Newcastle out of Carabao Cup as Tyler Walker bags extra-time winner for Nottingham Forest

It’s three defeats out of three for Newcastle – after Tyler Walker’s winner stunned Rafa Benitez.

The Toon boss made 10 changes playing a virtual ­second-string side who are mostly up for sale.

And Forest cashed in with a deserved win after some ­aggressive, positive attacking play capped by sub Walker’s extra-time winner.

It has been a miserable start to the new campaign by Benitez’s side.

Any other manager in ­recent times would be under the cosh, especially after not targeting the cup – their only realistic chance of winning anything. But he has credit in the bank with the Geordie fans.

A four-goal first half started with Aleksandar Mitrovic getting United’s opening goal of the season

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Benitez hasn’t trusted him greatly in his year in charge, but his ­impact was ­immediate when handed a start last night.

The Serb scored after 150 seconds as he looked to prove a point to his boss.

Rolando Aarons, full of spark on the left wing, burst forward and slipped a pass across the box. Mitrovic let the ball run across his body and finished well. The celebration was ­interesting – holding a finger to his lips. Then he kissed his biceps. More importantly, it was a relief to the Geordies following two blank defeats in the Premier League.

But it was only temporary in a chaotic game in which Mark Warburton’s Forest looked uninhibited.

Benitez (left) predicted the mood surrounding the club would change once results picked up.

But it only ­darkened as Forest then galloped to a first-half lead.

The Spaniard risked picking the sort of side that would have raised the temper of fans under his ­predecessors. The joke was the starting XI should have ‘For Sale’ ­written on their shirts ­because ­Benitez needs to clear the wage bill and raise some spending money.

It looked a gamble when Forest equalised on 29 ­minutes with a flicked header from Jason Cummings after Zach Clough dinked in a lovely cross.

Two minutes later when Cummings got his ­second. It was a simple hoof over the top of United’s flat-footed ­defence and ­Cummings floated the ball over Karl ­Darlow who was stranded on the edge of his box.

Virtually the only United player to emerge from the first half with credit was ­Aarons.

His equaliser after 45 ­minutes was a cracker, ­lashing in from 25 yards after a swift counter-attack ­involving Jacob Murphy.

Follow the action as it happened with Newcastle Chronicle's Lee Ryder, Chris Waugh and Andrew Musgrove.