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Watch Manchester City vs Newcastle United today as the holders look to cling on to hopes of retaining the EFL Cup. City have a commanding lead after the first leg and FourFourTwo brings you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
Eddie Howe delivered the Magpies’ first major silverware for generations last year but the size of the obstacle now facing his team won’t be lost on him as they prepare their assault on the Etihad Stadium.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information on how to watch Manchester City vs Newcastle United online, on TV, and from anywhere.
Can I watch Manchester City vs Newcastle United for free?
Last night’s semi-final was live on ITV in the UK but there’s no free-to-air UK coverage of Manchester City vs Newcastle United.
You can watch it for free if you’re in Belgium, where RTL has the rights to air the Carabao Cup games on its streaming platform, RTL Play.
Watch Manchester City vs Newcastle United from anywhere
What if you’re away from home when Manchester City vs Newcastle United is on, and find access to your usual streaming service geo-blocked? The solution is a VPN, a piece of software that sets your devices to appear to be in any country in the world.
Assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, you can use a VPN to unblock the streaming services you’re subscribed to, with a host of privacy and protection benefits on top – that sounds like a result.
FourFourTwo’s colleagues TechRadar are experts in this field, and they reckon NordVPN is the best VPN provider on the market.
How to watch Manchester City vs Newcastle United in the UK
Fans in the UK can watch Manchester City vs Newcastle United through Sky Sports, which will broadcast the game live on Sky Sports Main Event.
Watch Manchester City vs Newcastle United in the US
Fans in the United states will be able to stream Manchester City vs Newcastle United live via EFL broadcast partner Paramount+.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United: Routes to the Carabao Cup semi-final
How Manchester City reached the semi-final
R3: Huddersfield Town 0-2 Manchester CityR4: Swansea City 1-3 Manchester City1/4: Manchester City 2-0 Brentford
How Newcastle United reached the semi-final
R3: Newcastle 4-1 Bradford CityR4: Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur1/4: Newcastle 2-1 Fulham
TicketsManchester City vs Newcastle United: Carabao Cup preview
Howe was a first-time EFL Cup winner in 2025 but Pep Guardiola is a master. While other teams with Manchester City’s modern priorities might have taken their eye off the ball – indeed even City themselves might have done so at times – Guardiola won it four years in a row.
2021 feels like a long time ago now and Newcastle have reached the final twice since City’s last appearance in the Wembley showpiece. In all, City have won the League Cup eight times, more than any other club except Liverpool.
Neither team gave themselves the ideal springboard. Newcastle were beaten 4-1 at Liverpool in Saturday’s late game, while City were held to a draw away at Tottenham Hotspur.
If the Magpies can find a glimmer of hope in that, it won’t just be that Guardiola’s team has had a far shorter turnaround. They also gave up a two-goal lead in the space of 18 second-half minutes.
City will welcome Newcastle again in just 17 days and the first Premier League meeting of the season between these two was a 2-1 win for the Tynesiders at St James’ Park. Harvey Barnes scored both goals back in November, a clear warning that this job is not yet done.
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