Carabao Cup final

Manchester United are all but certain to face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final at the end of the month.

Erik ten Hag's side all but secured their first place in a first final since 2018 last week with a comfortable 3-0 win at the City Ground thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes. As a result, his three-match ban will instead see him miss out on Newcastle's upcoming Premier League games but his suspension will be served before the final on February 26. [Manchester United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) in the FA Cup final - with a dramatic 2-1 win over Southampton in the second leg on Tuesday.

Following Newcastle United's 2-1 victory over Southampton in the Carabao Cup Semi-Final second leg, here are a selection of post-match stats.

Sean Longstaff scored more goals in the opening 21 minutes tonight as he had in his first 60 appearances for Newcastle at St. Indeed, this gap of 47 years between League Cup final appearances is the longest for any team in the competition’s history. This is the quickest they’ve reached 15 wins in a single season as a top-flight club since 2001-02 (24th game).

The Brazilian was sent off in the 82nd minute after VAR intervened on a yellow card decision.

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. Sad for the red card, the first in my career, but these are situations that occur during games. Thanks for the support. Being sent off against Southampton is actually the first time in Guimaraes' senior professional career he has suffered that fate. On the challenge, Howe said: “When the tackle happened, I thought it was a normal tackle, slightly mistimed. It will be an opportunity for someone else."