In the early morning of December 20, Beijing time, a key match in the 1/4 finals of the English League Cup was played by Chelsea against Newcastle at home. In the first half, Badiashile assisted Wilson to score a solo goal, Enzo retired early, Armando Broja equalized and was blown offside; in the second half, Raheem Sterling deliberately faked a fall and received a yellow card, and Mudryk equalized and dragged the score into a penalty shootout. In the end, Chelsea won 4-2 and eliminated Newcastle 5-3 on aggregate.
Chelsea have won the Carabao Cup five times in their history, the last of which was back in 2015 and Newcastle have never been crowned champions.
Previously, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, Arsenal and many strong teams were out early, and the favorite to win the championship was only Liverpool, which also made Chelsea and Newcastle see the hope of winning the championship. The two teams have met in the Premier League this season, when Chelsea suffered a 4-1 defeat at Newcastle.
This time at home, the whole Chelsea team was out of shape, and a series of mistakes in the first half led to the loss of goals, which completely led to the situation falling into passivity.
Statistically, Chelsea had 78 per cent possession, had 15 shots on goal with only four on target, won five corners, completed 18 crosses, and scored just one goal to level the score and drag the score into a penalty shoot-out.
In the end, Petrovic saved two penalties to help Chelsea beat Newcastle 4-2 to advance to the next round 5-3 on aggregate, and the whole team celebrated wildly while the 50,000 fans in the stadium were in a boil.
The win extended Chelsea's unbeaten run at home to Newcastle United to 12 games with 11 wins and one draw, with the last defeat coming in 2010 when they lost 4-3.
In the other two games, Everton lost to Fulham on penalties at home and Port Vale suffered a heavy defeat at home to Middlesbrough. So far, the top four teams in the League Cup have been born 3 places, namely Chelsea, Fulham and Middlesbrough, and the last 1 place will be between Liverpool and West Ham United.
Specific review of the competition——
In the seventh minute, Chelsea drove a corner into the box and Conor Gallagher fired a shot that bounced off the crossbar.
In the 15th minute, Chelsea made a mistake in passing, Wilson took the ball to the top of the arc, Badiashile cleared the ball and turned it into an own goal, Wilson scored with a one-handed push to give Newcastle a 1-0 lead.
In the 28th minute, after Sterling and Caicedo collided with the wall, he burst into the box and pushed the shot from a tight angle just wide of the far post.
In the 30th minute, Conor Gallagher crossed into the penalty area, and Sterling's close-range shot was saved by the goalkeeper and missed a good opportunity.
In the 32nd minute, Enzo was injured and could not hold on and was replaced by Armandos Broja in advance.
In the 38th minute, Chelsea counter-attacked, Palmer sent a through ball and Armando Broja fired home that was disallowed for offside.
In the 69th minute, Nkunku came off the bench to replace Jackson and finally made his Chelsea debut after six months of joining.
In the 71st minute, Sterling fell to the ground when he burst into the penalty area with the ball, was whistled for a fake fall, and received a yellow card warning.
In the 92nd minute, Kieran Trippier made a mistake in clearing the ball and Mudryk pushed home to help Chelsea complete a 1-1 level.