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League Cup Arsenal 0 Newcastle United 2 Full time

Match Summary

Tue 7 Jan 2025

League Cup - 

Semi-finals

Arsenal 0 , Newcastle United 2 at Full time

Arsenal

Arsenal

0

2

Newcastle

Newcastle United

Full time

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Half Time Arsenal 0 , Newcastle United 1

HT 0-1

Key Events

Arsenal

Newcastle United

A. Isak (37')Goal 37 minutes

A. Gordon (51')Goal 51 minutes

Assists

Newcastle United,J. Murphy (37')

Venue:

Emirates Stadium

Attendance:

59,125

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Alexander Isak scores at Arsenal

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Alexander Isak has scored 15 goals for Newcastle this season

Michael Emons

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Alexander Isak's rich goalscoring form continued as Newcastle United took control of their Carabao Cup semi-final with a superb first-leg win against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.

Newcastle have never won the competition but will make their second final in three seasons if they avoid defeat, or lose by a one-goal margin, in the second leg at St James' Park on 5 February.

Arsenal, second in the Premier League, started the tie as favourites, but have it all to do in the return fixture.

Isak scored his 14th goal in 15 games to set Newcastle on the way to their seventh successive win.

Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka's free-kick was launched forward, Sven Botman headed the ball on and Jacob Murphy played it into Isak's path with the Swede lifting a composed finish past David Raya.

Anthony Gordon doubled the visitors' lead in the 51st minute, converting the rebound after Raya could only parry Isak's shot.

Gabriel Martinelli had hit the post for the Gunners when the game was goalless, with Jurrien Timber and William Saliba also failing to score with close-range headers.

Tottenham host Liverpool in the first leg of the second semi-final on Wednesday (20:00 GMT), with the final at Wembley on 16 March.

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Newcastle fans still dreaming after superb win

Newcastle have been English champions four times and won six FA Cups, but have not lifted silverware since the Fairs Cup in 1969.

However, their fans will be dreaming this is the year that long wait for a trophy ends.

Eddie Howe's side, beaten 2-0 by Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final in 2023, know they still have a lot of work to do to get back to Wembley, but the first leg in London could not have gone any better.

Indeed, history is on their side as since 1987-88 all eight away teams to have a two-goal advantage after a semi-final first leg have reached the final.

Isak, a striker long linked with a move to Arsenal, showed the Gunners what they were missing with an excellent performance which got him a goal and an assist as he provided constant problems for Gabriel and Saliba.

Jacob Murphy and Gordon also played their part again in Newcastle's resurgence, but everyone contributed in handing Arsenal their first home loss of the season.

Dubravka made an excellent save to deny Gabriel, with Newcastle's defending typified by last-ditch blocks from Dan Burn and Botman as they battled to deal with Arsenal's constant threat from inswinging corners.

Since a 4-2 loss at Brentford a month ago, the Magpies have beaten Leicester, Brentford, Ipswich, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Tottenham and now the Gunners.

That run has lifted Newcastle to fifth in the Premier League, in contention for a return to Champions League football after playing in that tournament last season, though they have no European football this campaign.

They now have an FA Cup tie and four league matches before they must focus on the second leg.

Newcastle fans will already be looking forward to 5 February, which promises to be a raucous evening at St James' Park, with them hoping to finish the job off and return to Wembley.

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A. Isak

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D. Rice

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Gabriel Magalhães

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This appears to be a detailed match report from the BBC Sport website about Newcastle United's 2-0 victory over Arsenal in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals on January 7, 2025. It highlights the key events, player performances, and Newcastle's strong position heading into the second leg. The report emphasizes Alexander Isak's impactful performance and Newcastle's aspirations to end their long trophy drought.

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Match Overview

Competition: EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) Semi-finals (First Leg)

Date: January 7, 2025

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

Attendance: 59,125

Result: Arsenal 0–2 Newcastle United

Key Highlights

First Half (0-1):

Newcastle's Alexander Isak scored in the 37th minute.

The goal originated from a long free-kick by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, flicked on by Sven Botman.

Jacob Murphy provided the assist with a precise pass, allowing Isak to lift the ball calmly over Arsenal’s goalkeeper David Raya.

Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli struck the post earlier in the half, missing a crucial chance to take the lead.

