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Newcastle United brought Bruno Guimaraes on against Tottenham Hotspur for the final ten minutes plus stoppage time to ensure their progression to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals

Bruno Guimaraes applauded referee Chris Kavanagh for inadvertently stopping a Tottenham Hotspur counterattack against Newcastle United during the final minutes of their Carabao Cup fourth-round tie at St. James' Park.

Goals from Fabian Schar and Nick Woltemade had the hosts ahead approaching added time, but Spurs were still searching for a strike to halve the deficit. Randal Kolo Muani led their latest attack in the 89th minute, receiving the ball deep inside Tottenham's half from Djed Spence.

The forward played a one-two with Pape Matar Sarr, the first pass nutmegging Guimaraes, who was pressing to regain possession. Kolo Muani then dribbled into the space vacated by the Newcastle captain, beating Joelinton just past the halfway line.

However, the summer signing could not get past Kavanagh, with the ball clipping his heels, forcing the referee to blow his whistle and stop play. "Just as he was building up a head of steam, it flicked off the heels of Chris Kavanagh," Sky Sports commentator Bill Leslie said.

St. James' Park greeted the intervention with a hearty cheer, and Kavanagh held up his hands in response to the Tottenham players. "The referee apologetic, but nothing he really could have done about that," Leslie continued.

"Apart from get out the way," co-commentator Alan Smith jokingly interjected. The replay that they were speaking over showed Guimaraes, who was behind Kavanagh, with a wide grin on his face before the Brazilian then began applauding.

"Guimaraes enjoyed it," Smith remarked. The midfielder had not even been on the pitch 10 minutes by then, replacing Jacob Ramsey in the 80th minute.

He came on to see the game out and secure their spot in the quarter-final draw. Newcastle have another home tie in the next round, hosting Fulham in mid-December, against whom Guimaraes scored the winner on Saturday in the Premier League.

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Five things we learned from Newcastle's clinical Carabao Cup fourth round win over Tottenham at St James' Park

Newcastle United booked their place in a fourth successive Carabao Cup quarter-final with an impressive 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

Fabian Schar opened the scoring with a fine header in the first half, prompting a furious response from Spurs boss Thomas Frank on the touchline with Djed Spence out of position after tying his shoe lace.

Both teams created plenty of chances after that but it was Newcastle who found the second goal, with Nick Woltemade bagging his sixth goal for the club with a glancing header from Joe Willock's cross.

It means Newcastle can begin to dream of another Wembley final with a quarter-final at home to Fulham in December to look forward to.

Here are five things we learned from today's game.

Newcastle crowd taunts as Magpies could get last laugh

As Newcastle coasted towards the full-time whistle, the Toon Army couldn't help but get a dig in, not only towards Tottenham but to Liverpool, too.

Spurs brought a huge away following and, to their credit, they made plenty of noise in level seven to contribute to a cracking atmosphere under the St James' Park lights.

But as they started to flood out before full-time, the Gallowgate End launched into a brutal rendition of: "It's a long way to London when you're s***."

After the full-time whistle, the stadium PA took great joy in reading out Liverpool's scoreline after Arne Slot's side slumped to a 3-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.

It prompted a huge roar from the Newcastle fans, who had just watched their team win for a fifth time in their last six matches.

Howe gamble pays off

Eddie Howe warned before the game that he needed to get minutes in the legs of some players who perhaps haven't featured as much this season but insisted he retained full faith in his squad to continue the defence of their Carabao Cup title.

Howe made eight changes to his side with only Malick Thiaw, Dan Burn - who captained the side and Woltemade retaining their places in the starting XI who beat Fulham 2-1 on Saturday.

And it was a test they ultimately passed. A number of players rose to the challenge. Schar scored, Aaron Ramsdale was brilliant and we could continue naming others, too.

Howe has always wanted strong competition for places at Newcastle. Now he has it.

Addictive feeling breeds success

Jacob Murphy may not have played in the game but he set the tone with his pre-match comments in the matchday programme.

"The motivation in the squad is really high to win this competition again. We got a taste of it last year: it's addictive, that feeling of success," Murphy said of the importance of trying to retain the Carabao Cup.

"To be able to create those moments for the fans and also for us on our footballing journey, it's amazing to feel connected to something with a larger purpose.

"We want to do well in all cups but this one holds a special place for us because it's the first one we won as a group and the first one we've won in a long time."

