Millwall 0-1 Newcastle: Hall and Willock reward Jaissle's patience

Newcastle beat Millwall 1-0 to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round, with Joe Willock scoring the late winner, Sky Sports reported. The Premier League visitors scraped past their Championship opponents after surviving a threat from Tairyk Arconte, whose shot struck a post before the decisive goal.

Lewis Hall supplied Willock's finish, giving Newcastle United the breakthrough with nine minutes remaining. Matthias Jaissle's assessment afterwards centred on patience, alongside the physical and technical demands of getting through the tie.

Millwall threaten before Hall supplies Willock

Millwall began the second half brightly. Within two minutes of the restart, Jenson Metcalfe sent a powerful long-range effort just over, offering an early indication of the hosts' threat after the interval.

Newcastle's attacking return was limited. Harvey Barnes registered only their second shot on target after 65 minutes, and his tame attempt was comfortably saved by Marschall. That detail helps explain why the visitors' eventual breakthrough carried such weight: they had made the goalkeeper work infrequently.

Arconte then came close to putting Millwall ahead in the 79th minute, striking the near post. It was the late opening that threatened to give the match a different outcome before Newcastle found their decisive response.

Hall played the ball across the six-yard box and Willock flicked it in. The delivery and finish provided the efficiency Jaissle would emphasise in his post-match assessment, turning a narrow escape at one end into victory at the other.

There was also a Millwall milestone in the remaining time. The Lions introduced 15-year-old midfielder Regan Anderson, who became the club's second-youngest player, as the hosts finished the tie on the losing side.

Jaissle explains Newcastle's need for patience

Speaking to Sky Sports, Jaissle said the task required patience, passion and toughness, as well as collecting second balls and being efficient in front of Millwall's goal. His explanation placed the finish within a broader set of demands, with persistence and competing for possession part of the same challenge.

Hall's reaction to Sky Sports was enthusiastic about Jaissle's approach. He praised the way the coach had Newcastle playing and, saying he was speaking on behalf of everyone, described the players as thoroughly enjoying working under him.

Willock, meanwhile, linked the competition's importance to Newcastle's previous success in it. Speaking to Sky Sports, the scorer said winning the trophy before made the Carabao Cup very important to them.