Newcastle Face West Brom in EFL Cup Tie
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Newcastle United will play West Brom soon.
The game is in the EFL Cup. This is a football competition in England.
Newcastle's team is called the Magpies. Their manager is Matthias Jaissle.
Jaissle says the EFL Cup is important. He wants his team to do well in it.
West Brom's team is called the Baggies. A player named Bazoumana will start the game.
The two teams will meet soon. Fans want to know the kick-off time and the team line-ups.
People are also making predictions about who will win.
Many fans will watch the match. Some will go to the stadium. Others will watch on TV.
Vocabulary10 words
- EFL Cup
- a football competition in England
- competition
- a game where teams try to win
- Magpies
- the nickname for Newcastle United
- kick-off time
- the time a game starts
- line-ups
- lists of players who will play
- predictions
- guesses about what will happen
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- manager
- the person who leads a football team
- important
- having big value
- fans
- people who like and support a team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Matthias Jaissle 2. EFL Cup 3. Magpies
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Newcastle United will play _____ soon.
The game is in the _____ Cup.
Newcastle's team is called the _____.
Their _____ is Matthias Jaissle.
Jaissle says the EFL Cup is _____.
West Brom's team is called the _____.
A player named Bazoumana will _____ the game.
Fans want to know the _____ time.
People are also making _____ about who will win.
Some fans will go to the _____.