Many Newcastle United supporters have already booked their Wembley hotel after drawing Southampton in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup. A two-legged tie against the side sitting rock bottom of the Premier League is all that stands between the Magpies and a first cup final since 1999.
The Saints shocked tournament favourites Manchester City 2-0 to advance to the next stage, with goals from Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo. Newcastle will travel to St Mary’s for the first leg, where they claimed a convincing 4-1 win in November.
Travel and accommodation prices in London will likely skyrocket should United book their place at Wembley on February 26. The only time Newcastle have played at the newer ground - which opened in 2007 - was when Tottenham Hotspur used the venue as their temporary home in 2017-18.
