The Carabao Cup final between Newcastle United and Southampton is just 180 minutes away from taking place at Wembley.
The first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal between the two Premier League rivals will take place at St. Mary's Stadium on Tuesday night.
Unexpectedly, the Saints defeated Manchester City 2-0 to go to the competition's quarterfinals. Newcastle won 2-0 over Leicester City at St. James' Park to go to the semifinals.
This season's first meeting between these clubs ended in a 4-1 victory for Newcastle United at St. Mary's.
Miguel Almiron's goal for Newcastle gave them the lead midway through the first half. In the second half, goals from Chris Wood and Joe Willock brought the score to 3-0.
In the 89th minute, Romain Perraud scored a goal for the Saints. However, Bruno Guimaraes scored the Magpies' fourth goal to give them a three-goal cushion once again.
When Newcastle lost to Southampton in a league match, Ralph Hasenhuttl was in charge of Southampton. Later in the month, Nathan Jones was named manager.
Southampton just suffered a 1-0 home league defeat against Aston Villa.
The three-game winning run was snapped with the loss. At Selhurst Park over the weekend, Newcastle and Crystal Palace drew nil-nil, extending their winning streaks.
Jones may have forward Theo Walcott return from a leg injury. Alex McCarthy, the goalkeeper, may also be available.
Gavin Bazuna should start the first leg of the semifinal. He did a good job in goal against Manchester City in the quarterfinals.
Centre-back Armel Bella-Kotchap could be able to play despite having a knee injury.
Due to injuries, Juan Larios and Valentino Livramento will not participate in the game.
Before the first leg of the semifinals, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe had three players in the medical area.
Jonjo Shelvey, a midfielder, is out with a calf injury. Due to a foot ailment, fullback Matt Targett will miss the game, while fullback Emil Krath will miss it due to a knee issue.
In ten straight games across all leagues against Southampton, the Magpies remain unbeaten.
They are on a two-game winning streak against Southampton and have won seven of those ten games. Both victories came from contests held at St. Mary's.
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