Second Half (0-2):

Anthony Gordon extended Newcastle's lead in the 51st minute.

Gordon capitalized on a rebound after David Raya saved Isak’s initial shot.

Arsenal attempted a comeback, with close-range headers from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba, but failed to find the net.

Key Performers

Newcastle United:

Alexander Isak: Scored the opening goal and assisted Gordon’s rebound goal.

Martin Dubravka: Made key saves, particularly against Gabriel.

Dan Burn & Sven Botman: Exemplary defensive efforts with last-ditch blocks and crucial headers.

Jacob Murphy: Provided the assist for Isak's goal.

Arsenal:

Gabriel Martinelli: Arsenal’s biggest attacking threat but failed to convert chances.

Defensive errors and a lack of composure in front of goal marked Arsenal's struggles.

Historical Context

Newcastle has not won a trophy since the 1969 Fairs Cup.

They are chasing their first-ever EFL Cup victory.

This win gives Newcastle a strong position, with the second leg at St James’ Park on February 5, 2025.

Player Ratings (BBC Sport User Ratings)

Top Newcastle Player: Alexander Isak (8.90/10)

Lowest Arsenal Player: Oleksandr Zinchenko (3.31/10)

Arsenal’s Best: Gabriel Martinelli (4.36/10)

What’s Next?

Newcastle:

The team heads into the second leg at St. James’ Park with a two-goal advantage.

History favors them, as teams with a two-goal away lead in semi-finals have always reached the final since 1987-88.

Arsenal:

They must overturn a two-goal deficit in the second leg to keep their EFL Cup hopes alive.

A daunting task, given Newcastle’s current form (seven consecutive wins in all competitions).

Other Semi-final:

Tottenham Hotspur faces Liverpool in the first leg of the other semi-final on January 8, 2025, at 20:00 GMT.

Analysis

Newcastle’s disciplined defensive approach and clinical finishing were key.

Arsenal dominated possession and created chances but lacked the cutting edge.

Isak’s standout form continues to drive Newcastle’s resurgence under Eddie Howe.

If you’d like additional analysis or insights into the tactical approaches or future implications, let me know!

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ATH 0-2 FCB Highlights, Spanish Super Cup semifinal: Yamal, Gavi score as Barcelona beats Athletic Club to enter final

ATH vs FCB Highlights: Catch the highlights of the Athletic Club vs Barcelona Spanish Super Cup semifinal match played at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.

Updated : Jan 09, 2025 02:33 IST

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Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Athletic Club vs Barcelona Spanish Super Cup semifinal match played at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.

Key Updates

86’ GOAL DISALLOWED | ATH 0-2 FCB

52’ GOAALL!! | ATH 0-2 FCB

SECOND HALF BEGINS!!

17’ GOAALL!! | ATH 0-1 FCB

KICK OFF!!

FC Barcelona starting XI

Athletic Club starting XI

January 09, 2025 02:27FULL-TIME

95+7’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Raphinha does well to run onto a long pass inside the box. He tries to go past Simon but the Athletic goalkeeper times his challenge and wins the ball.

And that is the last major action of the match as the referee blows the whistle for full time. 

January 09, 2025 02:25

90+5’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Raphinha now wins a freekick in the middle of the pitch after drawing a foul from Djalo.

January 09, 2025 02:22

90+2’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Ferran Torres wins a freekick for Barcelona in its own half to slow things down and tick away the seconds.

January 09, 2025 02:21

90’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Seven minutes of added time to play.

January 09, 2025 02:20

89’ ATH 0-2 FCB

It seemed like De Jong’s back pass took a slight deflection off an Athletic player before reaching Inaki, who was in an offside position.

January 09, 2025 02:16OFFSIDE

86’ GOAL DISALLOWED | ATH 0-2 FCB

GOAL DISALLOWED!! The ball comes to Inaki out front and the Athletic captain does well to keep him calm before burying the ball into the bottom right corner.

However, a VAR check is going on at the moment and the goal is disallowed for offside.

January 09, 2025 02:13

83’ ATH 0-2 FCB | Substitutions

Barcelona: Balde and Casado are replaced by Martin and Garcia.

