Newcastle United beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at St James’ Park - here are the player ratings from the match.
Newcastle went into the game with a 2-0 lead from the first leg and thought they’d made it 3-0 on aggregate in the opening minutes as Alexander Isak broke clear and found the top left corner of the goal only for a lengthy VAR check to rule out the goal for offside.
Isak was slipped in again by Gordon after 20 minutes but this time was denied by the post. Fortunately, Jacob Murphy was there to react quickly and poke the ball in on the rebound to make it 1-0 on the night.
Shortly after half-time, Newcastle doubled their lead as Fabian Schar won the ball high up for Anthony Gordon to double the hosts’ lead on the night and make it 4-0 on aggregate.
Here are the Newcastle United player ratings from the match...
5. Dan Burn - 8
A solid presence on the left of the back three. Other than one header for Kai Havertz, didn’t give Arsenal a sniff. | Getty Images
6. Lewis Hall - 7
Let a few crosses come in from his side but improved in the second half as Newcastle saw out the win. | AFP via Getty Images
7. Sandro Tonali - 8
Won the ball in the build-up to Isak’s disallowed goal. Made his presence felt in the middle of the park. | Getty Images
8. Bruno Guimaraes - 8
Worked hard in the middle of the park to keep Arsenal at bay. Did the dirty work and showed flashes of class when needed. | Getty Images