"Manchester City travel to St James' Park for their Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg against Newcastle this evening, with both teams looking to book their spot in the final. The Cityzens travel to Tyneside knowing it will be a tough test at a hostile ground, with the holders keen to make their mark in the first leg. Nonetheless, the Manchester club will fancy their chances of coming away with something to take back to the Etihad Stadium next week."
"Manchester City starting XI: Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ake, Bernardo, O'Reilly, Semenyo, Foden, Doku, Haaland Manchester City substitutes: Donnarumma, Reijnders, Cherki, Rodri, Ait-Nouri, McAidoo, Gray, Mukasa, Lewis Tonight's City line-up! 😤🩵XI | Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ake, Bernardo (C), O'Reilly, Semenyo, Foden, Doku, HaalandSUBS | Donnarumma, Reijnders, Cherki, Rodri, Ait-Nouri, McAidoo, Gray, Mukasa, Lewis🤝 @etihad pic.twitter.com/grFXW4ykRc- Manchester City (@ManCity) January 13, 2026"
Manchester City travel to St James' Park for the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Newcastle, with both teams aiming to secure a place in the final. The Cityzens face a tough test at a hostile ground while the holders seek to make an early mark in the tie. Manchester City will target a positive result to take back to the Etihad. Newcastle named Pope, Hall, Botman, Joelinton, Wissa, Gordon, Thiaw, Murphy, Guimaraes, Ramsey and Miley, with substitutes including Ramsdale, Trippier and Tonali. Manchester City's XI features Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ake, Bernardo, O'Reilly, Semenyo, Foden, Doku and Haaland, with Donnarumma and Rodri among the bench. Kick-off is 8pm UK with live coverage on Sky Sports Main Event and ITV1 and streaming via Sky Go and ITVX. City return to an EFL Cup semi-final for the first time since 2020-21; Newcastle have won ten and drawn three of their last 13 matches at St James' Park.
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