Preston North End were beaten 6-0 by Newcastle United in the EFL Cup.
Preston North End crashed out of the EFL Cup, suffering a 6-0 defeat to Newcastle United.
Simon Grayson made nine changes to the side that beat Norwich on Saturday, and his weakened side were on the end of a real battering from Rafael Benitez’s men. The Magpies took the lead in the 19th minute through Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Preston’s task was made even harder before 30 minutes were on the clock when Alan Browne was shown a straight red card for a foul on Jack Colback.
Mohamed Diame doubled Newcastle’s lead before the break, then things got real ugly in the second half.
A 55th minute penalty from Matt Ritchie made it 3-0, and it was four a couple of minutes later when Mitrovic bagged his second. A fifth came from Diame, and it was a sensational six in stoppage time when substitute Ayoze Perez neatly found the bottom corner.
It was a dismal showing from Preston, with fans caught in limbo as to whether they are angry with the defeat or more focused on playing Newcastle in the league on Saturday.
Grayson will be praying his side are not on the end of another hammering courtesy of the Magpies at the weekend, as fans react on Twitter to the EFL Cup catastrophe.
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