Newcastle United

Phil McNulty
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Newcastle United's Carabao Cup win against Nottingham Forest on penalties was hugely significant on two levels for manager Eddie Howe.

A cup defeat at such an early stage of the season would have added to the somewhat unsettled mood that has descended on St. James' Park over the summer - and it also saw an outstanding return to action after suspension from Italy midfield man Sandro Tonali.

There has been boardroom upheaval with the departure of Amanda Staveley as well as the arrival of Paul Mitchell as sporting director following Dan Ashworth's move to Manchester United.

Profit and sustainability rules (PSR) meant the reluctant sales of Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest and Yankuba Minteh to Brighton respectively, while it was then revealed the sale of England winger Anthony Gordon to Liverpool had even been discussed to raise funds until other players left.

An exit at The City Ground would have been a heavy blow, instead we saw another celebratory dressing room picture of Howe with his staff and players after the spot-kick win.

And centre stage was Tonali, back after a ten-month suspension for breaching betting rules, and showing from the first minute what Newcastle have been missing, with his drive, skill, creation, passing range and sheer energy adding a new dimension to the side.

It is early days, but the £55m signing from AC Milan's return will give Newcastle a potent added weapon while they try to finally get a £70m deal for Crystal Palace's England defender Marc Guehi over the line.

What could have been a very painful night for Newcastle ended as a triumphant one, with a visit to League Two AFC Wimbledon their reward in the third round.

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Tottenham have lost their last two Premier League away games against Newcastle by an aggregate score of 10-1. They had only lost two of their previous 11 such visits to St James’ Park (W6 D3).

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after the Carabao Cup win over Nottingham Forest: "There is a big feeling of relief for us as we knew the game was important. We wanted to get through and we picked a strong team.

"It was a great start, disappointing middle and great end. The first 60 minutes was a tough watch so we have work to do. We have got to work hard to get our best rhythm back."

On Sandro Tonali's performance on his return: "He showed some really good individual bits in a difficult team performance. He was involved in some of the lovely moves we made and showed his individual quality. But as I have just said, as a team we need to do better."

On Joe Willock being substituted off: "It looks like a muscle problem. I am not sure why because it was so early in the game. He is an outstanding player so we will be devastated if it is another injury. We will have to wait and see."

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The draw has been made for the Carabao Cup third round, with 17 Premier League clubs having made it through or entering at this stage.

There are three all-Premier League fixtures, including holders Liverpool hosting West Ham in a repeat of last season's quarter-final.

Ties will be played in the weeks commencing 16 September and 23 September.

All the fixtures featuring top-flight sides are shown below:

• AFC Wimbledon v Newcastle United

• Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers

• Brentford v Leyton Orient

• Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Chelsea v Barrow

• Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur

• Everton v Southampton

• Liverpool v West Ham United

• Manchester City v Watford

• Manchester United v Barnsley

• Preston North End v Fulham

• Queens Park Rangers v Crystal Palace

• Walsall v Leicester City

• Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa

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Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport journalist

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Newcastle United fans have waited a long time for this - but Sandro Tonali is finally back.

The Italy midfielder only managed eight starts for the club last season after his £55m move from AC Milan before being hit by a 10-month suspension for breaching betting offences.

That ban is finally over with Tonali featuring from the start in the Carabao Cup against Nottingham Forest.

He had a hand early on in the move for Joe Willock's first-minute opener - and then had a chance to score two minutes later but saw his effort saved.

Tonali clearly looked exhausted at times but it will take him time to get his match fitness back after such a long delay.

He will be delighted with the 60 minutes he got in his legs before being replaced - to boos from the Forest fans.

And after they beat the hosts on penalties, Tonali was back on the pitch to join in the celebrations with team-mates and fans.

Eddie Howe will have to ease him back into things - although Willock's thigh injury might reduce those midfield options again if it is in any way serious.

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The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup will take place on Wednesday at the conclusion of the second-round tie between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United.

The seven English clubs involved in European competitions this season, including holders Liverpool, will enter at the third-round stage.

Ties will take place on weeks commencing 16 and 23 September.

Because there are rounds of Champions League and Europa League fixtures also scheduled for those two midweeks, the six clubs involved in those competitions - Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United - will be kept apart to ensure they can fulfil their Carabao Cup tie in the alternate midweek to their European fixture.

Those six clubs will take part in a pre-draw before Forest v Newcastle to decide if they will be at home or away in the third round, with a main draw determining the 16 ties later in the evening.

Should Chelsea progress to the next phase of the Conference League, they will not be in action in that competition again until the start of October.

