League Cup Live: Newcastle United vs Manchester City

Kick-off: 8:00pm GMT
Venue: St James’ Park

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Newcastle United

Starting XI

1. Nick Pope
2. Lewis Miley
3. Malick Thiaw
4. Sven Botman
5. Lewis Hall
6. Jacob Ramsey
7. Bruno Guimarães
8. Joelinton
9. Jacob Murphy
10. Yoane Wissa
11. Anthony Gordon

Substitutes
32. Aaron Ramsdale
2. Kieran Trippier
8. Sandro Tonali
11. Harvey Barnes
20. Anthony Elanga
27. Nick Woltemade
28. Joe Willock
37. Alex Murphy
62. Sean Neave

Manchester City

Starting XI

1. James Trafford
2. Matheus Nunes
3. Abduqodir Khusanov
4. Max Alleyne
5. Nathan Aké
6. Nico O’Reilly
7. Antoine Semenyo
8. Bernardo Silva (c)
9. Phil Foden
10. Jeremy Doku
11. Erling Haaland

Substitutes
25. Gianluigi Donnarumma
10. Rayan Cherki
4. Tijjani Reijnders
16. Rodri
21. Rayan Aït-Nouri
56. Ryan McAidoo
59. Charlie Gray
63. Divine Mukasa
82. Rico Lewis

⏱️ Live Match Updates

5 min
That’s better from Newcastle. Slick build-up from back to front ends with Anthony Gordon curling a low cross into Yoane Wissa. His first touch is excellent, but leaning back, he balloons the finish high and wide when he really should score.

4 min
A cagey opening at St James’ Park. Plenty of possession, but little in the way of clear chances so far.

3 min
James Trafford gets another touch after receiving a backpass from Nathan Aké, who is operating at left-back for City.

1 min
Lewis Miley takes a throw deep in his own half. Erling Haaland briefly wins possession before Newcastle quickly regain control through Joelinton.

Kick-off
Phil Foden gets us underway for Manchester City. Trafford boots long, and within seconds the ball is back at his feet as Newcastle press early.

🎺 Pre-Match Atmosphere

Not long now. The sax solo from The Blaydon Races rings out as referee Chris Kavanagh leads both teams onto the pitch. Bruno Guimarães and Bernardo Silva exchange handshakes as captains. A proper cup-tie atmosphere under the lights on Tyneside.

📬 From the Mailbox

Chris Paraskevas (Australia) writes:

“G’Day Bazza. A civilized 7am kickoff Down Under, and only one question on Newcastle fans’ minds: will Anthony Gordon and Anthony Elanga wear matching headbands tonight?

Gordon has upgraded from plain black to Adidas branding, but Elanga’s fashion — and form — have stalled. Maybe it’s time for something spicier. I’ve got a feeling this one will be decided by the bench.”

🧤 Goalkeeping Watch

Speculation around James Trafford’s future continues to grow. Newcastle’s interest intensified on Monday after Eddie Howe spoke glowingly of the City goalkeeper, while Pep Guardiola stopped short of ruling out a summer move. Louise Taylor and Jamie Jackson have the details.

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