Semi final time! Pep Guardiola’s side travel to the North East to face Newcastle United at St James’ Park for our Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
This semi final is sure to excite!
Venue: St. James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Time and Date: Tuesday 13 January 2026, Kickoff at 20:00 GMT, 3.00 pm (EST)
Head Referee: Chris Kavanagh
TV Info: SKY Sports/ITV (UK), ESPN+ (USA), SPORTSNET (Canada)
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A fun match here as two new entrants fight for advancement to the final. The match should be a lot of fun as both clubs are off good wins. City should win even with some rotation in the cards.
In this match, the questions are who will play in midfield for City as they suffer through injuries. For NUFC, it will be how they deal with City’s forwards.
“Step by step, we need him in the process on the ball, he will learn as he is so young.
“He is so coachable, he is always training good and gives 100%.
“I think he is faster and faster. He was a fast player and nothing changed, he is so reliable.
“I said last year the club made a good decision for him.
“James is a top keeper. There is no doubt about that
“I understand the situation; the keeper situation is completely special.
“It’s play one or the other one, it’s not like some players who you can play in different positions.”
Man City will have Donnarumma, Marmoush, Ait Nouri, Gvardiol, Bobb, Dias, Savinho, Rodri, Doku, Stones and Kovacic as questionable or out.
NUFC have Krafth, Schar, Lascelles, Livramento, Osula, Burn and Elanga as out/questionable.