Newcastle United vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Newcastle United advance 4-0 on aggregate

Newcastle United

19': Jacob Murphy
52': Anthony Gordon

FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Newcastle United advance 4-0 on aggregate

Arsenal

Newcastle finish off Arsenal to reach League Cup final

Newcastle United reached a second League Cup final in three seasons as they overwhelmed Arsenal 2-0 at a feverish St James' Park on Wednesday to complete a crushing 4-0 aggregate win.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
1': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alexander Isak.
2': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
2': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
4': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
4': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
6': VAR Decision: No Goal Newcastle United 0-0 Arsenal.
7': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
7': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
10': Attempt blocked. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
11': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
11': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
12': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
19': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
19': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a through ball.
19': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
21': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
22': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
23': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
24': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
24': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
25': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
25': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
31': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
35': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
36': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross following a set piece situation.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Gabriel Martinelli because of an injury.
42': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
42': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
44': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
44': William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Isak following a fast break.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
45'+2': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by William Saliba.
45'+4': Delay in match (Arsenal).
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+6': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
45'+6': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Arsenal 0.
47': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
47': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
49': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
49': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
52': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Schär.
55': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
55': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
56': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
58': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
58': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
59': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
61': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Leandro Trossard.
61': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Martin Ødegaard.
61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
66': Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dan Burn.
70': Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).
70': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
78': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Jurriën Timber.
78': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy.
80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Sven Botman.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
83': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
84': Offside, Newcastle United. Joe Willock is caught offside.
86': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
86': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
87': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Sandro Tonali.
87': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
88': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Burn.
89': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
90': Attempt missed. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Bruno Guimarães.
90'+2': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
90'+2': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
90'+5': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
90'+5': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.
0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Arsenal 0.

Statistics

ARS		NEW
12	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
13	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	3
68.3	Possession	31.7
11	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
350	Accurate Passes	129
423	Passes	203
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	2
31	Crosses	6
0.1	Cross %	0.3
31	Long Balls	56
12	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
5	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
2	Interceptions	12
13	Effective Clearances	42
13	Clearances	42

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,173

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Martin Dúbravka (GK)
4	Sven Botman
33	Dan Burn
5	Fabian Schär
20	Lewis Hall
2	Kieran Trippier
8	Sandro Tonali
39	Bruno Guimarães
10	Anthony Gordon
23	Jacob Murphy
14	Alexander Isak

Newcastle United Substitutes:

Callum Wilson, Nick Pope, Joe Willock, William Osula, Emil Krafth, Lewis Miley, Valentino Livramento, Matt Targett, Sean Longstaff.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
49	Myles Lewis-Skelly
12	Jurriën Timber
5	Thomas Partey
41	Declan Rice
8	Martin Ødegaard
29	Kai Havertz
19	Leandro Trossard
11	Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal Substitutes:

Raheem Sterling, Tommy Setford, Jorginho, Ethan Nwaneri, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney, Jakub Kiwior, Mikel Merino, Riccardo Calafiori.

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