Newcastle United saw off AFC Wimbledon with little fuss as Fabian Schar s penalty sealed a 1-0 win in the EFL Cup.
Tuesday s tie was rearranged and moved to St James Park following flooding damage at the Dons home ground last week.
And despite relying on a spot-kick from Schar in first-half stoppage time to get over the line, Newcastle never looked in danger of offering the lower-league visitors a sniff of an upset.
Miguel Almiron won the penalty after he was fouled by Joe Pigott, though referee Darren Bond needed a lengthy consultation with his assistant before he pointed to the spot.
Fab sends us into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC)
Almiron, Sean Longstaff and Harvey Barnes could have added to Newcastle s lead, though Eddie Howe s team were not made to pay for their profligacy, with the Dons not managing to get a shot on target.
Newcastle will host Chelsea in the fourth round later in October.
Data Debrief: A gulf in class
It was as comfortable as it can get for Newcastle, who had 18 shots and finished with 2.05 expected goals (xG) to Wimbledon s 0.07.
Since losing 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in 2015-16, Newcastle have now progressed from their last five ties in the EFL Cup third round without conceding a single goal, although they needed a penalty shoot-out in 2022-23 after a 0-0 stalemate with Crystal Palace.
