Newcastle laboured to a 1-0 win over League Two facet AFC Wimbledon to ebook their place within the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup.
In a recreation that was rescheduled, after which reversed to St James’ Park attributable to AFC Wimbledon’s unlucky pitch issues, it took a Fabian Schar penalty to separate the perimeters, who’re separated within the league pyramid by 72 locations.
Eddie Howe’s much-changed facet, with eight swaps from the weekend’s draw with Manchester Metropolis, had been pissed off by their fourth-tier guests, and made exhausting work of issues till Miguel Almiron was upended by Joe Pigott in first-half stoppage time.
Schar despatched the ensuing spot-kick with a relaxed, composed end, to arrange a fourth-round assembly with Chelsea on the finish of October.
Extra to observe…
Carabao Cup fourth-round attract full
Brentford vs Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton vs Stoke Metropolis
Tottenham vs Man Metropolis
Newcastle vs Chelsea
Man United vs Leicester
Brighton vs Liverpool
Preston vs Arsenal
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
Key dates for remainder of the competitors
Quarter-final: w/c December 16
Semi-final: w/c January 6 2025 (first leg) & w/c February 3 2025 (second leg)
Ultimate: Sunday March 16 2025
