EFL Cup Round 3 – vs Newcastle United Part 2

First Half

St James' Park

There was no easing into it.

From the first whistle, Newcastle poured forward like a team with unfinished business in their veins. This wasn't just football—it was retribution by design.

They pressed in swarms. Livramento flew up the right flank like a winger possessed, Almirón chasing everything with his chin down and elbows high. Tonali didn't just close space—he erased it, snapping into every second ball like it owed him something. Bruno directed the orchestra from behind, arms carving angles before the passes even left his boots.

Bradford couldn't settle.