Newcastle vs Southampton, live, in League Cup semifinal: Score ...

After securing their narrow advantage down on the south coast last week, Newcastle are firm favorites to reach a major cup final for the first time since the 1998-99 FA Cup, when the Magpies were beaten by the famed, treble-winning Manchester United side.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Newcastle vs Southampton. 

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Local boy Longstaff at the double! #EFL | @NUFC pic.twitter.com/RRDB2FprHz

— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) January 31, 2023

Eddie Howe’s side has performed well above expectations this season, mounting a serious top-four challenge one or two years ahead of reasonable expectations. Getting to — and winning — a final in the same season would merely be icing on the cake for Howe, who took over the Premier League’s 19th-place side (5 points from 11 games) from Steve Bruce in November 2021.

Saints reached the League Cup final in 2017, but were somewhat controversially beaten by Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. Southampton have won more cup ties (6 of 7) than PL fixtures (4 of 20), which goes a long way toward explaining why Nathan Jones’ side sits rock-bottom of the PL table with just 15 points.

OUT: Jonjo Shelvey (calf), Matt Targett (foot), Emil Krafth (knee)

HOWAY NEWCASTLE! ✊#NEWSOU pic.twitter.com/jxQ7TlVRQz

— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) January 31, 2023

OUT: Valentino Livramento (knee), Juan Larios (adductor), Duje Caleta-Car (suspension), Moussa Djenepo (head), Alex McCarthy (ankle)

YOUR SAINTS ????

Here’s our line-up for the second leg of the @Carabao_Cup semi-final against #NUFC: pic.twitter.com/3JFuizPDbR

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) January 31, 2023

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