EFL Cup: Chelsea vs Newcastle: Extended Highlights & Match Report

Mykhailo Mudryk and Djordje Petrovic were the heroes as Chelsea advanced to the Carabao Cup semi-finals after plenty of late drama at the Bridge.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Mudryk levelled Callum Wilson’s opener to send the tie to penalties. We were already in the ascendency, courtesy of Kieran Trippier’s miss, when Petrovic outstandingly denied Matt Ritchie, backing up our quartet of flawless spot-kicks to send the Blues through.

It was a deserved outcome after a game we had dominated despite going behind when Wilson capitalised on a couple of errors in our backline to put Newcastle ahead on 16 minutes. Conor Gallagher had already struck the crossbar by then, and Raheem Sterling twice nearly levelled as we pinned Newcastle back before the break.

That pattern continued in the second period. Nicolas Jackson shot wide and Sterling drew a super stop from Martin Dubravka.

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Christopher Nkunku came on for his debut, but it was another sub who took the tie to penalties in stoppage time. Mudryk was coolness personified as he pounced on a Kieran Trippier mistake to finish with aplomb.

It was the Ukrainian who converted our fourth spot-kick meaning Ritchie had to score, but on his third Chelsea appearance Petrovic had other ideas.

We will find out our semi-final opponents after the Liverpool vs West Ham tie tomorrow evening. Middlesbrough and Fulham also progressed tonight.

Chelsea vs Newcastle:

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Disasi (Maatsen 78), Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Colwill (Gusto h/t); Caicedo, Gallagher (c); Palmer, Enzo (Broja 32), Sterling (Mudryk 78); Jackson (Nkunku 69)Unused subs Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Gilchrist, MatosScorer Mudryk 90+2Booked Caicedo 2, Sterling 71, Gallagher 90+4

Newcastle (4-3-3): Dubravka; Krafth (Trippier h/t), Lascelles (c), Botman (Burn h/t), Livramento; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Miley; Almiron, Wilson, Gordon (Ritchie 52)Unused subs Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, Hall, MurphyScorer Wilson 16Booked Wilson 87, Guimaraes 90+5

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