Newcastle United and Manchester United are looking at a late move for 27-year-old forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who is out of contract at Everton next summer. (Football Insider), external

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Charlotte Robson
Newcastle United Fan Writer

Newcastle United took a jaunt to the south coast this weekend and turned out a performance that, if nothing else, highlights the need we have for some activity this week before the transfer deadline.

Eddie Howe stopped short of criticising Newcastle's movement in this window but signalled that there is still a disconnect between his role and the recruitment team - saying in his post match comments that "we're not in control of it, so we'll see".

He was again asked about Sandro Tonali's return and the idea that he will be like a new signing - a comment he rebuffed as he does not want it to look like we are happy with business done so far.

The uncertainty of the window and the future of some of our players was clear at Bournemouth.

Kieran Trippier, heavily linked with a move this window, was benched in favour of starting Tino Livramento, and much was made of his first-half head-in-hands moment (we were a goal down, to be fair) coupled with his walk off the pitch at full time, when he appeared to be crying.

Many take that to be a goodbye message from him. I'm choosing not to, given his impact when he came on. I find like with most things in life, flat out denial works really well in these situations. Maybe they were happy tears...

Newcastle's predictability as a team has, I fear, meant we are becoming easy to deal with from an opposition point of view. Certainly on Sunday it looked like Bournemouth knew what they were up against and had an answer for us.

We need to see some movement in the transfer window as soon as possible to counter this predictability and offer us more dynamism.

Fans hope for European football next year, and we will struggle to do that without incomings and performances like Sunday.

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Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup game against Nottingham Forest.

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Sandro Tonali will "definitely" be in the squad to face Nottingham Forest, with Howe adding: "I want Sandro to come back and enjoy his football."

• He will assess the players today in training but will "try and play a strong team" because they are "determined" to put together a cup run again this season.

• On the eyes being on Tonali's return from his ban: "The microscope is on everybody and it will be on him for a period of time. He understands that and we understand that. It is all about small steps."

• He said there is "work going on behind the scenes" as "everyone is trying their best to improve the squad" before the transfer window closes on Friday.

• On possible outgoings: "Keeping our players is a success as I sit here today."

• He said Kieran Trippier has a "galvanizing effect on the group" and Sunday's performance against Bournemouth showed he is "focused on the team" and not transfer rumours.

• On facing Elliot Anderson, who signed for Forest in July: "I was watching their game in preparation for this and it was good to see him play so well against Southampton. He showed his versatility but it is tinged with sadness because we’ve lost an outstanding player and person in the group."

• He confirmed striker Callum Wilson is progressing well but will not be available before the international break.

Newcastle have renewed attempts to sign Burnley and England Under-21s goalkeeper James Trafford, with a potential loan deal with an obligation to buy being discussed. (Guardian), external

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Newcastle United midfielder Harvey Barnes says it would have been "heartbreaking" to lose in the last minute to Bournemouth.

The Magpies came back to draw 1-1 away to the Cherries on Sunday but the game ended in controversy after the south coast side had a stoppage-time winner ruled out.

Substitute Dango Ouattara thought he had secured a 2-1 win for Bournemouth with a 93rd-minute strike but it was disallowed for handball - with the ball deemed to have come off his upper arm, rather than his shoulder, before going in.

Initially, David Coote had awarded the goal but the video assistant referee intervened, having deemed Ouattara to have handled the ball as he headed in.

"It's horrible when you're on the pitch, you can't see what is going on," Barnes told BBC Radio Newcastle after the game.

"I couldn’t see anything wrong with it at the time. But that is why it is there, it has done it's job today and helped us out.

"Those set-pieces are cheap goals to give away and it would have been heartbreaking to concede in the last minute and lose the game.

"It has done it's job today but these are goals we don't want to concede."

The point meant Eddie Howe's side are unbeaten in their first two Premier Leaue games of the season and now head to the East Midlands to face Nottingham Forest in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

"We want a good cup run this year, that is one of our ambitions," added Barnes.

"That starts on Wednesday and it will be a tough game. It is a tough first draw to get.

"It is one we're looking forward to but one we want to be progressing in and it can set us up for the weekend."

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Newcastle centre-back Fabian Schar has announced his retirement from international football.

The 32-year-old appeared at three World Cup and three European Championships.

On the pride of playing for his country Schar said: "It filled me with great pride to appear on football pitches around the world with the Swiss cross on my chest.

"I was able to experience incredibly beautiful moments with the national team. The emotions I was able to experience will stay with me for the rest of my life.

"Your support over these years meant everything to me and I will carry you in my heart."

We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Bournemouth and Newcastle United.

