At the start of the complementary stage, Newcastle and Luton Town equal 4-4 at the St. James Park stadium. Sean Longstaff (6′ 1T and 22′ 1T), Kieran Trippier (21′ 2T) and Harvey Barnes (27′ 2T) managed to score for the home team in the first half and Gabriel Osho (20′ 1T), Ross Barkley (39 ‘ 1T), Carlton Morris (13′ 2T, penalty) and Elijah Adebayo (16’ 2T) did it for the visit.
A hard-fought and contested match is expected between two teams that arrive with confidence thanks to the fact that they managed to defeat their opponents on the previous date.
Newcastle United won the previous match against Aston Villa 3-1.
Luton Town arrive triumphant after seeing Brighton and Hove fall with a score of 4-0. With varied results, they have finished the previous rounds: they won 2, tied 1 and lost 1. They were able to celebrate 11 goals and their rivals were able to beat their goal 6 times.
The local team is in eighth place with 32 points (10 PG – 2 PE – 10 PP), while the visitor has 19 points and is placed in eighteenth place in the table (5 PG – 4 PE – 12 PP).
The judge selected for the match at St. James Park stadium was Thomas Bramall.
Newcastle United formation today
Eddie Howe proposed a 4-3-3 alignment with Martin Dúbravka in goal; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Sven Botman and Dan Burn as defenders; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães and Lewis Miley as midfielders; and Miguel Ángel Almirón, Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy as forwards.
Luton Town formation today
For his part, Rob Edwards decided on a 3-4-3 formation, with Thomas Kaminski defending the goal; Teden Mengi, Gabriel Osho, Amari’i Bell as defenders; Chiedozie Ogbene, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Ross Barkley and Alfie Doughty in midfield; and with Jordan Clark, Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo as attackers.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-02-03 17:05:01