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Newcastle Secures Late Draw Against Fulham at St James’ Park
Newcastle upon Tyne, England – In a thrilling match held at St James’ Park, Newcastle and Fulham drew 2-2 in a League Cup quarter-final clash. The home side, dominating possession with 62%, had to fight back to avoid defeat.
The game started with an early goal from Y. Wissa in the 10th minute, giving Newcastle the lead. However, Fulham responded quickly and S. Lukic equalized in the 16th minute. The pace of the match intensified, with both teams vying for control, but also with strong plays resulting in yellow cards for F. Schar (Newcastle) and S. Lukic (Fulham) in the first half.
Despite dominating possession and taking 14 shots (6 on target and 5 off target), Newcastle struggled to convert their superiority into goals. Fulham’s defense remained resilient, although they committed more fouls (8 compared to Newcastle’s 7). Just when it seemed that victory was slipping away, L. Miley scored a crucial goal in the 90th minute, assisted by S. Tonali, sealing the draw and sending the game to extra time. The referee, Darren England, had a busy night issuing two yellow cards to Newcastle and one to Fulham.
Substitutions fulham: at minute 46 S. Lukic came in and H. Reed went out., at minute 73 E. Smith Rowe came in and J. King went out., at minute 74 Kevin came in and A. Traore went out.
Substitutions newcastle: at minute 72 Y. Wissa came in and N. Woltemade went out., at minute 72 J. Willock came in and S. Tonali went out., at minute 76 V. Livramento came in and A. Murphy went out., at minute 84 H. Barnes came in and A. Gordon went out., at minute 85 J. Murphy came in and A. Elanga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Newcastle
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