10 mins Harvey Barnes played the ball back from the left channel in the Fulham half to Fabian Schar on the halfway line and he took a touch before powering a crossfield ball towards Jacob Murphy, moving into space behind Antonee Robinson.

The winger sent over a dangerous first time ball from the right that Benjamin Lecomte dived to meet, but succeeded only in pushing it to Yoane Wissa, who promptly smashed it back into the net from just inside the six yard box at the Leazes End. 1-0

16 mins The Cottagers levelled with a goal not dissimilar to United's opener, Fulham's number 5 Joachim Andersen floating a precise pass out to Robinson on the left. He immediately flighted his centre into the United area, picking out the unmarked Sasa Lukic to nod in from eight yards. 1-1

Half time: Newcastle 1 Fulham 1

Teenage flicks

90+2 mins Having seen his low shot turned round the post for a corner by the goalkeeper, Lewis Miley was one of several Newcastle players who ran from the back post to cluster at the front post as Sandro Tonali swung over his flag kick from the Strawberry Corner.

Getting in front of Sander Berge, Miley's jump may even have been assisted by the Fulham player's shove in the back, the ball skimming off the head of the Magpie and over Lecomte, who had come away from his line and was stranded in his six yard box. The header also eluded two visiting players who were close to the goal line but facing towards the goal and unable to intervene. 2-1

Full time: Newcastle 2 Fulham 1

Eddie Howe said:

"Hard fought win, great moment for us, we needed it after Sunday's disappointment. Good character from the group, good resilience, mental strength.

"(It was) a tough game against a Fulham side who play really good football but I thought we deserved to win.

"The training ground has been a sombre place (since Sunday's derby defeat). We fully recognise what we did in the last game and what that left with the people of Newcastle. We had to live with that. I'm not going to lie.

"I won't ever forget the feeling after sunderland. It'll be there until we play them again but we must move on."

On his match winner:

"The goal is for him really. Lewy’s always level-headed and calm. When I told him this morning ‘I’m going to play you at right-back’ his sort of reaction was typical Lewy, ‘OK’ and nodded his head.

"It was one training session today where we talked through what we wanted him to do.

"I love the two-legged semi-finals. I think that's what makes the Carabao Cup slightly unique, the home and away ties. This is going to be a really tough tie, and everyone wants a trophy."

The winning goalscorer added:

"It’s a great feeling. I thought I’d try to flick it on, and it luckily hit the back of the net and I’m buzzing. It’s an unreal feeling. I grew up here, it couldn’t be a better feeling and hopefully we progress to the final.”

Marco Silva said: 

"A difficult one to take. Another one, after one month and a half/two months, to come here to lose again in the way we lost, in the last moments of the game, was very difficult for us, in a competition that we wanted to be playing in the Semi-Finals next month.

"Better first half, performance wise, for us than the second. First half, even if we concede an early goal, a bit unlucky the way we conceded the first goal, the reaction was good, good goal from ourselves.

"We matched clearly the game first half, some moments Newcastle were more dominant, other moments with ourselves much more in control of the ball. After the goal, we had a very good chance with Kevin to score the second goal.

“Newcastle had one or two good moments as well first half, but I believe that first half we played in a way that we wanted to play.

"Second half more difficult – more difficult to set our game, we defended too deep in some moments.

"Apart from the save before the corner and one or two crosses, they didn't have many (chances). That is the thing, they didn't create. Much more in control, much more playing in our last third, but not with the chances.

"We were not able to set the game, to play, to create our offensive organisation the way we like to play, and our counter attacks, our fast attacks, they didn't work really.

"We had one or two good moments, but not great chances second half really, not very dangerous moments.

"Even so, the way we lost the game from a set-piece in the last moments of the game is a very, very difficult one to take.”