Antoine Semenyo made it two targets in two video games to start out his Manchester Metropolis profession, serving to his new workforce take a 2-0 benefit over Newcastle United of their EFL Cup semi-final first leg.
The Ghanaian, who additionally scored on his debut within the FA Cup in opposition to Exeter Metropolis, additionally had a second chalked off, however Rayan Cherki struck late to present the holders a mountain to climb.
It was a primary half of only a few probabilities, although Yoane Wissa arguably ought to have given Newcastle a fifth-minute lead, however he blazed over whereas one-on-one with James Trafford.
Simply 5 minutes into the second half, Wissa examined Trafford once more, along with his looping header tipped onto the bar earlier than Bruno Guimaraes curled a low strike in opposition to the left publish.
And simply three minutes later, Metropolis have been in entrance as Semenyo raced by a crowded field to fireplace in from shut vary after assembly Jeremy Doku’s deflected cross.
Semenyo was then denied a second 10 minutes later, having flicked a beautiful backheel previous Nick Pope from Tijjani Reijnders’ nook, however Erling Haaland was deemed to be interfering with Malick Thiaw from an offside place, and it was dominated out following a VAR evaluate.
Sven Botman had a header cleared off the road, Sandro Tonali flashed a shot vast, and Nick Woltemade missed a diving header as Newcastle pushed for an equaliser.
However as a substitute, they go into the second leg at Etihad Stadium on February 4 with a two-goal deficit to overturn after Cherki slotted in a second after a beautiful one-two with the returning Rayan Ait-Nouri.
We take a lead into the second leg
0-2 @okx pic.twitter.com/uWmmQ48dFF
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) January 13, 2026
Information Debrief: Semenyo takes no settling-in time
Semenyo introduced himself in Metropolis’s workforce on the weekend, however he as soon as once more performed a key position for Pep Guardiola’s facet.
Certainly, he’s the primary participant to attain in each of his first two appearances for Metropolis in all competitions since Emmanuel Adebayor in August 2009.
And solely Haaland (26) and Igor Thiago (17) have scored extra targets amongst Premier League gamers in all competitions this season because the Membership World Cup than Semenyo (12).
Newcastle greater than matched their opponents, having 10 pictures to the guests’ 11, with the Residents having 4 heading in the right direction to their three. The Magpies additionally hit the woodwork twice and accrued simply 0.64 anticipated targets (xG), although, with Metropolis producing 2.01.