This Tuesday, Bruno Guimarães was in the starting line-up for Newcastle, who beat Bournemouth 1-0 and advanced to the quarter-finals of the English League Cup. In addition to the midfielder, who played in the world Cup with the Selection, the also Brazilian Joelinton was another one who started the match in St. James Park. The decisive goal was scored against, by Adam Smith, in the second half.
With the triumph, the team led by Eddie Howe ensured their presence in the next phase of the competition, in which they will face Blackburn or Nottingham Forest. The teams duel on Wednesday, also at 4:45 pm (Brasília time).
Newcastle returns to the lawns on Monday, at noon, when they face Leicester Cityaway from home, for the 17th round of the English Championship🇧🇷 Bournemouth, on the other hand, visit chelsea next Tuesday at 2:30 pm, also in a Premier League duel.
The game – Newcastle even scored in the 24th minute of the first half, but the goal was annulled after the assistant pointed out an irregularity in Joe Willock’s positioning. While playing with Callum Wilson, the midfielder fell on the lawn and, offside, ended up interfering with the attacker’s successfully completed move.
Already at 44 minutes, Miguel Almirón missed a goal made. Bruno Guimarães activated Dan Burn on the left, who made a low cross in favor of Newcastle. The Paraguayan midfielder received a free kick in the small area, but, unbalanced, hit weakly with a right and did not open the scoring.
The home team continued better in the complementary stage and finally secured the advantage on the scoreboard. In the 22nd minute, Kieran Trippier crossed from the right wing and saw Smith header into his own goal. After the own goal, the home team continued to dominate the game, but suffered some pressure from Bournemouth in the final stretch. Despite this, Newcastle managed to keep the score positive and thus won a place in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup.
Check out Tuesday’s Premier League Cup results:
Milton Keynes Dons 0 x 3 Leicester City
Southampton 2-1 Lincoln City
Wolverhampton 2-0 Gillingham
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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