Tottenham exited the Carabao Cup with a whimper on Wednesday night as they were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle at St James’ Park. Thomas Frank made the trip to the north-east without 11 first-team players but still named a fairly strong squad for the match. The visitors were off the boil from the first whistle, though, as Newcastle made a fast start. Just when it seemed Spurs had weathered the early storm, they suddenly found themselves behind. With Djed Spence out of position as he tied his shoelaces, Fabian Schar headed home from Sandro Tonali’s corner to open the scoring.
Spurs managed to keep the deficit at one come half-time, but Nick Woltemade made it two just five minutes into the second-half. He got his head to Joe Willock’s cross, rising higher than the flapping Antonin Kinsky to double his side’s advantage. Tottenham threw the kitchen sink at the match, introducing fresh firepower in the form of Mohammed Kudus and Randal Kolo Muani off the bench, but they could not fight back into the tie.
Newcastle will host Fulham in the quarter-final. Catch up on the action as it happened below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at St James’ Park.
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- GOAL! Woltemade makes it two
- GOAL! Schar heads home the opener
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FULL TIME: Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:54 , Arthur FerridgeThat does it! The holders move on as Thomas Frank’s men are dumped out of the Carabao Cup.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:51 , Arthur Ferridge90+2mins: Spurs seem to have accepted the inevitable.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:50 , Arthur Ferridge90mins: Kinsky is quick off his line to prevent Gordon latching onto a tantalising ball over the top.
The fourth official displays four added minutes.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:46 , Arthur Ferridge87mins: Both parties are booked for their involvement in the handbags.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:44 , Arthur Ferridge85mins: Kudus has lost his head here! He is clattered by Joelinton, and the pair come to blows.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:43 , Arthur Ferridge83mins: Very little time remaining for Spurs to rescue their Carabao Cup campaign, here, and you really can’t see them finding a goal.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:39 , Arthur Ferridge80mins: Ramsey is replaced by Bruno Guimaraes.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:36 , Arthur Ferridge76mins: An extended spell of pressure from Newcastle seems to have Spurs tiring out. They’re losing their fight in the late stages as they stare an exit from this competition in the face.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:33 , Arthur Ferridge74mins: Elanga very nearly forces Danso into an own goal, but the Spurs man heads his mark’s cross just wide of the post for a corner.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:31 , Arthur Ferridge71mins: Here come the Newcastle changes. On come Joelinton, Osula, and Trippier for Woltemade, Willock, and Krafth. They take their sweet time leaving the field of play, applauding every corner of the stadium en route to the subs bench.
Matt Verri at St James' Park
21:29 , Arthur FerridgeSpurs relying on Kudus dragging them back into this match. But he's come on and passed it straight to Tonali as Spurs looked set to break. Not a great start.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:29 , Arthur Ferridge69mins: Spurs are back on the offensive, and are passing around the Newcastle box aimlessly. The aforementioned sense of urgency is fast fading.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:28 , Arthur Ferridge68mins: A triple change is on the cards for Newcastle, but it will come after their corner.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:26 , Arthur Ferridge67mins: Porro plays a wonderful ball into Richarlison and he does get on the end of this one, but it is another smart save from Ramsdale.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:24 , Arthur Ferridge65mins: Mohammed Kudus and Randal Kolo Muani are coming on for Spurs in place of Bentancur and Johnson.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:23 , Arthur Ferridge63mins: Spurs are experimenting a bit as they chase a comeback, but not much is coming off. Spence’s cross-field ball to Johnson is well overhit and runs out of play.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:20 , Arthur Ferridge60mins: Superb save from Ramsdale! Simons tees up Sarr on the edge of the box and he catches his shot brilliantly, but Ramsdale reacts quickly and is at full stretch to palm his effort past the post.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:19 , Arthur Ferridge58mins: Around the grounds, Chelsea are well on their way to giving up a three-goal lead over Wolves. Follow that match live here!
Arsenal lead Brighton 1-0 after Nwaneri’s opener, and you can follow that here.
And, lastly, crisis-stricken Liverpool are en route to another loss at the hands of Crystal Palace. Live here!
