Defending champion Newcastle cruises past Bradford
Joelinton and William Osula both scored twice to help Carabao Cup-holder Newcastle United secure its place in the fourth round with a 4-1 win over Bradford City.
Moments after Aaron Ramsdale tipped Bobby Pointer's curler wide of the post, Joelinton gave Newcastle a 17th-minute lead. Anthony Gordon's shot was blocked in the middle of the box, but the Brazilian quickly adjusted his feet to drill a low shot into the bottom-right corner.
Osula got its second less than two minutes later, racing between Bradford's centre-backs to reach Bruno Guimaraes' throughball and pick out the opposite corner to Joelinton.
Sam Walker was called into action to deny Osula and Gordon in the first half as he kept Bradford in the game, while Guimaraes struck the corner of the frame of the goal with a clever flick shortly after the break.
Anthony Elanga and Gordon continued to push, but it was Joelinton who eventually found a third breakthrough, quickly getting Guimaraes' low cross out of his feet to slot past Walker.
Boyhood Newcastle fan Andy Cook enjoyed a fairytale moment when Lewis Miley's attempted clearance was poor, and Tommy Leigh blocked it, setting up Cook to swerve his effort into the top of the net 79 minutes in.
But Newcastle would have the final say eight minutes later, as Harvey Barnes's low cross picked out Osula in the middle of the box, leaving him with a simple finish in front of goal.
