Newcastle United have learned who will the man in the middle will be for their historic semi-final against Southampton in the first leg of next week's League Cup clash.
Warwickshire's Stuart Attwell has been given the nod for the last four encounter against the Saints as Newcastle play in their first semi-final in this competition since 1976. Attwell was also in charge of the Premier League game between the two sides which United won 4-1 in Hampshire earlier this season.
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