That motivation was apparent in the performance as Newcastle hustled and harried their opponents and created a number of opportunities to win by more than the two-goal scoreline.

They are now just two more wins from a third League Cup final in four years and another shot at Wembley glory.

Frank superiority

Heading into the game, Howe had only lost once to a Thomas Frank side in nine matches, winning seven of them.

But that record was entirely made up of Newcastle's clashes against Brentford and this was a totally different test with Frank in the Spurs dugout after succeeding Ange Postecoglou in North London in the summer.

The teams may have changed but the outcome remained the same as Howe racked up another win against his highly rated rival. It was another feather in his cap against a top manager.

Endurance man's run continues

Dan Burn is Newcastle's most used player this season, missing just one match so far - the third round Carabao Cup win over Bradford.

Burn had played all 1080 minutes of the 12 matches he had started this season and that run continued with another 90 minutes under his belt in the win over Spurs.

It was perhaps his best performance at left-back, too, with him posing a big attacking threat both in the air and on the ball down Newcastle's left-hand side.

Whether he plays at centre-back or at left-back, he rarely lets Newcastle down. As the debate rages on over whether he gets in Newcastle's strongest team, Howe may have given us his answer by his continued dependence on the England international.

The Magpies sailed into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with an impressive win over Spurs

Eddie Howe admits that there was always going to be to be "a doubt" over his team selection after making EIGHT changes to the team that beat Fulham at the weekend.

However, as Newcastle breezed past Tottenham Hotspur to set up a home tie with the Cottagers, nobody could argue that Howe had got his team right after an easy 2-0 win. The Magpies needed a goal in each half to do it as Fabian Schar and Nick Woltemade booked a place in the last eight.

Speaking after the home victory, Howe said: "It was really pleasing, it was a testament to the attitude of the players. We didn't have it all our own way but it was mainly very positive.

"I made a number of changes and there is always a slight doubt how that team will play together.

"But from minute one I thought we looked in a really good place.

"Athletically, I thought we were excellent, a lot of those players have not played regularly so that is testament to their professionalism and how they look after themselves between games and they got their rewards.

"I think when you make the changes we did you hope to see a performance that's in line with our identity and our expectations. I thought the pressing early on in the game and general attitude of the players was very good.

"I think with the way we work we like to think regardless of the changes we make they deliver a Newcastle performance in line with our expectations.

"It's most important that our attitude is right from minute one and the will to win that you need and we had. Individually, I thought there were some really good performances; collectively, we were strong."

Howe toasted the performance of Sandro Tonali after a midfield masterclass with the Italian helping Newcastle reach the latter stages of the competition they won last term.

Howe said: "Sandro Tonali was excellent he was full of energy. He was excellent both in and out of possession.

"It is very pleasing for Sandro, he's had a nasty illness. He has been very honest about initially saying he couldn't contribute to the team.

"Today was the right time to bring him in and I'm delighted."

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Newcastle United went into the hat for the quarter-finals after a fantastic victory over Spurs

Newcastle United rattled Tottenham Hotspur's cage once again at St James' Park to stay on the road to Wembley.

On a night when Newcastle legend Andy Cole branded Spurs players "schoolboys" for switching off during a decisive corner kick, from which Fabian Schar scored the opener, Xavi Simons raced after the officials at half-time and screamed: "Wake up".

Cole had been left amazed that Spurs lost concentration as Djed Spence tied his lace then struggled to get back into position quickly enough. But cup holders Newcastle were alive and alert as they emerged deserved winners.

The Magpies went into the last 16 clash with memories of last season's Carabao Cup triumph still fresh and proudly displayed the trophy in the reception of the Milburn Stand before the game. Howe made eight changes to the team that beat Fulham at the weekend, with goal hero Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, and England star Anthony Gordon all starting the night on the bench.

OPINION

Newcastle started brightly enough and had a couple of glimpses of goal in the first 10 minutes when Malick Thiaw's header was blocked before Jacob Ramsey's run and shot alerted Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky at the Leazes End. A big chance fell the way of Harvey Barnes with 12 minutes on the clock as Nick Woltemade rolled a pass to the left of the box but the ex-Leicester star slashed it wide.

