Newcastle 2-1 Southampton LIVE SCORE: Guimaraes SENT OFF for horror tackle in Carabao Cup semi-final
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NEWCASTLE have reached the Carabao Cup final after beating Southampton 3-1 on aggregate.
The Magpies - who have not won a major trophy since 1955 - won the second leg 2-1 tonight.
Newcastle star midfielder Bruno Guimaraes was sent off for a horror lunge, but he will still be able to play in the final as suspensions are now opened up to all competitions.
- Result: Newcastle 2-1 Southampton (3-1)
- Newcastle XI: Pope, Trippier, Burn, Schar, Botman, Guimaraes, Willock, Longstaff, Joelinton, Almiron, Wilson
- Southampton XI: Bazunu, Bree, Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Salisu, Bednarek, Alcaraz, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Adams
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Newcastle 2-0 Southampton
23. Southampton need a small miracle now.
The hunger from the Newcastle side is there for all to see.
Newcastle's fans are already in dreamland and we are only 23 minutes into this game.
Newcastle 2-0 Southampton
21. The reverse pass by Almiron was sublime.
Feeding it into the path of Willock who crossed the ball towards Longstaff.
He fired the ball into the back of the net.
Goal - Sean Longstaff (Newcastle)
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
19. Walker-Peters plays a neat one-two down the left.
As he looks to cut the ball back towards goal, Newcastle manage to head the ball clear.
First attacking intent by the visitors.
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17. Trippier dinks a ball over the Southampton defence, setting Almiron towards goal.
Bazunu is able to get to the ball before the Paraguayan.
Somewhere Jack Grealish breathes a sigh of relief.
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
15. Newcastle are playing the game at a high-tempo.
Southampton have not had time to regroup at all.
Eddie Howe's side are looking to put this game beyond them before the interval.
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
13. Lyanco is struggling to deal with the Newcastle threat.
Twice now he has been left for dead by slick passing from the hosts.
Bazunu prevents Schar from making it 2-0 with a good save.
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
11. Willock receives the ball and steps over it, leaving his marker for dead.
He strides down the left wing and looks to square it into the box.
The Saints manage to smother out the cross for a corner.
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
9. The task for Nathan Jones' side has got a lot bigger.
Newcastle have one foot in the final.
The Magpies look well up for this game this evening.
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Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
7. The Toon fans sing 'He's one of our own'.
Longstaff is a popular figure here.
He receives the ball in the box again and gets a left-footed shot away, inches wide of the post.
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton
5. Trippier does brilliantly down the right and feeds the ball into the path of Longstaff in the box.
He strikes towards the bottom corner with the keeper unable to keep it out.
The roof has come off St James' Park.
Goal - Sean Longstaff (Newcastle)
Newcastle 0-0 Southampton
3. The visitors come forward, knowing they cannot sit back and absorb The Magpies' attacks.
They need goals to get back into this tie.
Joelinton drifts into a wide position, dragging his marker with him.
Newcastle 0-0 Southampton
1. Southampton look to get stuck in from the off.
A little too much for the referee's liking as awards Newcastle a free-kick.
The Saints are playing a tight line at the back.
Kick-off: Newcastle vs Southampton
We are underway at St James' Park.
The stadium is absolutely bouncing.
Newcastle get the game started.
Fever-pitch atmosphere building
As Anthony Gordon is paraded in front of the St James' Park faithful, the fans are ready for this one.
They can almost taste that trip to Wembley.
It does not get much bigger than this for the Geordie fans, a cup semi-final, the occasions they have been craving for so long.
Credit: Getty Howe to find winning formula
The Newcastle manager spoke about what he is looking for from his side in tonight's semi-final:
You never know how football match is going to go - it can be unpredictable, and there can be twists and turns in cup ties. From our side, we need to be resilient and be able to take whichever way the game turns and be strong in that moment. I'm sure the crowd will, but support us in that moment, because this is going to be a really difficult game for us.
Eddie HoweToon fans dare to dream
As St James' Park fills up for tonight's game, fans young and old are hoping for a trip to Wembley.
Through thick and thin, the Newcastle faithful ensure that it is a full-house here, they deserve some glory.
With a goal advantage, this really is their tie to lose this evening.
Credit: Reuters Seasiders sunk in cup
Southampton beat Blackpool in their FA Cup fourth-round tie on the weekend with a brace from the unlikeliest of sources.
Romain Perraud scored both goals to give The Saints a narrow 2-1 victory.
Charlie Patino pulled one back for the Championship side but the hosts were able to hold on for the win.
Southampton subs:
13. Caballero, 15. Perraud, 6. Caleta-Car, 45. Lavia, 24. Elyounoussi, 11. Orsic, 7. Aribo, 23. Edozie, 18. Mara
Southampton starting XI:
Nathan Jones makes three changes from the first leg with new signing James Bree making his Saints debut.
31. Bazunu, 14. Bree, 4. Lyanco, 35. Bednarek, 22. Salisu, 2. Walker-Peters, 27. Diallo, 26. Alcaraz, 8. Ward-Prowse, 9. A Armstrong, 10. Adams
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Newcastle subs:
26. Darlow, 3. Dummett, 6. Lascelles, 10. Saint-Maximin, 11. Ritchie, 12. Lewis, 14. Isak, 23. Murphy, 32. Anderson
Newcastle starting XI:
Eddie Howe goes with an unchanged side from the goalless draw with Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.
22. Pope, 2. Trippier, 4. Botman, 5. Schar, 33. Burn, 39. Guimaraes, 36. Longstaff, 28. Willock, 24. Almiron, 7. Joelinton, 9. Wilson
Credit: @NUFC Magpies getting stuck into cup
Kieran Trippier, Joelinton and Sean Longstaff are leading the way in the tackling stats for the EFL Cup this season.
Howe's side are giving opponents no time on the ball and closing down their opponents more than any side.
This goes some way to show why The Magpies find themselves only 90 minutes away from a place at Wembley.
Saints looking to set record straight
Southampton are still looking for cup glory on two fronts this season.
They are looking to become just the third team in EFL Cup history to reach the final after losing the first leg at home.
Stoke City and Arsenal are the only two other sides to do so.
