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

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.

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”.

The Cityzens hold a comfortable advantage from the first leg.

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.

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.