_P2_LNK1) or [Southampton](https://metro.co.uk/tag/southampton-fc/) in the [final at Wembley](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/24/when-is-the-carabao-cup-final-2023-date-kick-off-time-and-tv-18150275/) on February 26. [Manchester United still keen to sign a second forward this month but will be limited to another loan deal](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/25/manchester-united-still-keen-to-sign-a-forward-this-month-but-will-be-limited-to-another-loan-deal-18163607/?ico=more_text_links) [Newcastle beat Southampton 1-0](https://metro.co.uk/tag/newcastle-united-fc/) in the first leg of the first semi-final on Tuesday night, with the return leg scheduled for Tuesday, January 31 at 8pm. [Carabao Cup](https://metro.co.uk/tag/efl-cup/) semi-finals continue tonight with [Nottingham Forest](https://metro.co.uk/tag/nottingham-forest-fc/) welcoming [Manchester United](https://metro.co.uk/tag/manchester-united-fc/) at the City Ground. [Privacy Policy](https://metro.co.uk/privacypolicy/)

SOUTHAMPTON: Newcastle United have one foot in the final of the Carabao Cup after a Joelinton strike saw them emerge victorious in the first leg of their ...

On the stroke of halftime the Magpies had a seemingly legitimate goal chalked off for handball as Joelinton turned in from close range after a Willock break down the left, however referee Stuart Atwell deemed the ball hit the Brazilian’s hand. He had an age to line it up, a poor, poor finish from a player who is struggling in the final third this season. “In terms of meeting and greeting players, that can be done by other people. Having drawn a blank in three of their last four Premier League games, the Magpies started this one in no mood to see that run continue. “It’s been a good day but there’s still a long way to go in the tie. Howe resisted the temptation to shuffle his pack after scoring just once in their last four games.

Harry Maguire was absent from the Manchester United squad for their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Nottingham Forest due to suspension.

The Tricky Trees and Red Devils meet in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final this week as the race for this season's first trophy heats up. Marcus ...

The last Manchester United player to score 5+ goals in a single League Cup campaign was Carlos Tévez in 2008-09 (6). - Nottingham Forest have progressed from all six of their League Cup semi-final ties, with this their first appearance in the last four since 1991-92. - This will be Manchester United’s 17th appearance in the League Cup semi-finals, with only Liverpool appearing in more (18). It’s their longest run of away wins in the competition’s history. Get up to £40 in free bets on selected events. £20) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. This is their first home game against the Red Devils since an 8-1 defeat in February 1999. Bonuses expire in 7 days. It was like a pack of cards with the goals we concede.” At that point, a point was the maximum. - Manchester United have won all three of their League Cup meetings with Nottingham Forest – 4-0 in 1982-83 (quarter-final), 1-0 in 1991-92 (final) and 2-1 in 1998-99 (fourth round). And on top level, you can’t win trophies.