Newcastle United vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals
· 1st LegSemenyo scores again as Man City get semifinal edge over Newcastle
Antoine Semenyo scored his second goal in as many games for his new club as Manchester City secured a precious Carabao Cup semifinal advantage over holders Newcastle.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 3': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
- 5': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 9': Offside, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Anthony Gordon.
- 13': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 15': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
- 16': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 17': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 17': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 19': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 21': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 23': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Pope (Newcastle United).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Offside, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 29': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 30': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 30': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 33': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 37': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 40': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 40': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 45'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 0.
- 46': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 46': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
- 50': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 1. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 59': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Antoine Semenyo.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 61': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Nico O'Reilly.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Phil Foden.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 63': Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 67': VAR Decision: No Goal Newcastle United 0-1 Manchester City.
- 69': Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 69': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 69': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 69': Offside, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a headed pass.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 72': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United).
- 72': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 73': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Handball by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 76': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 76': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 81': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Nick Pope (Newcastle United). Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 83': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 87': Substitution, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Nathan Aké.
- 90': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 90': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 90'+2': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nick Pope (Newcastle United). Assisted by Max Alleyne.
- 90'+3': Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
- 90'+6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by James Trafford.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 90'+8': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 2. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 2.
Statistics
 MNC |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 280 |
| 472 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 22 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 51,392
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 51,392
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 12 | Malick Thiaw |
| 3 | Lewis Hall |
| 67 | Lewis Miley |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães  |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 9 | Yoane Wissa |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Trafford (GK) |
| 68 | Max Alleyne |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
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