Five minutes later, Sandro Tonali got free down the right but his effort took a deflection before Spurs cleared the Italian's corner. But on 24 minutes, Tonali's corner did hit the jackpot as he hoisted the ball into the centre of the box and Fabian Schar rose above two defenders to send it crashing past the keeper.

In the aftermath of the opener, Thomas Frank protested furiously to fourth official Dean Whitestone with a suggestion that Djed Spence was not ready for the corner to be taken as he tied his lace in the corner. But the goal stood, and after Schar kept his eyes perfectly on the ball, Kinsky did not close to the ball as it nestled in the bottom of the net.

Aaron Ramsdale - standing in for rested Nick Pope - had his hands warmed for the first time on 39 minutes as Joao Palhinha burst forward but the ex-Arsenal keeper simply took the sting out of the effort for a routine save. Newcastle though should have doubled their lead five minutes before half-time as Tonali delicately lifted the ball in for Thiaw who helped it into the path of Barnes who saw his scissor kick clip the bar.

Spurs were furious with the officials as the teams went off for the interval with Xavi Simons yelling "wake up" at Whitestone as he headed down the tunnel. The Magpies created an opening two minutes into the second half when Barnes clipped in a cross for Joe Willock, who headed across the face of the goal with Woltemade unable to get on the end of it at the back post.

But moments later, Newcastle went 2-0 up after Joe Willock's cross found Woltemade just in front of the keeper and he calmly guided home a header at the Gallowgate End. But moments later, Newcastle went 2-0 up after Joe Willock's cross found Woltemade just in front of the keeper, and he calmly guided home a header at the Gallowgate End.

Six minutes later Willock sent one just over the top as Newcastle tried to put the game to bed. Although, Newcastle were thankful to Ramsdale on the hour as he saved from Pape Sarr with the visitors looking like they'd hauled one back.

Ramsdale made another fine stop to deny Richarlison low down as Spurs fought to get back into it. But it would all be in vain for the visitors as their Carabao Cup interest ended on Tyneside.

For Newcastle they are now just two stops from Wembley again. Can they do it again?

The dream remains alive and kicking.

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Newcastle have lost just ONCE in regulation time in the Carabao Cup under Eddie Howe . . . and that was the 2023 final against Manchester United.

Newcastle were already out when Howe arrived in 2021-22 season, they got to the final in 2023, lost to Chelsea on penalties in 23-24 and of course won it last season.

So bring on anyone!

Around the grounds

Wolves have pulled another one back but Chelsea - with 10 men - lead 4-3..

Palace have a third against Liverpool at Anfield, who are also down to 10.

Man City have come from behind to lead Swansea 2-0.

And most importantly, Newcastle still lead Spurs 2-0.

Quarter-final dates

The quarter-final games will be played in the week beginning Monday, December 15, with the games like to be Tuesday 16 or Wednesday 17.

Tottenham Hotspur have been told they should have defended better for Fabian Schar's opener in the Carabao Cup clash at St James' Park - regardless of complaints about the set-piece for that Newcastle United goal.

Spurs manager Thomas Frank was furious on the touchline that the Magpies' opener was allowed to stand. Djed Spence was down on the ground, tying his shoelace and out of position, as Eddie Howe's side prepared their set-piece routine.

The newly-capped England right-back had just risen to his feet when Newcastle swung the corner in with Swiss defender Schar rising highest to nod the ball into the back of the net.

Commentating on ITV's coverage of the game, Lucy Ward said: "All the talk was about set-pieces and how good Spurs were, both managers conceded that Newcastle also were [dangerous].

"He's still putting his boot on. Manages to stand up, but you see, Schar, it's too easy for him. I think that it's Lucas Bergvall making him.

"Spurs are trying to make a complaint to the referee that they weren't ready. Certainly, Fabian Schar was. Simple ball into the box, a number of players running, getting the contact, not defending well enough."

Co-commentator Sam Matterface added: "Spurs fans are furious, and so are the players. Pedro Porro is leading the charge and having a word with referee Chris Kavanagh for allowing them to take that set-piece when Djed Spence was still tying his shoe laces.

"Like you said, they took a long time to tie his shoe laces and I think the referee just thought; 'Get on with it'."

On Sky Sports, meanwhile, Jamie Redknapp said the decision was a controversial one but, by the letter of the law, the referee did not have to stop play from continuing.

