English League Cup - Gordon scored as Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-0

The second leg of the semi-finals of the 2024/25 English League Cup was staged. The "Magpies" Newcastle, playing at St. James' Park, defeated the "Gunners" Arsenal 2-0 after goals from Jacob Murphy and Gordon.

Four minutes into the game, Newcastle organized an attack. Isaac received Gordon's diagonal pass and ran all the way to the penalty area to shoot, but after the intervention of VAR, it indicated that Isaac was offside, so the goal was ruled invalid. In the 13th minute, Arsenal striker Trossard's pass was cleared, and then Lewis Skelly's cross was intercepted by Newcastle goalkeeper Dubravka.

In the 18th minute, Arsenal continued to attack. Martinelli was tackled by the opponent while dribbling the ball. Odegaard immediately stepped forward and shot but missed. In the 19th minute, Isaac received a pass from Gordon and entered the penalty area to shoot but the ball hit the post and bounced out. Then Jacob Murphy seized the opportunity and shot the ball into the goal, helping Newcastle take the lead 1-0.

In the 24th minute, Havertz passed the ball horizontally after getting possession, and Trossard followed up with a volley, but it was blocked by Newcastle goalkeeper Dubravka. In the 36th minute, Newcastle took a corner kick, but Fabian Scherrer's shot went directly out of the baseline. In the 37th minute, Martinelli had a muscle strain and was subsequently replaced by Nwaneri.

In the 42nd minute, Havertz was shown a yellow card by the referee for knocking down Guimaraes. In the first half stoppage time, Gordon received a pass from his teammate and shot over the defense, but the ball went wide of the post.

In the 51st minute of the second half, Gordon took possession of the ball and shot from outside the penalty area, but missed the target and could not cause any threat. In the 52nd minute, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was intercepted by Fabian Scher when he passed the ball. Gordon got the ball in the penalty area and took advantage of the opportunity when there was no one guarding him. He shot low and scored, helping Arsenal expand their lead to 2-0.

In the 61st minute, Arsenal replaced Trossard and Odegaard with Merino and Sterling respectively. In the 73rd minute, Nwaneri created an attacking opportunity. Merino passed the ball horizontally in the melee, and then Nwaneri volleyed the ball in front of the defense, but because the angle was too straight, the ball was directly caught by Newcastle goalkeeper Dubravka.

In the 81st minute, Jorginho made a lob pass, but Havertz fell to the ground in the penalty area when he was about to receive it, but the referee did not make any comment. In the 89th minute, Lewis Skelly made a diagonal pass, and Rice volleyed from the penalty area after receiving it, but the ball was blocked by Newcastle goalkeeper Dubravka.

In the 90th minute, Arsenal got a corner kick opportunity, Lewis Skelly headed the ball but it went high.

In the end, Newcastle defeated Arsenal 2-0 at home and successfully advanced to the final.