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Newcastle won 3-1 on aggregate after beating Southampton 2-1 in the English League Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday. Newcastle are expected to face Manchester United in the final on February 26, having cemented their position with a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest in the first leg last week.
newcastle. The Saudi-backed ownership has breathed new life into the Newcastle club, as the team reached a cup final for the first time in a century and is also on course to qualify for the Champions League soccer tournament this season. . Newcastle won 3-1 on aggregate after beating Southampton 2-1 in the English League Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday. Newcastle are expected to face Manchester United in the final on February 26, having cemented their position with a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest in the first leg last week. The second leg will be played on Wednesday.
Newcastle reached the League Cup final for the first time since 1976, while the last time the team played in the final was in 1999 against Manchester United in the FA Cup. The team currently sits third in the Premier League table and will reach the Champions League if they finish the season in the top four. In the FA Cup, Blackburn beat fellow second tier Birmingham 1–0 in their fourth round tie to book a place in the last 16 where they will face Leicester. The only goal of the game was an own goal by Birmingham defender Auston Trustee.
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