Valiant Tranmere perform well against Newcastle

Tranmere hosted Newcastle United this evening for a 7:45pm kick-off in the second round of the EFL Cup.

Ahead of the game, Micky Mellon said, “It’s fantastic for everyone involved with the football club. To get a Premier League team coming to Prenton Park, it’s great for the fans and the players as well. We now want to go out there and give a good account of ourselves.

“We know the size of the challenge in front of us but we’ll attack that and find out a bit more about ourselves too.

“We don’t know what Newcastle are going to do team wise but we do know that no matter what team they put out, it will be Premier League quality. It will be a tough game but we’re looking forward to it.”

Match Report: Tranmere Rovers v Newcastle United

Tranmere Rovers 1	v	2 Newcastle United
Nevitt (21′)	Goals	Lascelles (40′) Wood (52′)
Dacres-Cogley (21′)	Assists	Trippier (52′)
	HT 1-1

Newcastle United came from behind to beat a valiant Tranmere Rovers side to reach the third round of the EFL Cup at Prenton Park tonight.

Tranmere suffered a narrow defeat after taking the lead through an Elliott Nevitt goal just after the twenty-minute mark. The build up showcased some deft one-touch passing and Dacres-Cogley broke the offside trap to set Nevitt up with a perfect cross from the right hand side of the box.

Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles levelled the score at 40 minutes with a right-footed close-range shot from the left side of the six-yard box high up in the centre of the goal following a corner.

A set piece was Rovers’ undoing for the second goal when substitute Kieran Trippier’s corner was headed in by Chris Wood at very close range, high in the centre of the goal.

Tranmere fought on with a passion practically unseen this season and enjoyed spells of forward pressure late on but couldn’t pull an equaliser out of the bag to force a game decided on penalties.

Newcastle will play Crystal Palace in the third round of the EFL Cup and they maintain their unbeaten start in all competitions so far this season.

Fans applauded during the ninth minute in support for the family of 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, shot at her home in Liverpool on Monday.

Tranmere host Colchester in their sixth game of the League Two season on Saturday 27 August.

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