Carabao Cup | Newcastle United beat Southampton 1-0 | Joelinton puts Newcastle in Carabao Cup semi-final

2023-01-25 11:01

Carabao Cup | Newcastle United beat Southampton 1-0 | Joelinton puts Newcastle in Carabao Cup semi-final

Brazil midfielder Joelinton's second-half winner gave Newcastle United a 1-0 win over Southampton in Tuesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, with the home side aggrieved by a VAR failure to equalize.


Joelinton and Newcastle thought they had scored in the first half, but referee Stuart Atwell ruled he had handled the ball before firing.

The visitors continued to squander chances in the second half, with Joelinton missing an empty goal before making the save, arriving on time in the 73rd minute to convert Alexander Isaac 's low cross into the winner.

Southampton thought they had made a quick equalizer through Adam Armstrong, but the striker was also adjudged to have used his hand, this time following a VAR review.

Carabao Cup | Newcastle United beat Southampton 1-0 | Joelinton puts Newcastle in Carabao Cup semi-final

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The Saints' night ended on another unsavory pace, with Duj Caleta - Car sent off for two fouls, as Newcastle headed into the final in their pursuit of a first domestic trophy since 1955 .

The intervention of VAR and a couple of fine saves by goalkeeper Nick Pope meant Newcastle kept 16 clean sheets in all competitions this season , two more than any other side in Europe's top five leagues, including the last 11 . 10 in the game .

" We controlled the game but we missed a lot of chances, " Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes told Sky Sports. " It's just the first game, now we need to think about the next game. I'm so proud of the team we have today.

" A goal is important, we can score more goals, but the most important thing is to get a goal in front of Southampton. I want to thank Nick Pope , I think he is the best goalkeeper in the world. Let's continue keep it up.

VAR was not popular on the south coast as Southampton were denied a further goal in their 1-0 Premier League loss to Aston Villa at the weekend after James Ward - Prowse 's shot was fouled .

" It's a game of margins, " Southampton coach Nathan Jones told Sky Sports. " We're very close to being a good team. We have to start taking our chances and stop conceding goals. "

" It's not about now or the next game, it's about building something we can be proud of. "