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Dango Ouattara scored a dramatic late winner as Brentford ended their 92-year wait for a victory against Newcastle United at St James' Park.

Brentford manager Keith Andrews had talked about how this "cauldron can rattle teams coming to town" before the game, but his high-flying side showed their mettle once more on the road to record an impressive double over the Magpies - the first time since the 1934-35 campaign in the second tier.

It looked like the teams were set for a share of the spoils after Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes scored a penalty to make it 2-2 with 11 minutes to go.

But there was still time for another twist in an topsy-turvy game when the impressive Dango Ouattara fired the ball through Nick Pope's legs in the 85th minute to leave Andrews and his staff punching the air in delight.

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe, by contrast, tasted defeat for the third game in a row in all competitions.

Defender Sven Botman had headed the hosts in front from Sandro Tonali's corner in the 24th minute, but Brentford came roaring back - just like the Bees did in their 3-1 win in November's reverse fixture.

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This time Ouattara skipped away from Kieran Trippier down the left and scooped a cross to the back post where Vitaly Janelt got ahead of Botman to head the ball down past Pope to level.

The visitors had been aggrieved not to be awarded a penalty in the opening stages after Trippier tugged Keane Lewis-Potter's shirt in the box.

However, they got their chance from the spot just before half-time after stand-in captain Mathias Jensen's goalbound effort struck the hand of Jacob Murphy inside the box.

There was a lengthy review by the video assistant referee (VAR), but referee Andy Madley's decision stood and Thiago sent Pope the wrong way to score his 17th goal of the season.

Newcastle tried to find a way back into the game in the second half as Howe turned to his bench, and the hosts showed their own powers of recovery when Guimaraes won his side a penalty following a trip by Michael Kayode inside the box.

Madley pointed to the spot after consulting his pitchside monitor and Guimaraes calmly placed the ball straight down the middle to make it 2-2.

But there was still time for Ouattara to net in successive games as Brentford climbed to seventh place in the table and opened up a six-point gap on 12th-placed Newcastle.
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Manchester City booked a tantalising Carabao Cup final against Premier League leaders Arsenal by hammering holders Newcastle 5-1 on aggregate in a one-sided semi-final.

Trailing 2-0 heading into the second leg, Eddie Howe's side needed something special in Wednesday's return game at Etihad Stadium but endured the worst possible start as Omar Marmoush's sixth minute goal set City on their way to a 10th final in the competition.

Marmoush, starting in place of Erling Haaland, nipped in and saw a deflected strike loop over Aaron Ramsdale and into the back of the net, while the Newcastle goalkeeper denied Tijjani Reijnders with a stunning save shortly after.

The visitors had chances to hit back but James Trafford did brilliantly to smother the ball at the feet of both Joe Willock and Anthony Gordon - and those near misses proved severe as they were punished by City thereafter.

Marmoush headed in from close range on the half hour mark and Reijnders slotted in a loose ball before half-time to make certain of the tie and allow the home supporters to enjoy a stress-free second period.

Anthony Elanga pulled a goal back for Newcastle on 62 minutes with a fine curling effort and Harvey Barnes had another disallowed.

But the damage had long been done as Pep Guardiola's side confirmed their place in the League Cup final on Sunday, 22 March at Wembley Stadium.

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Lee and the lads discuss why there hasn't been any activity for incomings for Newcastle United, are the club and Eddie Howe holding out until the summer? We chat about the under 21's who have headed out on loan, and the window as a whole. We touch upon the Premier League defeat against Liverpool at Anfield, and look forward to the difficult away trip to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.

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Newcastle United Women fell to a first WSL2 defeat under Tanya Oxtoby, away to league leaders Charlton Athletic Women.

First-half goals from Jodie Hutton and Katie Bradley put the Addicks ahead at the break, and while an Oona Sevenius strike just after the hour mark provided United with a platform to kick on, they were unable to rescue a point at The Valley.

There were two debuts for United in London, with Kaitlyn Torpey and Ashanti Akpan coming in for Charlotte Wardlaw and Lois Joel, but they were unable to help extend the Lasses' seven-game unbeaten run in the league.

Newcastle found themselves pinned back very quickly in the first half, and a lofted ball to Amalie Thestrup at the back post forced Anna Tamminen to scramble across her line and claw her effort away.

However, Tamminen could do little three minutes later after initially saving Karin Muya's close-range effort; a goalmouth scramble saw the ball land at the feet of Hutton inside the six-yard box, and she made no mistake by firing her effort into the roof of the net.

After that initial setback, United looked to build up some possession, with their increased efforts to get forward paying off when Elisha N'Dow blocked Beth Lumsden's volley, and while the referee waved away penalty appeals, Jordan Nobbs curled an effort towards the far corner but was denied by the diving Sophie Whitehouse.

While the Lasses were pushing for an equaliser, the Addicks broke forward into the box through Muya, who was brought down by Akpan, allowing Bradley to step up and fire home into the bottom corner, sending Tamminen the wrong way.

Oxtoby made a double switch at half time, bringing on Jasmine McQuade and Freya Gregory, with the latter making a swift impact on the game when her low cross from the left allowed Sevenius to run onto the ball and pick out the bottom corner with a first-time finish on the edge of the area.

Despite Newcastle seeing the majority of the ball in the final minutes of the game and putting several dangerous balls into the box, they were unable to test Whitehouse in the Charlton goal and dropped down to fifth in the league.

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Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins both scored as high-flying Aston Villa ended their long wait for a St James' Park victory against Newcastle United.

The visitors had not triumphed on Tyneside since an infamous afternoon in 2005, when Newcastle went down to eight men and team-mates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were both sent off for fighting each other.

But Unai Emery's men have won more points on the road than any other Premier League side for a reason this season, and they showed their mettle away from home once again.

It was the rejuvenated Buendia who opened the scoring when the Argentine brilliantly scooped the ball past Nick Pope from outside the box to silence the stadium in the 19th minute.

Watkins then sealed the victory late on when the unmarked striker headed home from substitute Lucas Digne's cross, leaving the away end singing in the rain as their side moved level on points with second-placed Manchester City.

That was the cue for a number of Newcastle supporters to make their way for the exits on a disappointing afternoon for their side, who would have moved ahead of champions Liverpool with a victory.

The hosts went close to opening the scoring when Sandro Tonali danced past three players only to see his close-range effort kept out by the foot of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez just seconds into the game.

The outstretched Martinez also made an important save to claw away Lewis Miley's header just before half-time.

But Aston Villa had their chances, too, and Pope made fine stops to twice deny Watkins.

There was little the Newcastle goalkeeper could do about Buendia and Watkins' goals, as the visitors secured a deserved win.

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