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

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.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Manchester City vs. Newcastle United English Carabao Cup game from February 4, 2026 on ESPN.

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

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 are to take action after a young club mascot was left alone in the middle of the pitch before Saturday's defeat at Liverpool.

Get the best Man City vs. Newcastle predictions ahead of Today's EFL Carabao Cup fixture. Free soccer picks for February 4.

Newcastle rocked by latest injury crisis as Anthony Gordon picks up hamstring issue - Gordon pulled up in the first half of Newcastle’s Carabao Cup semi-final clash with Man City

History is not on Newcastle United's side. No team has ever reached a League Cup final after losing the first leg of the semi-final by two or more goals at home. Travel-sick Newcastle have also only ever won once at Etihad Stadium.

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