Newcastle cruise into League Cup semi-finals: Newcastle United 3-1 Brentford

Daniel Wales reviews Newcastle United’s triumph over Brentford at the quarter-final stage of the League Cup.

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00:00Newcastle United booked their place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup for the second

00:07time in three seasons, with a 3-1 win at St James' Park over Brentford in the quarter-finals.

00:15A brace of goals in the first half from Italian midfielder Sandro Ternali set the Magpies

00:21up by half-time, with Fabian Schär adding a third goal midway through the second half.

00:28Brentford did pull a goal back in stoppage time through Johan Visser, but ultimately

00:33it was too little too late for the Bees, as Newcastle progressed into the last four of

00:39the competition. When they were last here, they faced Southampton over two legs, winning

00:451-0 in the away leg before winning 2-1 at St James' Park to get themselves to the final

00:52at Wembley Stadium. The draw is yet to take place for this year's semi-final.