New Castle is determined to pick up the 2024 Carabao Cup beating favorites Chelsea 2-0 at St. James’ Park Wednesday. The Blues dominated possession but lost good chances to New Castle who held their own.
New Castle leveraged Chelsea’s poor judgment. Alexandar Isak got the first goal for New Castle 23 minutes into the game and second goal of the week. The Magpies second goal for the match came from Chelsea itself through Axel Disasi own goal.
Chelsea struggled to keep up pace with pressing New Castle but managed to keep it to 2-0. The Blues managed to push the game back. Enzo Maresca was pleased with the team’s play despite exit from the Carabao Cup. He said Chelsea kept two-thirds of possession against New Castle and made recorded several good openings.
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New Castle Kept Pressure and Defense Up
When asked about the Blues’ performance, Maresca said it was a good match. He acknowledged that his side lost control for the initial 10 minutes, conceded the second goal, and for the last 10 minutes of the first half, managed to create around three clear-cut chances but unfortunately failed to score. However, in the second half Chelsea controlled the game. The Chelsea boss said his side lost the game because of ten minutes and overall played well.
New Castle manager Eddie Howe commended his team for a great game. He said the boys got their pressing attitude bang on, a lot of regains high up the pitch and got its first goal in. Howe pointed out that one always learns from every game and tries to put things into practice in the next match. He feels New Castle had better possession and game play, and made chances.
Howe also highlighted that the game wasn’t with them in the second half, but the boys kept up the defense.
