Tottenham Hotspur will travel to St James’ Park to face off against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup fourth round fixture tonight.
The Lilywhites have struggled away from home against the Magpies in recent years, losing the last three consecutive matches, including the 6-1 thrashing a couple of years ago. The last time Spurs defeated Newcastle at St James’ Park was back in 2021.
However, Tottenham Hotspur have enjoyed a bright start to this season under new manager Thomas Frank, and they would be hoping to change their recent poor record against Eddie Howe’s side tonight.
Team news
Tottenham have been plagued with injury problems during the first few months of this season, with Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, and Koto Takai remaining sidelined due to their respective problems.
On the other hand, Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero, and Destiny Udogie have stepped up recovery to return to full fitness, but this game will come too early for them to be involved.
Predicted line-up
Frank is unlikely to make many changes to his starting line-up that defeated Everton in the Premier League last weekend. However, Antonin Kinsky might get the nod to start in goal ahead of Guglielmo Vicario.
Micky Van de Ven should be at the heart of Spurs’ defence alongside Kevin Danso amid Romero’s absence, with Pedro Porro and Djed Spence likely to be the two fullbacks.
João Palhinha has enjoyed a promising start this season since joining from Bayern Munich on loan and is expected to keep hold of his place in the defensive midfield position.
Rodrigo Bentancur could be alongside the Portuguese, with Lucas Bergvall likely to complete the midfield trio for the North London club. So, Archie Gray is expected to be among the substitutes.
Wilson Odobert should be on the left-wing role, and Brennan Johnson could be on the opposite side. So, Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus would feature as substitutes if needed.
Mathys Tel, valued at around £31m by Transfermarkt, may get the responsibility of leading the line for the North London club, and Richarlison would have to make do with a place on the bench.
Expected Tottenham line-up against Newcastle
Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Palhinha, Bentancur, Bergvall; Odobert, Tel, Johnson