Willock grabs late goal as Newcastle edge Millwall
Willock grabs late goal as Newcastle edge Millwall. Joe Willock's late goal sent a relieved Newcastle into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup as the Premier League side scraped to a 1-0 victory at Sky Bet Championship outfit Millwall.
What happened
Millwall 0 Newcastle United 1 J Willock (81'81st minute) Latest Carabao Cup Odds Get Sky SportsGet a NOW Sports Membership Watch Live Millwall 0-1 Newcastle: Joe Willock's late finish helps Matthias Jaissle's side to Carabao Cup victory at The Den Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup third round tie between Millwall and Newcastle at The Den; Joe Willock scored a late winner after Millwall's Tairyk Arconte had hit the post just moments before Tuesday 8 September 2026 22:48, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from Millwall against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup third round Joe Willock's late goal sent a relieved Newcastle into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup as the Premier League side scraped to a 1-0 victory at Sky Bet Championship outfit Millwall.
The first time Millwall's debutant goalkeeper Filip Marschall was called into action was in the 15th minute when he parried Willock's strike into the air, with the ball dropping to left-back Elkan Baggott rather than the lurking Yoane Wissa. Skip to content Millwall vs Newcastle United; Carabao Cup Round 3 FTFull Time AETAfter Extra Time LIVEThis is a live match. ETExtra Time HTHalf Time Millwall vs Newcastle United. The Lions brought on 15-year-old midfielder Regan Anderson, who became Millwall's second youngest player, in the time that remained, but Newcastle held firm in what was a hard-fought tie.
Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle sent on Anthony Elanga and deadline day signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo in an effort to finally force a breakthrough, but the Millwall centre-back pairing of Cooper and Caleb Taylor were repelling everything coming their way. "Willock: The Carabao Cup is important for usNewcastle midfielder Joe Willock speaking to Sky Sports:"We had a lot of chances in the first half, but we said at half-time that we needed to take our chances.
The wider picture
Latest Sky Sports deals or stream Premier League games with no contract📺Jacob Murphy bent a shot harmlessly over in the early exchanges in what was the first meeting between the two teams since 1993. Newcastle then almost had a stroke of luck at the other end as Fabian Schar's long-range effort took a big deflection and ruffled the side-netting, with Marschall stranded. It remained deadlocked at the break and Millwall began the second half brightly with Jenson Metcalfe smashing a long-range effort just over within two minutes of the restart.
Millwall substitute Arconte was the closest to opening the scoring in the 79th minute when he got away from Tino Livramento before his shot came back off the near post. Having survived that scare, the visitors snatched victory with nine minutes left when Lewis Hall's ball across the six-yard box was flicked in by Willock. Image: Lewis Hall was quiick to praise new boss Matthias Jaissle Hall hails Jaissle for lifting Newcastle negativity after cup winNewcastle defender Lewis Hall speaking to Sky Sports: "There was a lot of negativity before everything happened and as soon as the gaffer came in, he's been top, as well as all of the coaching staff.
Thankfully, in the second half we did, we got a goal and won the game. " Image: Matthias Jaissle remains unbeaten as Newcastle boss Jaissle: It was all about patienceNewcastle boss Matthias Jaissle speaking to Sky Sports: "We're really happy.
What has been reported
It's never going to be easy here at Millwall in a cup match, so we knew about that challenge and we faced it. "It was about patience, but also being passionate, being tough, collecting the second balls and being efficient in front of their goal. According to data collated by Eurogamer, more than 9,000 Twitch streamers covered the show leading to 5,227,798 hours of viewing there alone. Mostly, it will be five-minute slots wedged in near the end of news bulletins in which games journalists, industry analysts and other pundits will be asked why the game is such a big deal, how much it cost to make and how much revenue it will generate.
Just before going ahead, the Magpies had been given a fright when a shot from Tairyk Arconte hit a post, with the hosts at that point threatening to upset the competition's winners of two seasons ago. Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? The visitors dominated the early proceedings and came close again when Sven Botman headed Murphy's corner narrowly over at the far post. A rare foray out of their own half by the hosts led to their first half-chance as Lyndon Dykes' hooked effort from Baggott's cross was gathered easily by Lukas Hornicek.
What happens next
The Lions were providing a threat from set-pieces, with a good delivery from a free-kick by Camiel Neghli being met by a flying header from Caleb Taylor that went just wide. A Metcalfe free-kick then led to another warning for the away side as a header from Lions captain Jake Cooper drifted wide. The Magpies had struggled to impose themselves since half-time, although Harvey Barnes had just their second shot on target after 65 minutes when his tame effort was easily saved by Marschall.
"The way he's got us playing is amazing and I can speak on behalf of everyone – we're really enjoying playing under him. Whenever you come away in the cup, anything can happen, so we're really proud of the win and to keep a clean sheet as well. "We won this competition before so it's very important to us. We've got a new coach and a lot of new players and we wanted to start the season well.
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