AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle United Match Analysis and Prediction

AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle United Match Analysis & Prediction

AFC Wimbledon

24/09/2024 9:00 pm

Newcastle United

by Vincent

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On the back of their first defeat of the 2024-25 season, Newcastle United will be looking to right the wrongs of the weekend in Tuesday’s EFL Cup third-round tie with AFC Wimbledon.

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Eddie Howe’s side lost their unbeaten run in a 3-1 defeat to Fulham in Saturday’s Premier League match, while their fourth-tier hosts played out a goalless draw with Bradford City.

Not the first team to be haunted by Fulham’s former Arsenal proteges – and probably not the last- Newcastle were left to lament a savage beginning to Saturday’s trip to Craven Cottage, where Raul Jimenez and Emile Smith Rowe quickly propelled the Cottagers into a two-goal lead.

Another slick finish from Harvey Barnes right at the start of the second half offered Newcastle a small silver of hope, which was then crushed when Fabian Schar spurned a golden chance from a Bernd Leno howler and Reiss Nelson capitalised on a rare Bruno Guimaraes blunder.

Missing the chance to move to the Premier League summit on account of their defeat to Fulham, Newcastle now travel again for a far more winnable game, although they made hard work of their penalty-shootout victory over Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup second round.

Nearing the 70-year mark since their last major trophy – succeeding in the 1954-55 FA Cup – collecting a long-awaited piece of silverware is surely the next step in Newcastle’s post-takeover transformation, and they have made it past the third round of the EFL Cup in each of the last two seasons.

Wimbledon also secured their ticket to the EFL Cup third round by beating Premier League opposition on penalties, conjuring up one of the surprises of the second round by eliminating Ipswich Town.

Johnnie Jackson’s side were moments away from securing a remarkable 2-1 victory in normal time, but Conor Chaplin’s 86th-minute equaliser for Ipswich just delayed the Tractor Boys’ exit, as Owen Goodman lived up to his surname in goal during the 12-yard shootout, stopping Omari Hutchinson and Jack Taylor’s penalties.

Goodman’s heroic feats appear to have rubbed off onto his defenders, as Wimbledon host Newcastle having kept three clean sheets in League Two, overcoming Fleetwood Town 1-0 and beating MK Dons 3-0 in a grudge match before the weekend’s goalless draw with Bradford.

Already making an early play for League One promotion, Wimbledon sit in fifth position in the League Two table and have put together a six-game unbeaten run across all competitions – winning five – while also triumphing in each of their last seven competitive games at Plough Lane.

Such a run means that Wimbledon are certainly not to be taken lightly by their revered foes, and by eliminating Ipswich, Jackson’s side made the third round of the EFL Cup for the first time in their short-lived history.

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This will be the first meeting between these two teams.

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AFC Wimbledon Team News

Wimbledon came through their draw with Bradford unscathed, although captain Jake Reeves sustained an ankle injury in the win over MK Dons earlier this month and could not take part on Saturday.

After his penalty heroics in the Ipswich win, 20-year-old Goodman now hopes to take inspiration from Dean Henderson’s exceptional display for Crystal Palace against Manchester United.

AFC Wimbledon's Last 5 Matches

24/08/2024

Cheltenham Town

0

AFC Wimbledon

1

League Two
28/08/2024

AFC Wimbledon

P 2

Ipswich Town

2

League Cup
31/08/2024

AFC Wimbledon

1

Fleetwood Town

0

League Two
14/09/2024

AFC Wimbledon

3

Milton Keynes Dons

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League Two
21/09/2024

Bradford City

0

AFC Wimbledon

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League Two

Newcastle United Team News

One positive for Newcastle to take from the Fulham loss was seeing none of their players withdrawn through injury, leaving Lewis Miley (foot), Callum Wilson (back), Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman (both knee) sidelined.

Sandro Tonali, Lewis Hall, Jacob Murphy and Miguel Almiron could all be drafted into the XI, while Martin Dubravka should inherit the goalkeeper’s gloved from Nick Pope.