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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe: "Both sides had their moments and had chances to win the game, but we know it's only half-time and there's a long way to go. It's been a good day but there's still a long way to go in the tie.

"I can't be critical in any way. We defended well, Nick made some big saves again. He's been outstanding for us this year, the defence has played very well in front of him but when called upon he's delivered for us.

"I'm pleased to win; that was our aim but we know 1-0 is delicate. Nothing is decided."

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Newcastle United's new era of riches under their Saudi Arabian owners has brought fresh ambition and big spending - but the £10m handed over to Burnley for Nick Pope looks like a snip.

Bigger money may have been spent elsewhere but few signings anywhere are giving better value for money than the 30-year-old England keeper and he proved more than his worth as Newcastle moved closer to the major trophy that has eluded them since 1969.

History weighs heavily on Newcastle and their fanatical support and it has been joined by huge expectation since Mike Ashley sold up. Now they will be firm favourites to reach the Carabao Cup final after Joelinton's second-half goal gave them a narrow semi-final first leg victory at Southampton.

Click here for more from Phil on Newcastle's Nick Pope

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Now back to Tuesday's action and the start of the EFL Cup semi-finals, with Newcastle gaining a first-leg advantage at Southampton.

Remarkably, Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope kept a 10th straight clean sheet in a row in all competitions - something no Premier League goalkeeper has done in at least a decade, according to Opta data.

Yes, the Magpies were knocked out of the FA Cup at Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month, but Martin Dubravka was in goal for that one.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Uefa is to change its Financial Fair Play rules in response to Chelsea's recent trend of signing players on long-term contracts.

Signing players on extended contracts enables Chelsea to spread the player's transfer fee over the life of that deal when submitting their annual accounts.

That means £89m signing Mykhailo Mudryk will be valued at £11m a year over his eight-and-a-half-year deal.

Uefa is to set a five-year limit over which a transfer fee can be spread.

Clubs will still be able to offer longer deals under UK regulations but will not be able to stretch transfer fees beyond the first five years.

The change to FFP rules will come into force during the summer and will not apply retrospectively.

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The Daily Express

And finally from today's papers, Everton don't actually feature on the back of the Express, which leads on the story of Uefa changing its Financial Fair Play rules following the long-term deals that Chelsea have been signing players on.

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Liverpool Echo

However, the local newspaper says, external that Farhad Moshiri has once again insisted Everton FC is not up for sale.

The club's majority shareholder tonight told the Echo he remained committed to the Premier League outfit amid new reports he was willing to listen to offers.

The Guardian

So that's the Everton manager situation covered, their prize asset and one of their main transfer targets... what about the owners?

According to the Guardian,, external Everton have been put up for sale by Farhad Moshiri, who is looking for offers of more than £500m for the Premier League club.

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Phil McNulty and Simon Stone

Arnaut Danjuma is on the brink of joining Tottenham after turning his back on a deal with Everton.

The former Bournemouth winger appeared to have agreed terms with the Merseyside club over the weekend. However, before he could sign his contract, Spurs made their move.

The 25-year-old is now set for a medical with Tottenham before joining on loan from Villarreal.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte has been pushing for additions to his squad before the transfer window closes to aid their attempts to finish in the top four.

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The Daily Mail

So we've mentioned the manager's job at Everton and that Anthony Gordon could be on his way... now wait till you hear about their pursuit of Arnaut Danjuma.

Villarreal's Dutch winger was set to sign for the Toffees, with the Mail reporting that he got as far as posing for photos, before Tottenham hijacked the deal by stepping up their interest in signing him.

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The Daily Star

The headline in the Star sums up the theme with the Everton manager's job, saying that "nobody" wants to succeed Frank Lampard following his sacking, with the team second-bottom in the table after taking just one point from their last seven Premier League games - and that was at defending champions Manchester City.

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Daily Mirror

So onto the manager situation at Everton... the Mirror says that Marcelo Bielsa is worried about taking the job and Ralph Hasenhuttl isn't keen so the club could approach Sam Allardyce, who had a 38.5% win rate when he was in charge at Goodison from November 2017 to May 2018.

What do you think about that one Everton fans? Hit those thumbs!!

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Phil McNulty and Simon Stone

ICYMI, we reported on Tuesday that Chelsea and Newcastle are keen on signing Everton forward Anthony Gordon before next Tuesday's transfer deadline.

Both clubs tried to sign the 21-year-old in the summer but neither could agree a fee with the Toffees.

However, there is a belief Everton may be more open to a sale this month in order to generate funds for Frank Lampard's replacement as manager, although it is unlikely either would pay the £60m Everton would ideally want.

The situation is complicated as it is not known how long it will take Everton to name a new manager.

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The Times

So let's dive straight into today's papers, which are dominated by Newcastle goalscorer Joelinton and Everton.

Among the 'chaotic' things going on at Goodison Park at the moment, the Times claims that Anthony Gordon has missed training for the Toffees, with Newcastle and Chelsea said to be lining up a move for the 21-year-old winger.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Newcastle United hold a slender advantage from the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg as Joelinton's goal gave them victory at Southampton.

The Brazilian made amends for missing an earlier easy opportunity when he arrived on the end of substitute Alexander Isak's perfect low cross to make the decisive contribution with 17 minutes left.

Newcastle will now be favourites to reach their first major Wembley final since the FA Cup in 1999 as they attempt to end a trophy drought stretching back to the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup win.

And if Newcastle do complete the job in the second leg on Tyneside they will owe a debt of gratitude to Nick Pope, who made two vital second-half saves from Southampton substitute Che Adams with the score still goalless, extending his remarkable personal record to 10 successive clean sheets.

Southampton, who had what they thought was an equaliser from Adam Armstrong disallowed for handball by VAR, saw their night of frustration complete when defender Duje Caleta-Car was sent off in the closing minutes for a second yellow card.

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And thanks for joining us for reaction to Tuesday's EFL Cup action, plus all the latest transfer news and updates on what's going on at Everton.

Newcastle won at Southampton to move a step closer to winning their first major domestic trophy since 1955 and all sorts is going on at Goodison Park as the Toffees aren't just looking for a new manager.

We'll also hear from Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta later on so make yourself comfortable, we'll be here right through to 15:00 GMT.