January 09, 2025 02:13OFFSIDE

82’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Nico Williams plays a defence-splitting through ball to De Marcos who made a run into the box. He puts the ball in the back of the net but it is ruled out for OFFSIDE.

January 09, 2025 02:10

80’ ATH 0-2 FCB | Substitution

Athletic Club: Gomez is replaced by Djalo.

January 09, 2025 02:09

79’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Barcelona is in full control of the ball at the moment as the Athletic players scurry to win the ball.

January 09, 2025 02:06YELLOW CARD

76’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Kounde is shown a yellow card for a foul on Gomez.

January 09, 2025 02:04

73’ ATH 0-2 FCB | Substitutions

Barcelona: Gavi and Lewandowski are replaced by De Jong and Ferran Torres 

January 09, 2025 02:02

72’ ATH 0-2 FCB | Substitutions

Berchicho plays a good-looking cross into the box for Inaki. His first time shot ends up going wide of the left post.

January 09, 2025 02:00

70’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Nico Williams races down the left and cuts into his right before taking a shot with his right. Szczesny makes an easy save in the end.

January 09, 2025 01:57

67’ ATH 0-2 FCB

A curling cross comes to Inaki on the right. He takes a touch inside the box and tries to cut back a pass to his brother Nico. However, the flag goes up for offside in the end.

January 09, 2025 01:54

65’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Szczesny makes a fine save after Vesga unleashes a powerful shot from outside th box.

January 09, 2025 01:54

63’ ATH 0-2 FCB | Substitutions

Athletic Club: Prados, Guruzeta, Lekue are replaced by Vesga, Nico Williams and Marcos

Barcelona: Yamal is replaced by Fermin Lopez

January 09, 2025 01:51

61’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Looks like both coaches are preparing their substitutions as Nico Williams and Fermin Lopez get ready on the sidelines.

January 09, 2025 01:49

59’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Barcelona catches Athletic on the break again and Balde drives down the left. He passes it into the box where Jauregizar makes an important touch to clear the ball away for a corner.

January 09, 2025 01:47

57’ ATH 0-2 FCB

Berenguer tries to go on a run down the left but Casado closes him down and clears the ball away for a corner.

January 09, 2025 01:46

55’ ATH 0-2 FCB

It is an uphill task for Athletic now and as it will need at least two goals to force a penalty shootout. 

January 09, 2025 01:42GOAL

52’ GOAALL!! | ATH 0-2 FCB

Yamal scores!! Athletic gives away the ball and Gavi feeds a lovely pass through for Lamine Yamal. The youngster takes a touch on the turn and keeps calm to finish it into the back of the net .

January 09, 2025 01:41YELLOW CARD

50’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Lamine Yamal tries to dribble past Berenguer but the Athletic player brings the youngster down.

He is shown a yellow card for the challenge. 

January 09, 2025 01:39

49’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Raphinha gets the ball on the left and cuts to his right inside the box. He takes a shot which lacks power, allowing Simon to make an easy save.

January 09, 2025 01:37

47’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Yamal gets the ball on the right and cuts into the middle before taking a shot from outside the box. The ball ends up going well wide in the end.

January 09, 2025 01:35

SECOND HALF BEGINS!!

Barcelona kicks off the second half shooting from left to right.

January 09, 2025 01:18HALFTIME

45+1’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Berchiche drives down the left and squares the ball to Williams in the middle. His attempt is brilliantly saved by Szczesny and the rebound attempt is deflected out for a corner.

And that is the last action of the half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.

January 09, 2025 01:16

45’ ATH 0-1 FCB

One minute of added time to play.

January 09, 2025 01:14

43’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Inaki Williams gets the ball on the right side of the box and tries to smash it into the goal. The ball ends up rising and goes out for a goal kick.

January 09, 2025 01:13

42’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Athletic is managing to keep all the play in Barcelona’s half at the moment but cannot seem to create any clear-cut chances.

January 09, 2025 01:11

40’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Five minutes plus added time to go in the first half.

January 09, 2025 01:09

37’ ATH 0-1 FCB

A long ball is played for Raphinha. Simon comes off his line once again to try and control the ball. He misses the ball on the first attempt and ends up hurriedly gathering it inside his penalty area.

