Manchester City hold a 2-0 advantage over Newcastle United heading into the second leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal.
A final date with Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday, March 22 is the prize on the line after the Gunners completed their semifinal task against Chelsea last night.
Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki got the goals in an impressive City showing at St James' Park but their form elsewhere in 2026 has been largely poor.
Sunday's 2-2 draw against an injury-hit Tottenham, a match where Pep Guardiola's team established a comfortable 2-0 lead at halftime, should give Newcastle cause for encouragement. However, their record at the Etihad Stadium is awful.
The Carabao Cup holders have only won once at this venue, back in 2014, while no team has ever come from behind to win a League Cup semifinal after losing the first leg at home by two or more goals.
RECAP:Newcastle vs. Man City, Carabao Cup semfinal, 1st leg as it happened
Man City vs. Newcastle score
Score (agg.) Goalscorers
Man City 0 (2) _
Newcastle 0 (0) _
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester (UK)
Referee: Tony Harrington
Man City vs. Newcastle talking points, analysis
Match analysis from Man City vs. Newcastle will appear here after fulltime.
Man City vs. Newcastle lineups, team news
Man City lineup will appear here 1 hour and 15 minutes before kickoff
****Man City predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1 right to left):****Trafford (GK) — Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, Ait-Nouri — Rodri, O'Reilly— Semenyo, Cherki, Marmoush — Haaland
Man City subs: TBC
Newcastle lineup will appear here 1 hour and 15 minutes before kickoff
****Newcastle predicted starting XI (4-3-3, right to left):****Pope (GK) — Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall — Willock, Tonali, Ramsey —Barnes, Wissa, Gordon
Newcastle subs: TBC
Man City vs. Newcastle reaction
Pep Guardiola and Eddie Howe's post-match reaction will appear here.
Next games for Man City vs. Galatasaray
Manchester City travel to Anfield to face Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, February 8
A day earlier, Newcastle host Brentford at St James' Park.