Local hero Longstaff revels in special night after Newcastle reach EFL Cup final

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Two-goal hero Sean Longstaff revelled in a special night for everyone as Newcastle United overcame Southampton to book their place in the EFL Cup final.Magpies academy graduate Longstaff scored twice for his boyhood club, who were 2-1 winners at St James Park to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory and a first cup Dennis Gardeck Jersey final appearance since 1999.The midfielder had gone almost four years without finding the net on home soil, but ended his wait with two brilliantly taken goals to send Eddie Howes side to Wembley, where they will play Manchester United or Nottingham Forest on February 26.And Longstaff hopes there is plenty more to come for the Magpies, who are also third in the Premier League and well in the hunt for Champions League qualification.Its a special night for everyone from Newcastle, he told Sky Sports. Its been such a long time since weve had a night like this. Its special and really emotional.Its amazing what can happen in a year. If you said 12 months ago that something Budda Baker Jersey like this could happen then people would laugh at you.We dont want to stop, we want to keep going and this is just the start.Head coach Howe also saluted Longstaff after guiding Newcastle to their first EFL Cup final since 1976, making it the largest gap between appearances for any side. Longstaff is pivotal. Hes Newcastle through and through, Howe said. I think hes an excellent player and adding goals will only improve other peoples awarene s of that. Hes been great this season.Ive always believed hes an excellent finisher and converting that to a game is difficult. I always believe if you get in the right areas, it will come together, and he did that today.It was an intense game. At 2-0, we were playing really well and their goal changed the dynamic. Part of our problem was the psychological aspect. Southampton had nothing Max Garcia Jersey to lose, and we were feeling the pre sure.You want to be in finals of competitions to increase your status and make yourself more desirable for people to join. This is a club on the up.Defender Dan Burn added: Its hard to sum it up. Ive never played in an atmosphere like that. Before the game, I was getting emotional and had to hold myself together.They were always going to come at us in the second half, but we stuck it out.
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