Stronger than injuries, better than the Blues, and yet without the EFL Cup semifinal.Undeserved or not, Newcastle United were seconds away from beating Chelsea 1-0 on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge thanks to Callum Wilson’s first-half winner. But then came Trippier…The experienced England international made a horrible mistake, putting the ball on the plate for Mudryk’s equalizer, thus pushing the game into a penalty shootout. There, Trippier missed from the spot, while Chelsea’s young Serbian keeper Djordje Petrovic made an incredible save in the last round of penalties to deny Ritchie’s effort and provide his side with a win.An error leading to Chelsea’s equaliser in the 92nd minute and a penalty miss in the shootout.Tough night for Kieran Trippier 🫠 pic.twitter.com/xaDAcASw2d— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) December 19, 2023 In a heated atmosphere, embellished with lots of nasty tackles and quite a few injuries that would make Eddie Howe’s job even more challenging in the upcoming days (as if it could get worse than it already is), the visitors were in front for almost 80 minutes.In the early stage of the game, they grabbed that unexpected present from Chelsea’s defender Benoit Badiashile, whose horrible error made it possible for Wilson to put it smoothly past Petrovic for 1-0.From Blues’s perspective, it was a disastrous goal as Badiashile made a poor mistake by allowing Wilson in and finishing superbly for the visitors with an outside-of-the-boot.The initial counter-attack came from a Chelsea error too, as Caicedo failed to control a wayward Colwill pass that allowed Wilson to run at the Chelsea defence.He took full advantage of the home side’s sloppiness to score his first goal in this season’s Carabao Cup.Mauricio Pochettino’s side had its chances, though, but Gallagher’s splendid effort ended on a crossbar, while Sterling couldn’t get past Dubravka with a pair of decent shots.The hosts opted for a full-scale offensive. Palmer and Mudryk were accompanied by Nkunku upfront, but it just wasn’t enough as the Magpies raised a wall in front of Dubravka.However, Trripier’s woeful reaction a minute into an added time triggered a U-turn, which transformed the match thoroughly, ending in the West Londoners’ victory.ENGLISH LEAGUE CUPQuarter-finalsTuesdayEverton – Fulham 1-1 (0-1) 6-7 a.p./Beto 82 – Keane 41 og/Port Vale – Middlesbrough 0-3 (0-2)/Howson 11, Rogers 23, Crooks 53/Chelsea – Newcastle 1-1 (0-1), 4-2 a.p./Mudryk 90+2 – Wilson 16/Wednesday23.00: (1.48) Liverpool (4.40) West Ham (6.75)***odds are subject to change
