Carabao Cup: Chelsea book semis spot after shootout win over Newcastle
Chelsea kept their hopes of lifting the Carabao Cup alive with a stunning late turnaround to beat Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.
It required an injury time equaliser from Mikhailo Mudryk to send the game to penalties after a mistake from Kieran Trippier. In the shootout that followed Trippier then put his effort wide before Dorde Petrovic saved Matt Ritchie’s kick to put Chelsea through.
A classy finish by Callum Wilson had given Newcastle the lead after 16 minutes, after a long run from his own half. He appeared to have lost the ball on the edge of the area but a poor touch from Benoit Badiashile gifted Wilson the chance to curl a shot past Dorde Petrovic with the outside of his foot.
The hosts were dominant in possession throughout and hit the bar after just seven minutes through Connor Gallagher. Bruno Guimaraes later cleared a Raheem Sterling shot off the line and Nicolas Jackson dragged a shot just wide.
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Christopher Nkunku finally made his debut as a substitute in the second half, but Chelsea laboured in front of goal until Mudryk’s late intervention.
Chelsea advance to the semi-finals alongside Middlesbrough and Fulham. The fourth semi-finalist will be decided tomorrow when Liverpool play West Ham United.