Newcastle beat Leicester to reach EFL Cup semis

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Newcastle's dream season continued as Dan Burn and Joelinton fired them into the Carabao Cup semi-finals with victory over Leicester.

The Magpies, who sit third in the Premier League and are hunting a first trophy in more than 50 years, did not let a fervent and expectant St James' Park down.

Eddie Howe's side wasted a host of chances before defender Burn popped up in the box and slotted a shot into the bottom corner, his first goal for the team he has supported all his life.

Joelinton, who set up that goal, then coolly netted from Miguel Almiron's incisive pass to wrap up the victory.

A 5-0 win would not have flattered the Magpies, with Joelinton hitting the post and Sean Longstaff missing several chances.

Substitute Jamie Vardy missed two glorious chances to get Leicester back into the game but their performance merited nothing.

It was another miserable night for Brendan Rodgers' side, who have only beaten MK Dons and Gillingham since the break in their season in November.

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Newcastle United

Squad number22Player namePope
Squad number2Player nameTrippier
Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number4Player nameBotman
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Squad number28Player nameWillock
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Squad number14Player nameIsak
Squad number23Player nameMurphy

Leicester City

Squad number1Player nameWard
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number33Player nameThomas
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton
Squad number17Player nameAyoze Pérez
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number20Player nameDaka

Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Squad number24Player nameMendy

Line-ups

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

22Pope
2Trippier
5Schär
4BotmanBooked at 81mins
33BurnBooked at 38mins
36S LongstaffBooked at 37mins
39Bruno Guimarães
28WillockSubstituted forMurphyat 90'minutes
24AlmirónSubstituted forSaint-Maximinat 84'minutes
9WilsonSubstituted forIsakat 78'minutes
7Joelinton

Substitutes

6Lascelles
10Saint-Maximin
11Ritchie
14Isak
19Manquillo
20Wood
23Murphy
26Darlow
32Anderson

Leicester

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Ward
27Castagne
18Amartey
3Faes
33ThomasSubstituted forIheanachoat 64'minutes
25NdidiBooked at 67mins
8Tielemans
11Albrighton
17PérezBooked at 62minsSubstituted forMendyat 84'minutes
7Barnes
20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 64'minutes

Substitutes

4Söyüncü
9Vardy
14Iheanacho
23Vestergaard
24Mendy
31Iversen
34Brunt
44Braybrooke
49McAteer

Referee:Darren England

Attendance:52,009

Live Text

Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 0.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Leicester City 0.
Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joe Willock.
Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Kelechi Iheanacho.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Danny Ward.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
Offside, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff tries a through ball, but Alexander Isak is caught offside.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Miguel Almirón.
Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Ayoze Pérez.
Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sven Botman.
Sven Botman (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).