The Throstles will meet The Magpies in exciting Carabao Cup tie
10.08.26, 23:30 Updated 11.08.26, 00:01 1 Minute Read
Steve Tudgay
Albion's trip to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup later this month will bring back some happy memories for Baggies fans.
Lee Hughes scored the extra-time winner for Gary Megson's side in a 2003 third round tie - the only previous time the two teams have met in League Cup. On the back of the 2-1 victory over Bobby Robson's Newcastle, Albion then beat Manchester United before losing to Arsenal in the quarter finals.
But the most memorable encounter between these two at St James' Park came in 2011 in a game famously called 'Tchoyi Story 3' after Somen Tchoyi's 29-minute hat-trick earned Albion's 3-3 Premier League draw.
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Steve Tudgay Steve Tudgay was a journalist for the Birmingham Evening Mail during the early 90s when West Brom were managed by Bobby Gould and Ossie Ardiles. You may remember him - he was the one banned by Gould! Since then he has worked in television for ITV Sport, Sky Sports and Premier League Productions.