January 09, 2025 01:06

35’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Athletic is looking more lively now. Berenguer gets the ball on the left and plays a low cross into the middle. Szczesny makes a good interception to stop the ball from finding Guruzeta.

January 09, 2025 01:04

33’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Raphinha tries to find Athletic on the break with a pass to Yamal on the right. Simon comes way off his line to clear the ball away from danger.

January 09, 2025 01:02

31’ ATH 0-1 FCB

A deflected cross tees up nicely for Jauregriza on the edge of the Barcelona box. However, his volley ends up sailing into the stands.

January 09, 2025 01:01

30’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Paredes with yet another long ball out front for Inaki Williams. Szczesny comes off his line and almost makes a mess of the situation before clearing the ball away for corner.

January 09, 2025 00:59

27’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Athletic has been relying on long balls out front for its forwards, but can’t seem to find a way past the Barcelona defence.

January 09, 2025 00:56

24’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Lewandowski finds Yamal on the right side of the pitch. He tries to cut to his left but slips and loses the ball. Gavi tries to pounce on the loose ball inside the box and goes down claiming a foul from an opposition defender. 

The referee takes a good look and says no penalty.

January 09, 2025 00:54

23’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Paredes gives away the ball in his own half and Yamal plays it through for Raphinha. Unai Simon makes a good save and the rebound attempt from Yamal is poor as the Athletic keeper gathers the ball easily. 

January 09, 2025 00:52

20’ ATH 0-1 FCB

Athletic with a lovely passing move and Inaki Williams is free on the right now. He gets into the box and tries to find his teammate at the far post. But Kounde makes the interception and clears the ball away from danger.

January 09, 2025 00:47GOAL

17’ GOAALL!! | ATH 0-1 FCB

Gavi scores!! Raphinha wins the ball in the middle of the pitch from Paredes. He feeds it to Cubarsi who finds Balde making a run down the left. He gets into the box and cuts back a pass to the six-yard-area where Gavi slips it into the back of the net.

January 09, 2025 00:47

16’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Pedri skips past the Athletic midfield and tries to find Yamal on the right. Berchiche does well to anticipate the pass and make an interception.

January 09, 2025 00:45

14’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Yamal falls back and wins the ball for his side before trying to go on a run. He is fouled by Jauregizar who is lucky to escape a yellow card.

January 09, 2025 00:43

13’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Szczesny comes way off his line to clear a loose ball away from an onrushing Athletic player.

January 09, 2025 00:42

11’ ATH 0-0 FCB

A clearance comes towards Barcelona’s box and Guruzeta tries to trouble Szczesny. However, the flag goes up for offside in the end.

January 09, 2025 00:40

10’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Raphinha stands over the ball and shoots it towards goal, trying to catch Simon out. The Spanish keeper does well to react fast and make a good save to his right

January 09, 2025 00:39

9’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Raphinha wins a freekick in a good shooting position after drawing a foul from Prados.

January 09, 2025 00:38

8’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Barcelona wins a freekick in its own half after Prados fouls Lewandowski. 

January 09, 2025 00:37

6’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Corner comes in from the left for Athletic. The Barca defence does well to head the ball away.

January 09, 2025 00:35

5’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Athletic Club gets a freekick in the opposition half after Gavi commits a foul.

January 09, 2025 00:34

4’ ATH 0-0 FCB

A cross is played from the right into the box by Kounde. Raphinha with a volley in front of goal but ends up shooting the ball over the bar.

January 09, 2025 00:33

2’ ATH 0-0 FCB

Barcelona is enjoying complete possession of the ball at the moment. Yamal with a lovely ball through for Kounde who made a run into the box. Unai Simon comes off his line and makes a good save after Koude takes a shot.

January 09, 2025 00:31

KICK OFF!!

Athletic Club kicks off the match shooting from left to right. 

January 09, 2025 00:26

MATCH STARTS SOON!!

The players are making their way into the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium. Inaki Williams leads Athletic Club while Raphinha leads FC Barcelona.

January 09, 2025 00:07

PREVIEW

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde said Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo being unavailable to play in Wednesday’s Spanish Super Cup semifinal was a boost for his team.

Financially struggling Barcelona is frantically battling to get the Spanish playmaker licensed for the second half of the season after his registration ran