Jamie Carragher has called for a ban after witnessing something during Newcastle United vs. Arsenal.
Newcastle entered tonight’s Carabao Cup second leg against Arsenal with a two-goal advantage from their victory at the Emirates last month.
Eddie Howe’s side extended their aggregate lead in the 19th minute when Jacob Murphy found the net.
Anthony Gordon doubled Newcastle’s lead on the night—making it 4-0 on aggregate—in the 52nd minute, capitalizing on a defensive mistake. Fabian Schar intercepted a miscontrolled pass from David Raya to Declan Rice, allowing the ball to fall to Gordon, who calmly slotted it home.
After an Arsenal build-up sequence, Jamie Carragher criticized goalkeepers for making risky passes into midfield, suggesting they should be banned from doing so.
On X, he wrote: “Keepers need to be banned from playing those passes into midfield players.”
David Raya’s misplaced pass to Declan Rice proved costly, as Newcastle capitalized on the mistake to extend their lead.
The match ended 2-0 on the night (4-0 on aggregate), sending Newcastle to the Carabao Cup final.
They will face the winner of Thursday’s semi-final between Tottenham and Liverpool, with Spurs holding a 1-0 aggregate lead from last month’s first leg.
This marks Newcastle’s second final in three years, having previously reached the 2023 final, where they lost 2-0 to Manchester United.
