The London Ukrainian teams finished their matches in the 1/8 finals of the tournament with opposite results.
On Wednesday, October 30, the matches of the 1/8 finals of the English League Cup were played.
Newcastle hosted Chelsea and managed to knock the London team out of the tournament, winning with a score of 2:0.
The Magpies did it three minutes into the first half. First, in the 23rd minute, Alexander Isak shot accurately from the penalty area into the bottom left corner, and Axel Disasi soon sent the ball into his own goal to double the hosts’ lead. Before the final whistle, the Blues failed to score a single goal.
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Ukrainian Chelsea winger Mikhail Mudrik entered this game in the starting lineup and played the entire match on the field.
Statistics of the match Newcastle – Chelsea 1/8 finals of the League Cup
Newcastle – Chelsea 2:0
Objectives: Isak, 23, Disasi, 26 (ag)
Possession of the ball: 33% – 67%
Beats: 8 – 18
Shots on target: 2 – 4
Corner: 1 – 9
Fouls: 14 – 15
Newcastle: Pope – Craft, Sher, Kelly, Hall (Livramento 73) – Tonali (Miley 90+2), Longstaff, Willock (Guimaraes 63) – Gordon (Bern 73), Isak (Osula 63), Joelinton
Chelsea: Jorgensen – Disasi, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Cucurella – Veiga, Fernandez – Dewsbury Hall (Madueke 57), Felix, Mudrik – Nkunku
Warnings: Cher, Longstaff, Badiashile, Gordon, Pope, Felix.
Another team in London, Arsenal, spoke to the representative of the bottom of the Championship standings, Preston.
Mikel Arteta’s team confidently advanced to the quarter-finals of the League Cup, beating their opponents with a score of 3:0. After the first half, the Gunners had a two-goal lead after accurate shots from Gabriel Jesus and Ethan Nwaneri, and in the second half, Kai Havertz sent the third goal into the opponents’ goal.
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Ukrainian Arsenal defender Alexander Zinchenko returned from injury and entered the match in the starting lineup, playing 62 minutes.
Match statistics Preston – Arsenal 1/8 finals of the League Cup
Preston – Arsenal 0:3
Objectives: Jesus 24, Nwaneri 33, Havertz 57
Possession of the ball: 26% – 74%
Beats: 7 – 20
Shots on target: 2 – 11
Corner: 1 – 6
Fouls: 13 – 4
Preston: Woodman – Hughes (Best, 68), Lindsay (Story, 77), Whatmough, Kesler-Gayden (Potts, 60) – Landson, Thordarson – Bowler (Frekjer-Jensen, 59), Okkels, Holmes – Greenwood (Ris Jacobsen, 60)
Arsenal: Setford – Zinchenko (Lewis-Skelly 62), Kiver, Saliba, Timber (Partey 46) – Merino (Havertz 46), Jorginho, Nwaneri (Geven 81) – Martinelli (Saka 62), Gabriel Jesus, Sterling
Warnings: Kesler-Gayden, Hughes, Thordarson, Frekjer-Jensen.
Source: korrespondent
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