"It's certainly a contentious one, if you actually look at the corner before the goal, you can see Djed Spence has an important role in this goal. There's Spurs' set-up, and they've got a few players in good areas, Djed is there marking Thiaw and Woltemade - marking zonal as well.

"He's in that space, this is important. Now, they [Newcastle] try to do a clever one here, with Barnes attacking the ball, they've [Spurs] got a numerical advantage when that happens.

"What subsequently happens when they get their next corner, Elanga and Spence go in for a challenge. Elanga's boot actually catches Djed Spence's.

"There's no communication - obviously - because they've got a goalkeeper who hasn't been playing for a while. Spence gets his studs caught in his boot so his laces are messed up. He's got to get his shoes back on.

"I'm not one who gives footballer's a lot of sympathy, but I genuinely do have sympathy for him here. I would just say Chris Kavanagh, have a breath, let him come back in.

"Pedro Porro is going to say to him [the referee]; 'Just wait'. You've got Richarlison; 'Just wait a second here'. The numerical advantage that Newcastle have plays an important role.

"Spence doesn't get in, in time and Schar gets up. I think it has huge implications on the goal."

Jobi McAnuff agreed that it was a harsh decision. He said: "I think it's really harsh, you look at where the ball ends up and that's an extra body where Djed Spence is going to be in that area.

"For me, I think if he was further away from the linesman, Chris Kavanagh and the linesman have then got to communicate. You've got a player down doing his laces. Let him get back up, and into the box, to defend his position."

When asked if there was any way that the referee thought Spence could be attempting to stop a short corner, McAnuff said: "No way. Referees should know he's clearly got an issue with his laces."

"By the letter of the law," Redknapp interjected, "The referee hasn't got to stop the game. If a player is doing his laces up. Otherwise, people would use it to their advantage - as we know - everyone is trying to gain something.

"The stud has genuinely got caught in his boot, and so the lace is a bit of a mess. It's an unwritten rule in football. Newcastle wouldn't have complained [about waiting until Spence was in position].

"You would have just waited because you knew what was at stake. I think Chris Kavanagh wants to get on in the game, but it's had a massive effect on the goal for sure."

Former Newcastle United striker Les Ferdinand disagreed with his fellow pundits - as he told ITV: "You can see Porro has his hand in the air to get the referee's attention. Go and stand on the ball and walk back from it slowly. The referee might come and say get back from the ball but you walk away slowly.

"They can't do that and expect the referee to say; 'No, stop he's putting his boot back on'."

Fellow ex-Magpie Andy Cole went on: "Defend the corner. It's as simple as that, defend the corner, man down or not you've got to do the right things.

"It's a bit schoolboy-ish. You're playing professional football, the referee isn't going to say put your boot back on, and we can go from there. Get on with it."

The Toon Army have been caught up in the Microsoft outage which has had a knock on effect at St James' Park

Newcastle United chiefs have warned fans wanting to transfer tickets for tonight's game to head to contact the Box Office.

With a full house expected at St James' Park for the clash against Tottenham Hotspur, the club have been caught up in the chaos caused by the Microsoft outage which has left millions without the internet.

A Newcastle statement ahead of the game read: "We’re aware that a Microsoft-related outage is causing problems for fans accessing our ticketing site.

"Season ticket holders looking to transfer a ticket for tonight’s game will be able to get help directly from our Box Office before 7pm on 0344 372 1892.

"Non-season-ticket-holders who haven’t yet downloaded their tickets, will be able to do so from the link in their confirmation email. Apologies for the inconvenience caused while we work to resolve this issue."

Microsoft said: "We have initiated the deployment of our 'last known good' configuration. This is expected to be fully deployed in about 30 minutes from which point customers will start to see initial signs of recovery.

"Once this is completed, the next stage is to start to recover nodes while we route traffic through these healthy nodes.

"Customer configuration changes will remain blocked during this time as we work towards mitigation. We will communicate to customers when this block is reverted."

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I admire Eddie massively. Remarkable job in Bournemouth. I followed his team, followed what they did. Fantastic.

And then he got the big job or the bigger job in Newcastle and the way he turned that around to qualify for the Champions League twice I think, and of course when the cup came out, he transformed the club.

I think that's quite impressive. He's a clever tactician, he clearly knows what he wants, very consistent and I think he's done very well.

"I can assure you that money is the last thing on the players' mind, when they are competing. You are just competing to win.

