City oust Newcastle in semis, face Arsenal in Copa da Liga final | OneFootball

Manchester City is in the final of the English League Cup after defeating Newcastle, the current champion, this Wednesday. The match took place at the Etihad Stadium, with a score of 3 to 1. Omar Marmoush (twice) and Tijjani Reijnders scored for the home team, while Anthony Elanga scored for the visitors.

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Match Situation

With a 5 to 1 aggregate victory, Manchester City reaches the EFL Cup final, where they will face Arsenal at Wembley on March 22.

Meanwhile, Newcastle bids farewell to the competition and fails to defend last season's title, extending their losing streak to four consecutive defeats.

📋 Match Summary

🔵MANCHESTER CITY 3 X 1 NEWCASTLE⚫⚪ 🏆 Competition: English League Cup 🏟️ Location: Etihad Stadium 📅 Date: February 4, 2026 (Monday) ⏰ Time: 5 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽Omar Marmoush, 07′ 1st Half (City) ⚽Omar Marmoush, 28′ 1st Half (City) ⚽Tijjani Reijnders, 32′ 1st Half (City) ⚽Anthony Elanga, 21′ 2nd Half (Newcastle)

How was the game?

First Half

It didn't take long for City to open the scoring at home. At six minutes, Marmoush exchanged passes with Foden and entered the area. Dan Burn attempted a sliding tackle, but the ball went over the Newcastle goalkeeper and ended up in the back of the net.

Despite being at a disadvantage, the visitors pressed and created good opportunities. In one of them, at 20 minutes, Willock received the ball in the area and faced goalkeeper Ederson, who managed to make the save.

At 28 minutes, City extended the lead again with Marmoush. Reijnders carried the ball into the area and passed to Semenyo, who shot. Captain Trippier managed to clear it, but the ball went up, and the number 7 took advantage to head it into the goal. The third goal came four minutes later. Reijnders received from Semenyo inside the area and finished to score another for the hosts.

Second Half

In the second half, Newcastle scored their only goal at 16 minutes. Elanga received the ball on the right, entered the area, got rid of the marking, and shot for the goal. The ball hit the post before going in.

The visitors almost scored a second at 22 minutes, but Wissa was offside at the moment of the pass to Barnes, who had finished into the net, nullifying the goal.

Upcoming Matches

Manchester City Liverpool vs. City | English Championship Date and time: February 8, at 1:30 PM (Brasília time) Location: Anfield

Newcastle

Newcastle vs. Brentford | English Championship Date and time: February 7, at 2:30 PM (Brasília time) Location: St James’ Park

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