Newcastle United 0-2 Manchester City Highlights, EFL Cup Semi-Final: Rayan Cherki Nets To Double Citizens' Advantage

Hello football fans! Welcome to the live coverage of the leg 1 of the semi-final of the EFL Cup 2025-26 at the St James' Park stadium, Newcastle on January 13. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match here.

Matches: 44

Manchester City: 28

Newcastle United: 8

Draw: 8

The match kicks off at 1:30am IST. The Newcastle United vs Manchester City, EFL Cup 2025-26 semi-final first leg will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Manchester United dismantled Exeter by 10-1 in the third round of the FA Cup, while Newcastle United eke out Bournemouth in the penalties.

Both set of players hold in readiness as the whistle goes underway. The atmosphere in the stadium is electrifying as Manchester United start kicks off the game.

Yoane Wisse gets a short pass and he makes some space inside the D to fire an unsuccessful attempt as the ball goes over the bar. Manchester City gets a goal kick.

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NUFC's Joelinton tries to connect a cross header towards the edge of the D but it turns out to be an unsuccessful attempt as the ball goes wide of the right side of the post. It's a goal kick for Man City.

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A foul was awarded against Manchester City as Chris Kavanagh whistled for a physical transgression by Bernardo Silva. Silva’s robust tackle was deemed excessive by the match official, necessitating a set-piece for the opposition and momentarily thwarting City’s defensive rhythm.

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That's the half-time whistle and both the set of players are heading back to the locker rooms with the score line at 0-0. The 2nd half of the match will be an interesting one as both teams will strive hard to take lead over their opponent.

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The 2nd half of the first leg of the semi-final is underway. As the score line reads 0-0, both teams will be vying to take advantage in the 2nd half of the match before going to the all-important 2nd leg of the match.

Goal! Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) makes room for himself inside the box, meets a pass from Bernardo Silva, and calmly slots a low shot straight down the middle of the net. It’s 0–1.

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Tijjani Reijnders swings in a dangerous corner and the ball drops invitingly to Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) inside the box. He finishes neatly from close range into the bottom-right corner to make it 0–2. However, the celebrations don’t last long — after a VAR check, the referee rules the goal out for offside.

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Manchester City made a change midway through the half, bringing on Rayan Cherki for Jeremy Doku. The referee signaled the switch as Doku made way for the fresh legs of Cherki, who will be looking to make an immediate impact on the game.

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Nine minutes of stoppage time has been added to the main time and Manchester United is leading the first leg. The Magpies will be vying to equalize in the remaining time to they could enter the 2nd leg with a 2-2 score line.

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Rayan Aït-Nouri threads a lovely pass into the box to find Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), who reacts quickly and fires a shot straight down the middle of the goal, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance. It’s 0–2!

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The final whistle is blown and with it we come to an end of the 10 minutes of stoppage time. Rayan Cherki netted in the 99th minute of the game extending Manchester City's lead to 2-0. They will now enter the 2nd leg of the semi-final with a significant two goal lead.

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That's a wrap from our end. We'll meet soon another live blog, until then, bye bye.