Manchester City claimed a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United in the League Cup semi-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening, advancing to the final 5-1 on aggregate.
Omar Marmoush opened the scoring in the seventh minute after Dan Burn’s attempted clearance deflected off him into the net.
Newcastle almost got an immediate response when Nick Woltemade picked out Joe Willock, but James Trafford came off his line to avert the danger.
Anthony Gordon squandered another big chance for the visitors after being put through one-on-one, but Trafford made a superb save to deny him.
City doubled their lead in the 28th minute, as Antoine Semenyo’s cross was cleared into Marmoush. He had a simple task to head into an empty net.
The home side quickly added to their tally. Burn’s last-ditch tackle on Semenyo diverted the ball into the path of Tijjani Reijnders, who kept his composure to finish.
Yoanne Wissa was played in behind by Sandro Tonali after the break, but he fluffed his lines.
Antony Elanga pulled one back for Newcastle just after the hour mark, deftly driving into the area before picking out the far corner.
Harvey Barnes had a goal ruled offside in the 68th minute as the Magpies pushed to reduce the deficit.
Elanga missed another good chance to score, while Aaron Ramsdale twice denied Erling Braut Haaland late in the game.
The Cityzens have reached the Carabao Cup final for the 10th time. They will face Arsenal on March 22, a repeat of the 2017/18 final, which City won 3-0.