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:17 , Arthur Ferridge57mins: Schar is booked after wrestling Richarlison to the ground. Free-kick to Spurs.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:16 , Arthur Ferridge57mins: Willock breaks and flashes a curling effort at goal, missing agonisingly wide as he looked to put the match to bed.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:15 , Arthur Ferridge56mins: Spurs, 35 minutes from being knocked out of this competition, are playing with a bit of intent now. Not much joy as of yet, though.
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
21:14 , Arthur Ferridge54mins: Ramsdale does well to punch away a Tottenham cross and set up a corner for the visitors, who badly need a goal sooner rather than later.
Matt Verri at St James' Park
21:13 , Arthur Ferridge"Tottenham Hotspur it's happened again" is the chant from the Newcastle fans, who then go up in ironic cheers as Spurs respond with the good old faithful: Champions of Europe.
GOAL! Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham | Woltemade '50
21:10 , Arthur FerridgeAt long last, it is a second for Newcastle! A deft header home from Woltemade gets the better of a flapping Kinsky, who comes to claim the cross and completely misses it.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
21:09 , Arthur Ferridge9mins: Richarlison looks to skin Thiaw on the edge of the box, but runs into a brick wall. He’s had a tough evening.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
21:07 , Arthur Ferridge47mins: Palhinha with a tidy pirouette to escape the Newcastle press. He succeeds but Kinsky’s long ball out finds Burn and Newcastle attack. Willock misses wide from inside the six-yard box. Another howler from the Magpies.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
21:05 , Arthur Ferridge45mins: No changes for either side at the break.
2ND HALF: Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
21:04 , Arthur FerridgeBack underway at St James’ Park.
HALF TIME: Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:49 , Arthur FerridgeSimons shoots from range and Ramsdale appears to tip it over the bar, but no corner is given. That does it for the first half!
Several chances for both sides, but one goal is the difference at St James’ Park.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:48 , Arthur Ferridge45+2mins: Richarlison heads the resultant free-kick into Ramsdale’s hands from close range.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:48 , Arthur Ferridge45+1mins: Thiaw goes in very late with what those of a Geordie persuasion would probably call a professional foul. Spurs fans would probably go for ‘cynical’. He is booked.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:47 , Arthur FerridgeTwo added minutes at the end of the first half.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:46 , Arthur Ferridge45mins: Palhinha plays a glorious cross along the floor to Richarlison, who trips over his feet and misses his shot. The Portuguese is visibly frustrated with his latest miss.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:45 , Arthur Ferridge43mins: Another ‘what could have been’ moment as Woltemade is crowded out of the Tottenham box having failed to get a shot away.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:43 , Arthur Ferridge41mins: How on Earth has that stayed out! Another damning miss from Barnes as Tonali clips a sweet cross in to Thiaw, who plays it back across the box to Barnes. He has an open goal but shoots over from inside the six-yard box.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:41 , Arthur Ferridge39mins: Danso looks to curl one from the edge of the box, but doesn’t seem to quite get the direction on it he wanted. Easy stop for Ramsdale. That is Spurs’ first shot on target.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:40 , Arthur Ferridge38mins: To be fair to them, in spite of this mini Spurs resurgence, Newcastle are holding firm. Burn and Schar are doing well in defence.
Matt Verri at St James' Park
20:39 , Arthur FerridgeMuch better spell this for Spurs. Bergvall getting more involved and the visitors are getting in down the sides of the Newcastle defence. Need Richarlison to get in the right place - he's just missed out a couple of times.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:38 , Arthur Ferridge37mins: Spurs have had 71% of possession over the last ten minutes. So much better from them, but still a goal evades them.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:36 , Arthur Ferridge35mins: Another gilt-edge chance for Spurs as the ball is worked nicely to Johnson, who plays a great cross for Richarlison, but again the Brazilian can’t quite reach it.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:34 , Arthur Ferridge33mins: A sweet passing move from Spurs ends as Bergvall’s cross is just barely behind Richarlison. Newcastle break, but Danso pulls Elanga back cynically to cut the attack short. He is duly booked.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:31 , Arthur Ferridge29mins: The Newcastle goal seems to have given Spurs a bit of a shot in the arm. Definitely looking a little more lively since.
