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Newcastle United Stay Unbeaten Under Jaissle After Carabao Cup Win at Millwall
By Joe Donnohue
Newcastle United extended their unbeaten run to five matches under new head coach Matthias Jaissle following a 2-0 Carabao Cup Third Round win at Millwall's Den. It marks the first time the Magpies have gone five games without defeat since April 2025.
Jaissle, in his first months at the club, made a notable selection decision by naming striker Yoane Wissa as captain for the match, ahead of longer-serving players Fabian Schar and Jacob Murphy, who have been at Newcastle for eight and nine years respectively. Wissa, who joined the club for £55 million 372 days ago, was replaced in the 62nd minute after an industrious but largely ineffectual display.
With Nick Woltemade, signed for £70m, unavailable, Joe Willock played alongside Wissa in a makeshift front two. Willock scored the game's decisive goal, converting a Lewis Hall cross for his second goal of the season, following one of Newcastle's few well-constructed attacking moves of the night.
Goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek also played a key role, with his crossbar denying Millwall's Tairyk Arconte a potential opener before Newcastle took the lead. After going ahead, Newcastle grew in confidence and saw out the win without further alarm.
The result continues an unbeaten start to the 2026/27 season for Newcastle, who have also drawn with Liverpool and Bournemouth in the Premier League, as well as defeating West Bromwich Albion in the previous Carabao Cup round. Despite the results, statistics show Newcastle have been outshot in each of their three league matches so far this season, with West Brom being the only side they dominated in terms of chances created, despite conceding an Expected Goals value of 1.46 and two actual goals in that fixture.
Newcastle will next travel to Elland Road to face Leeds United, followed by matches against newly-promoted sides Hull City and Coventry City. The club's summer transfer business has brought several changes to the squad, with senior figures departing and younger players introduced, contributing to what has been described as a transitional period for the team under Jaissle's management.
During the win at Millwall, Newcastle supporters were heard singing a chant dedicated to Jaissle, set to the tune of Baccara's "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie," which continued well after the final whistle.