"I was not aware of the numbers (prize money) that's how much attention I pay to it. It is about being the best you can be on a consistent basis. There is a game in front of us that we are striving to win."

Holders Newcastle will be hoping to return to the Carabao Cup final this year but will have to edge past a strong Tottenham side first

Newcastle United and Tottenham are set to meet in a top-flight clash in the Carabao Cup fourth-round this week.

The Magpies are the current holders of the cup , having defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the final, and will aim for a repeat this season. Meanwhile, Spurs are planning to make it two campaigns in a row with a trophy after lifting the Europa League against Manchester United in May.

Newcastle are heading into Wednesday's game off the back of securing a last-minute victory against Fulham in the Premier League, with Bruno Guimaraes scoring in the 90th minute to win the game 2-1.

Meanwhile, Spurs ran out 3-0 winners to Everton on Sunday, with Pape Matar Sarr and Micky van de Ven both scoring to secure the three points.

Now, attention turns to the Carabao Cup and Chronicle Live has all the details on how you can tune into the clash.

When does Newcastle vs Tottenham kick off?

Newcastle will face off against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, October 29, at 8pm. The game will be played at St James' Park.

Where can I watch Newcastle vs Tottenham?

Spurs and Newcastle fans are in luck as this Carabao Cup clash has been picked for TV coverage. The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.

For those without a Sky subscription, the game can also be watched live on ITV1 and online via ITVX. You can also follow all our in-depth match analysis in our live coverage here.

Team news

Tottenham are dealing with a few injury problems. Ben Davis, Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Yves Bissouma, Kota Takai, Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke all remain long-time absentees for the Lilywhites.

Meanwhile, Joelinton returned to the starting line-up against Fulham at the weekend, replacing Jacob Ramsey in the team that defeated Benfica in the Champions League last week. Yoane Wissa is still yet to make his debut for the Magpies after a knee injury stopped him from making his bow in black-and-white after transferring from Brentford.

Lewis Hall and Valentino Livramento are also both out but Eddie Howe will be hoping to see them back in the squad ahead of the next international break.

Carabao Cup draw information

The draw for the next round of the Carabao Cup will take place after the final fourth-round match on Wednesday, October 29. This means that the quarter-final draw should take place at around 10pm, as long as the Newcastle and Tottenham match finishes after 90 minutes and doesn't go to a penalty shootout.

For those on the go, the draw is usually live streamed for free on Sky Sports Football's social media accounts and YouTube channel. The next round of Carabao Cup games are scheduled to be played the week of December 15, 2025.

Newcastle United will host Tottenham in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday night and the Magpies will face a much-changed lineup after the visitors were hit by another injury blow

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Archie Gray is set to miss Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash against Newcastle United - becoming the 10th first-team player to be sidelined due to injury for manager Thomas Frank.

The 19-year-old former Leeds United player was expected to start Wednesday night's League Cup match at St James' Park. However, it has been revealed that the versatile young player sustained an injury during training and will not participate in the game.

While there has been no official confirmation regarding the severity of the issue, reports suggest that the highly-rated star could be out for approximately a month after injuring his calf. This is a significant setback for Gray, who might have started in his preferred midfield position on Wednesday night.

He was utilised in defence under Ange Postecoglou last season, and Frank has also taken advantage of his versatility. Frank now finds himself with 10 first-team players unavailable as Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke are all currently out of action for Spurs.

In other news, Frank has expressed his desire for Tottenham to go all the way in the Carabao Cup this season, but questioned why the semi-finals were still two-legged. Spurs will face current holders in the fourth round on Wednesday after the Magpies beat Liverpool in last season's final at Wembley.

Tottenham featured in 60 fixtures during the 2024-25 campaign and the midweek journey to St James' Park will mark the club's 15th match of this season, prompting Frank to propose alterations for a domestic competition frequently criticised amid an increasingly packed football schedule.

"By the way, one thing I've been thinking about is that there should only be one semi-final," Frank said.

"I think two reasons. For the smaller clubs, if you want to beat a bigger club, it's much much easier to play only one game, so we really want someone to break out and it's not the same boring same teams winning – of course except from Spurs!".

"Then we need to skip one semi-final for everyone else that plays so many games. It should only be one.

"If it's about money, then someone needs to fix it. If it's Premier League paying money to EFL (English Football League), because as far as I understand it, it's because of that. So someone has to fix it. It should be very, very easy."

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