Manchester City to face Arsenal in Carabao Cup final: Stats
What's the story
Manchester City have booked their place in the Carabao Cup final after a comfortable 3-1 win over Newcastle in the second leg of the semi-final. The victory gave Pep Guardiola's side a 5-1 aggregate win over the holders. Omar Marmoush was the star of the show, scoring twice early on and Tijjani Reijnders sealed City's passage to Wembley with a third goal before half-time. City will now take on Arsenal in the final.
Match highlights
Marmoush and Reijnders punish Newcastle in the 1st half
Marmoush opened the scoring for City when Dan Burn's clearance deflected off him and looped over goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. He then doubled the lead by heading in from Antoine Semenyo's cross after a powerful run from deep by Reijnders. The Netherlands international midfielder often found space behind Newcastle's midfield, contributing to City's dominance in the center of the pitch.
Third goal
What more happened?
Reijnders himself scored City's third goal after being fed by Semenyo. The Netherlands international midfielder regularly found space in behind the Newcastle midfield, contributing to City's dominance in the center of the pitch. Despite a better second-half performance from Newcastle, including Anthony Elanga pulling one back, it was too late as City had already secured their place in the final.
Upcoming clash
City to face Arsenal in the final
Manchester City's victory over Newcastle means they will face Premier League leaders Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final. Earlier, Arsenal defeated Chelsea 4-2 across two legs. They won the semi-final first leg 3-2. In the next encounter, they won 1-0. The Carabao Cup final match is scheduled to take place at Wembley on March 22. This will be a major test for both teams as they look to add silverware to their respective collections this season.
Numbers
Newcastle struggle against City; 10th final for the Citizens
As per Opta, Newcastle have now lost each of their last 12 away games against City in all competitions, their outright longest run away to a single opponent in their history. City have reached their 10th Carabao Cup final. They equaled Chelsea and Manchester United in terms of finals (10). Meanwhile, City have reached their fifth final under Guardiola (also 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21). The Citizens are aiming to win their 9th Carabao Cup trophy. Liverpool (10) own the most trophies.
Do you know?
Marmoush races to 12 goals in Man City colors
Marmoush has raced to three Carabao Cup goals this season from 2 matches. He owns 4 goals in 20 appearances across all competitions this season. Overall, he has amassed 12 career goals in 45 appearances for City.
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Here are the match stats
Hosts City had nine shots on target from 19 attempts. Newcastle managed 5 shots on target from 12 attempts. City had 34 touches in the opposition box compared to Newcastle's 14. City had 62.60% ball possession.