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Holders Newcastle will host fellow Premier League side Fulham at St James' Park in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. League One's Cardiff City, the only side from outside the top flight to reach the last eight, are at home to Chelsea.
Newcastle United beat Fulham 2-1 at St. James' Park on Saturday, as Bruno Guimaraes scored the winner late on. WATCH — Full match replay Eddie Howe's side took the lead through Jacob Murphy but failed to build on it as they missed big chances.
Newcastle United defeated Fulham 2-1 this Saturday, October 25, on the occasion of the ninth matchday of the Premier League.
The Magpies, who won the competition last season after a 2-1 win against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium, booked their place in the last eight following a 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur at St. James'
Fulham had their chances and equalised on 56 minutes when Sasa Lukic headed in after Raul Jimenez hit the crossbar, with Sven Botman suffering a head injury in trying to prevent the goal.
Issa Diop converted the winning spot-kick as Fulham survived a mighty scare at Wycombe to reach the Carabao Cup quarterfinals by winning 5-4 on penalties after the tie ended 1-1. Josh King's close-range finish early in the second half cancelled out Cauley Woodrow's early opener for the Chairboys against his former club.
Two English Premier League sides that have had bumpy starts to the new season meet up on Saturday, as Newcastle United gets set to host Fulham.
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Geoff: Three much-needed points. What we need, though, is to tidy things up. At times, we were great, sweeping forward, setting up chances, only to make a silly pass to lose the ball. Some of our players were largely anonymous, but I suspect they were weary after the last game. Still, a win is a win.
Newcastle beat Tottenham to set up a final eight tie against Fulham; Arsenal eased past Brighton and will host fellow Londoners Crystal Palace; League One Cardiff at home to Chelsea as Brentford travel to Man City;