Here are some of your comments:

Bournemouth fans

Charl: A very good performance all round. Bournemouth deserved to win this match before the disallowed goal controversy, which was massively disappointing. Andoni Iraola needs to build the midfield around Scott and Cook - they are far too good to not play from the start or pull off during the match.

Mark: The Cherries played really well. It was an exciting game. Again, unfortunately, decisions go against us and deny the win that we deserved. VAR was meant to be helpful. We are looking at another season of wrong decisions and pitiful excuses.

Ben: That is two weeks running that we have been punished by two very marginal decisions! The Dango Ouattara goal should have stood and Joelinton should have been shown a red card. Overall, we look a threat going forward and, on the balance of play, we should have secured all three points.

Jack: Fantastic performance, shame about the result. I've not seen the disallowed goal back but it looked very harsh. Our new striker looks promising and he has a Diego Costa style of play. Semenyo was unplayable and he ran Kelly ragged. But, if it weren't for Neto in goal, we could have lost that game. Iraola's exciting brand of football has everyone purring.

Newcastle fans

Paul: Bournemouth were the better side in the first half and, once again, Semenyo's pace caused us problems. He got the assist for their goal. We improved in the second half and Gordon got a good equaliser. We still needed VAR to deny them a win and give us the draw though. We are relieved for the point, but worried about our form, especially away from home.

Stephen: I would give Newcastle a four out of 10 for that performance. For the first 15 minutes they looked very good but, once Bournemouth woke up, Newcastle became ragged and gave the ball away too often. It was a well-worked Newcastle goal and Neto made a couple of good saves. We were lucky with the decision to not award Bournemouth's second goal. We escaped with a draw.

Ronnie: It looked like the whole team were on another planet. In the first half, we were abysmal. There were too many players missing. Things were better after the substitutes came on. Another bad day for Eddie Howe.

Bluey: We were outplayed during the game. There were little sparks here and there but nothing to really shout about. For me, it was like watching paint dry. Bournemouth were the better team, so we will take the point won't we! On to the next game.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport journalist

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Kieran Trippier has been linked with a move away from Newcastle before the transfer window closes, but prior to Sunday's game at Bournemouth, boss Eddie Howe seemed pretty adamant the full-back would be going nowhere.

Based on his performance against the Cherries, it is clear to see why he feels that way.

Trippier started on the bench and watched on as Newcastle struggled to deal with Bournemouth.

However, his introduction in the second half seemed to inspire his side, with his leadership and organisational skills giving more stability to the Newcastle defence.

Newcastle undoubtedly rode their luck at times on Sunday, particularly when Bournemouth had what appeared to be a late winner controversially ruled out.

But it is four points from two games now for Howe's side, making for a decent start to the season as they look to challenge for a top-four finish.

Newcastle United winger Harvey Barnes has been speaking to Premier League Productions about Dango Outtara's late disallowed goal: "It is a goal from a set-piece that we don't want to be conceding. VAR is there for that reason and it has ruled it out. It has given us a more positive result in the end.

"We want to be winning every game, if we can. Maybe a point isn't a bad result, but we want to be going everywhere and getting three points.

"We were behind in the game so we needed to do something. I thought we [the substitutes] did that well today. When I'm playing, I want to create as many chances as I can and thankfully I did that today.

"Every player wants to be playing and, at the minute, I want to be making an impact whenever I come on."

On Newcastle's away form: "It is something we have looked at. We know how tough St. James' Park is to come to and that our home form is good. It's about improving our away form. If the away form keeps improving, we will be in a very good place."

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day about VAR ruling out Dango Ouattara's late goal: "I thought the game was lost because, initially, I hadn't seen anything wrong with the goal.

"We have had it both ways. We have had it for us and against us. We are very grateful for that moment because we have battled hard today. What we had at that stage of the game was a valuable point, but I understand that it is a contentious decision.

"I think a draw was fair, but Bournemouth may have a different perspective. They did cause us problems with their quick attacks and, while I think we had more chances to score more than one goal, I think they would probably argue the same. With that, I think a draw was fair.

"In the second half, we were a threat from set plays and crosses. We are frustrated that we haven't scored more than one goal."

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has been speaking to Sky Sports following the draw: "We work on a lot of things. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. Harvey's [Barnes] ball was great and it was great to see Anthony [Gordon] on it. At that point, I thought we could go on and win.

"I think we always knew it would be a very difficult game today. It is a difficult ground to play against so, in terms of attitude and commitment, I think it is a good start to the season.

"We are frustrated with moments [of the game] and we know we have to improve [going forward]."

On Joelinton's late foul: "It was probably as bit reckless from Joelinton. You could see what he is trying to do - he is trying to stop the goalkeeper - but you cannot go near the head area.

"That is something we will talk to him about."