Newcastle United faced off against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final contest. The

City cruised past Newcastle and will face the Premier League leaders at Wembley.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has sprung a few surprises with his side in control of this Carabao Cup semi-final. Erling Haaland is on the bench, meaning Omar Marmoush gets a start up front and there are six changes in all from Sunday's 2-2 draw at Tottenham.

For the fourth transfer window out of five, Newcastle United have not improved their first XI with a game-changing acquisition. Affected by injury and labouring in the Premier League, it means Eddie Howe will have to go with what he has for the remainder of the season, something the head coach has acknowledged is a “risk”.

Newcastle United face a worsening injury crisis after Anthony Gordon was subbed off during the first half of their Carabao Cup semi-final clash against Manchester City with a hamstring issue.

Holders Newcastle United were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Manchester City on Wednesday night and a challenging season shows no sign of relenting.

Man City predicted lineup vs. Newcastle (4-2-2-2): Trafford; Lewis, Khusanov, Aké, O’Reilly; González, Bernardo; Cherki, Foden; Haaland, Semenyo.

It may be a mere consolation for Newcastle against Manchester City, but Anthony Elanga has finally ended his wait for a goal.The winger joined the Magpies from Nottingham Forest in the summer, having