The English papers have been writing about the excellent results presented by the Newcastle United team this year, after the recent deals they have made and yesterday’s qualification for the League Cup final. Express, Newcastle are celebrating as if it were 1999, referring to Newcastle’s League Cup victory over Southampton and reaching their first final in 24 years.
The Daily Star wrote to the Newcastle manager who had booked his first trip to the final in 24 years. And Newcastle qualified for the League Cup final by beating Southampton 2-1 in the second leg of the semi-finals of the competition to face Manchester United in the final on 26 February at Wembley Stadium, who beat Nottingham Forest. and won the match 2-0. The second leg will take place on Wednesday at Old Trafford.
This will be the second time Newcastle have reached the League Cup final since 1999 and it was also against Manchester United who then won the title, so the next final will be a rematch for Newcastle.
Newcastle capitalized on their 1-0 win in the first leg to qualify with a 3-1 aggregate scoreline, waiting for the winner from Manchester United and Nottingham Forest to face them in the upcoming final.
Thus, Newcastle have every chance to win their first league title since the 2016-2017 season, in which they won the title of “Championship” in the English Premier League.
Newcastle St Longstaff scored both goals in 21 minutes, one more than what he had scored at his team’s ground in the previous 60 matches. This is the first match Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope has scored in a long time, as he has not conceded another goal in 9 consecutive matches.
