Newcastle United face Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening at St. James' Park in what is perhaps the highest-profile fixture in the round.
Both teams come into this game on the back of Premier League wins at the weekend. A 90th-minute Bruno Guimarães winner gave Newcastle all three points as they beat Fulham 2-1 at St. James', whereas Tottenham were hugely impressive in their 3-0 win over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium - a game in which centre-back Micky van de Ven scored twice for Thomas Frank's side.
Spurs have been inconsistent in their recent games, having lost to Aston Villa in the Premier League last weekend, before drawing against Monaco in the Champions League -- a result they owed to their goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Newcastle's win against Fulham followed a superb 3-0 win in the Champions League against Benfica, but their Premier League form has been patchy too -- they've won only three league games all season.
In the previous round of the Cup, Newcastle beat Bradford City 4-1, while Spurs beat Doncaster Rovers 3-0. It remains to be seen how much either manager will decide to shuffle their packs for this game, with both teams having a packed schedule coming up, in both the Premier League and the Champions League.
Tottenham's next three games include hosting Chelsea and traveling to Manchester United either side of a Champions League home game against FC Copenhagen. Newcastle have two Premier League away trips to London to follow, to face West Ham United and Brentford, and they host Athletic Club in the Champions League next week.
Here's everything you need to know about the game.
How to watch:
The match will be available on Sky Sports in the U.K., Paramount+ in the U.S., FanCode in India and BeIN Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 8:00 p.m. GMT (4:00 p.m. ET; 1:30 a.m. IST, Thursday and 6.00 a.m. AEST, Thursday)
Venue: St. James' Park, Newcastle
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Injury news:
Newcastle United
Lewis Hall, D: hamstring, OUT, est. return early-Nov.
Tino Livramento, D: knee, OUT, est. return early-Dec.
Yoann Wissa, F: knee, OUT, est. return early-Nov.
Tottenham Hotspur
Ben Davies, D: muscle, OUT
Cristian Romero, D: muscle, DOUBT
Destiny Udogie, D: discomfort, DOUBT
Kota Takai, D: foot, DOUBT
James Maddison, M: ACL, OUT, est. return mid-Feb.
Yves Bissouma, M: ankle, OUT, est. return early-Nov.
Dejan Kulusevski, M: knee, OUT, est. return early-Nov.
Radu Dragusin, D: ACL, OUT
Dominic Solanke, F: ankle, OUT, est. return early-Nov.
Expected Lineups:
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
GK: Aaron Ramsdale
RB: Emil Krafth | CB: Fabian Schar | CB: Malick Thiaw | LB: Dan Burn
CM: Sandro Tonali | CM: Bruno Guimarães | CM: Joe Willock
RW: Anthony Elanga | CF: Nick Woltemade | LW: Anthony Gordon
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
GK: Guglielmo Vicario
RB: Pedro Porro | CB: Kevin Danso | CB: Micky van de Ven | LB: Djed Spence
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur | CM: Joao Palhinha
RW: Mohammed Kudus | CAM: Pape Matar Sarr | LW: Brennan Johnson
CF: Richarlison
Stats:
Tottenham have the most away points in the Premier League this season (13 -- W4,D1), with 82% of their points this season being won on the road (14/17).
Tottenham's Mohammed Kudus has made the most dribbles in the Premier League this season.
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