The excellent news retains coming for the Carabao Cup champions Newcastle United.
Three factors and a clear sheet on the Monday at West Ham, adopted by three England call-ups – together with a primary for Dan Burn later within the week – earlier than ending it off by ending a 70-year home trophy drought at Wembley.
Bruno Guimaraes, Kieran Trippier and Jamaal Lascelles had been the primary to carry the cup after targets from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak on Sunday, and the ramifications for the Toon transcend simply the trophy.
Newcastle will play in Europe regardless of the place they end within the Premier League. Victory within the EFL Cup confirmed that Eddie Howe’s Mags will, on the very least, play within the Europa Convention League within the 2025/26 marketing campaign.
Have little question that the membership received’t simply accept that. The inner purpose is to push on and intention to qualify for the Champions League, it now appears {that a} high 5 end can be sufficient, however no less than there’s a security web.
Even when the worst occurs and we finish the season poorly, we’ll finish this season with Europe and a trophy within the cupboard – but it surely might be even higher but.
Outcomes went our means within the Premier League whereas we had been busy profitable at Wembley. Sides round us within the tightly-contested race for European soccer did not capitalise on us being out of league motion.
Chelsea and Bournemouth each misplaced, to Arsenal and Brentford respectively, whereas a super end result on the Etihad noticed Manchester Metropolis draw Brighton. Win our sport in hand and we go fourth, leapfrogging Man Metropolis and Chelsea.
European outcomes final week additionally imply an English win in any of the quarter-finals, throughout all European competitions, and the Premier League will get 5 locations within the UEFA Champions League.