EFL Cup: Chelsea 5-3 Newcastle advance to the semi-finals!
At 4 o'clock in the morning on December 20, Beijing time, in the 1/4 finals of the 2023-24 English League Cup, Chelsea defeated Newcastle with an aggregate score of 5-3 after a penalty shootout and advanced to the semi-finals!
Highlights of the game
1. Eddie Howe ushered in the milestone of 100 games in charge of Newcastle, and as a result, the League Cup eliminated Manchester City and Manchester United, but unfortunately lost to Chelsea, failed to reach the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons, and lost to Manchester United in the final last season and finished second.
2. Nkunku made his Chelsea debut, having joined from Leipzig for €60 million this summer, but suffered a serious injury in a warm-up game in August and spent four months recuperating before returning for this game.
Wonderful review
In the 2nd minute, Caicedo grabbed a foul and received a yellow card.
In the 6th minute, Gallagher curled a right-footed shot from the top of the arc, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced.
In the 16th minute, Wilson broke through with the ball, Badiashile made a huge mistake that was both outrageous and hilarious, and sent a big gift, Wilson scored with a single volley, 0-1!
In the 23rd minute, Palmer cut inside on the right and fired a low left-footed shot that was too square.
In the 28th minute, Sterling pushed a right-footed shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, and the ball was slightly off.
In the 29th minute, Sterling took a horizontal inventory in the middle of the penalty area and his right-footed volley was blocked in front of the goal.
In the 32nd minute, Enzo was injured and replaced by Armando Broja.
In the 38th minute, Armando Broja scored with a pick-and-shoot, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
In the 55th minute, Armando Broja made an inverted triangle pass on the left side of the penalty area, and Jackson stopped the ball and turned around and fired a low right-footed shot slightly wide.
In the 56th minute, Jackson split the ball, and Sterling's low right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved.
In the 69th minute, Nkunku replaced Jackson for his Chelsea debut.
In the 83rd minute, Maatsen crossed from the right, and Nkunku's header in the box was too square.
In the 92nd minute, Maatsen crossed from the right, Kieran Trippier made a mistake in clearing the header, and Mudryk followed with a right-footed volley into the net, 1-1!
In the 95th minute, Guimaraes knocked down Maatsen and received a yellow card, and Mudryk came up to clash with him.
At the end of 90 minutes, there was no extra time and went straight to the penalty shootout.
In the first penalty, Palmer scored with a left-footed push, 2-1! Wilson equalized with a right-footed shot, 2-2! On the second penalty, Gallagher shot with his right foot, 3-2!
In the third penalty, Nkunku scored with his right foot, 4-2!Guimarães scored with his right foot, 4-3!In the fourth penalty, Mudryk scored with a low right-footed shot, 5-3!
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Line-up
Chelsea (4231): 28-Petrovic, 2-Disasi (78'29-Mattson), 6-Thiago Silva, 5-Badiashile, 26-Colwill (46'27-Gusto), 25-Caicedo, 23-Gallagher, 20-Palmer, 8-Enzo (32'19-Broja), 7-Sterling (78'10-Mudryk), 15-Jackson
Newcastle (433): 1-Dubravka, 17-Kraft (46'2-Trippier), 6-Ruscelles, 4-Botman (46'33-Bourne), 21-Livramento, 67-Miley, 39-Guimaraes, 36-Longstaff, 24-Almiron, 9-Wilson, 10-Gordon (52'11-Richie)