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Chelsea secured their spot in the Carabao Cup semi-finals after a thrilling victory over Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues managed to overcome a late scare to claim the win, courtesy of substitute Mykhailo Mudryk.

Newcastle appeared to have the upper hand in the game as they held a 1-0 lead, courtesy of a goal from Callum Wilson.

However, a late error from Kieran Trippier presented Mykhailo Mudryk with an opportunity, and he capitalized on it to equalize, forcing the game into penalties.

Chelsea advances to Carabao Cup semi-finals with dramatic penalty win over Newcastle
Chelsea advances to Carabao Cup semi-finals – Getty image

In the penalty shootout, Mauricio Pochettino’s team showed composure as they successfully converted all of their spot-kicks.

On the other hand, Trippier and Matt Ritchie missed their penalties for Newcastle, resulting in Chelsea’s winning 4-2 on the spot-kicks.

Chelsea will now wait for the draw for the semi-finals that has been already booked by two other teams – Fulham and middlesbrough



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