At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 27, the final of the 2022-23 Premier League Cup was played at Wembley Stadium, with Manchester United and Newcastle United. In the first half, Casemiro scored the opening goal and Marcus Rashford created an own goal to give United the lead; Neither side scored in the second half. In the end, Manchester United beat Newcastle 2-0 to claim the trophy for the first time in five seasons.
In the 5th minute, Saint-Maximin crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Guimarães followed up in the middle of the box when he was ruined by a Manchester United defender. In the 13th minute, Manchester United's cross from the right flank crossed in the box, and Rud's ball turned and volleyed in the middle of the Weghorst penalty area was denied by Newcastle goalkeeper Karius.
In the 16th minute, Anthony's volley from the right side of the edge of the box was denied by Karius. In the 26th minute, Trippier crossed from the right and Scheer and Lisandro Martinez both fell injured and continued to play after receiving treatment.
In the 31st minute, Longstaff broke through to the right side of the box with the ball and crossed in front of the goal, and Saint-Maximin then pointed past Dalot and shot from a small angle that was blocked by De Gea.
In the 33rd minute, Manchester United won a free kick on the left side of the front, Luke Shaw was responsible for the kick-off 45 degrees into the box, Casemiro jumped in the middle of the box to score, after VAR replay confirmed, Casemiro is not offside, the goal is effective, Manchester United 1-0 lead!
In the 39th minute, De Gea opened his foot at the back, Manchester United won the ball after a series of scramble in midfield, Weghorst took the ball to the front of the box on the left side and chose to go straight, Rashford inserted a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, Botman stretched his foot in front of Rashford to try to solve, the ball hit his leg and refracted into the goal, Manchester United 2-0 lead!
In first-half stoppage time, Weghorst broke through to the edge of the box with the ball on the right flank and his left-footed volley was saved by Karius. At the end of the first half, United went into the break with a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, Manchester United replaced Dalot with Wan-Bissaka and Newcastle replaced Shaun Longstaff with Isaac. In the 46th minute, Marcus Rashford burst into the box on the left and crossed, and Fred followed up with a push that had no power to deflect off the line.
In the 47th minute, Anthony's volley from the right side of the penalty area line was denied by Karius. In the 65th minute, Saint-Maximin flashed down the left flank and went deep into the left rib of the penalty area, and Wan-Bissaka reached out in time to clear the ball off the line.
In the 68th minute, Newcastle's long pass from the back was saved by De Gea, and Jolrington's volley from the line of the box was blocked by a Manchester United defender, and after receiving a teammate's knock, he hit the goal again and was blocked. In the 69th minute, United made two changes in a row, with Sabitzer and Scott McTominay coming on for Fred and Wighorst.
In the 74th minute, Sabitzer made a steal in the middle and Marcus Rashford drove the ball to the top of the penalty area and his long-range shot was saved by Karius. In the 83rd minute, United replaced Anthony with Jadon Sancho.
In the 88th minute, United replaced Harry Maguire for Marcus Rashford, who produced an own goal. In the 92nd minute, Newcastle took a free-kick from the left and Jolrington's header was saved by De Gea.
In the 93rd minute, the Manchester United midfielder broke the ball back with a three-on-two attack, Bruno Fernandes burst into the box from the right and dunked a defender to choose his own shot, but was blocked by Karius. In the 95th minute, the two players got into an argument on the touchline, with Scheer and Lisandro Martinez each receiving a yellow card in the clash.
The match ended with United's 2-0 victory over Newcastle to win this season's Premier League Cup, the second time United won the Europa League, League Cup and Community Shield in 2016-17.
Line-ups for both sides: