Howe plays down Newcastle's Carabao Cup hopes after reaching last four

[ad_1] Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe performed down his Carabao Cup ambitions after his facet reached the final 4, insisting “we've got to only concentrate on the soccer.”

Newcastle, runners-up within the competitors in 2023, secured their semi-final spot with a 3-1 win over Brentford courtesy of a Sandro Tonali brace and a Fabian Schar purpose at St James’ Park on Wednesday evening.

Yoane Wissa pulled one again for the guests in second-half stoppage time however it proved little greater than comfort as a robust Newcastle crew progressed.

Winger Anthony Gordon had mentioned within the build-up that he believed the Magpies may go on to win the cup and convey an finish to a 70-year home trophy drought.

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And that sentiment was echoed by Brentford boss Thomas Frank, who graciously mentioned he hoped Newcastle would elevate the trophy after the match.

“I feel they will win it. We have now Liverpool, Arsenal [in the semi-final] – we want a change. It will imply extra to the Newcastle followers as nicely,” Frank mentioned.

Howe largely swerved Frank’s reward, selecting as a substitute to concentrate on the video games developing subsequent.

“That’s good of Thomas however we've got to only concentrate on the soccer,” Howe mentioned.

“We have now some large Premier League video games in between so we've got to concentrate on them. Within the blink of an eye fixed we’ll be at Portman Street [against Ipswich on Saturday] and we've got to be prepared for that sport now.”

The Newcastle supervisor did, nonetheless, avoid wasting good phrases of his personal for Tonali, whose two first-half strikes set Howe’s facet on the right track for victory.