Newcastle inch closer to ending seven-decade trophy drought as Tonali downs Brentford
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Newcastle 3-1 Brentford: The Magpies marched into the Carabao Cup semi-finals as Italy international Tonali stepped up. Sandro Tonali’s double helped Newcastle secure their spot in the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win over Brentford. Tonali put the Magpies ahead with a brilliant first-time strike and the Italy midfielder bagged his brace just before half-time from Anthony Gordon’s corner.
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Fabian Schar extended the lead after the break with a tidy tap-in before Yoane Wissa earned a consolation for the Bees in added time. Victory sends Newcastle one step closer to ending their 69-year wait for a major domestic trophy. Eddie Howe named an unchanged side from Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing of Leicester and Newcastle showed their attacking intent from the off when Bruno Guimaraes’ header was cleared and Joelinton had a shot blocked.
Early pressure paid off for the Magpies, who took the lead nine minutes in when Tino Livramento’s menacing low pass was cleared as far as the edge of the box and Tonali blasted the ball into the bottom corner with a first-time strike. Brentford nearly had an instant response when Wissa was played through on goal, but Martin Dubravka was able to claw the ball away before a penalty appeal was waved away after Wissa went down.