They come forward, and Ramsdale shoots well off his line to clear it away. He must be bored with what little action he’s had so far.
Matt Verri at St James' Park
20:27 , Arthur FerridgeFrank absolutely furious with that. Spence took forever to put his boot back on as Newcastle waited to take a corner. As soon as he got up, Tonali swung it in and Schar scored. Spurs adamant Spence should have been allowed to get back into position.
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
20:27 , Arthur Ferridge26mins: Richarlison is booked for dissent in the aftermath of the goal.
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham | Schar '24
20:26 , Arthur FerridgeThere’s the opener, and you can’t say they don’t deserve it. Schar heads home from Tonali’s corner - textbook stuff..
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:25 , Arthur Ferridge23mins: Elanga’s cross is nowhere near any black-and-white shirted striker, but Danso puts it behind just to be safe.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:23 , Arthur Ferridge22mins: Spurs seem to have settled a bit here. Newcastle have eased off the gas a tad.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:21 , Arthur Ferridge20mins: Schar gets on the ball about 35 yards out and the home crowd implore him to shoot. The 33-year-old centre-back thinks better of it.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:20 , Arthur Ferridge18mins: Ramsey brings Simons down again - his second such offence in the past few minutes.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:18 , Arthur Ferridge17mins: Spurs can’t do much right at the minute. They lose the ball in midfield again and Newcastle break apace, but Tonali’s cross is blocked behind for a corner by Bentancur.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:17 , Arthur Ferridge15mins: Spurs make a rare foray forward, but Johnson’s shot-come-cross from a very tight angle bends unthreateningly behind Ramsdale’s goal.
Matt Verri at St James' Park
20:15 , Arthur FerridgeFrank has screamed at his players to calm down on about five different occasions. The most recent of them was followed by Porro launching it long straight to Ramsdale. Spurs haven't got going yet.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:13 , Arthur Ferridge12mins: How is that not the opener! A lovely build-up from Newcastle including a deft dummy from Woltemade has Barnes ready to shoot in acres of space, but he fires wide of the post.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:12 , Arthur Ferridge11mins: Johnson attempts to tackle Ramsey and gives away a free-kick, but seems to have hurt himself in the process. He lands awkwardly and yelps as he does so, but Simons picks him up and he will carry on.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:11 , Arthur Ferridge9mins: Spurs break now, but Richarlison sees his shot blocked.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:10 , Arthur Ferridge8mins: Ramsey dances into the box, but Porro slides in to deny his close-range effort. Spurs are really under the cosh in the early stages.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:07 , Arthur Ferridge5mins: Willock gets a shot off from Tonali’s cross, but Spurs deal with it - just about. A little scrappy from the visitors, but they clear their lines.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:06 , Arthur Ferridge4mins: Another Newcastle free-kick as Porro goes in late on Barnes.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:05 , Arthur Ferridge3mins: Newcastle win a free-kick in the middle of the pitch, some 30 yards from goal. It is played wide to Elanga, who can only win a throw-in.
Matt Verri at St James' Park
20:04 , Arthur FerridgeLooks like Bergvall could be on the left for Spurs, where we expected Simons to be. When they have the ball, Spence is pushing right up on that wing too and Bergvall tucks inside. Fluid formation early on.
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:03 , Arthur Ferridge1min: Spurs come forward for the first time through Djed Spence, who runs into traffic in the corner and recycles. A ball is played in behind for Johnson, but he doesn’t have the legs to get on the end of it. Tentative start.
KICK-OFF! Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
20:01 , Arthur FerridgeAfter Remembrance Day wreaths are laid in the centre circle and the Last Post is played, we are UNDERWAY!
Newcastle are in their traditional stripes, and Spurs in a yellow change strip.
Matt Verri at St James' Park
19:56 , Arthur FerridgeTottenham named a five-man leadership group earlier this season. Three of them are injured, one hasn't travelled and the other is on the bench. It means Pedro Porro captains the side tonight.
The players are out...
19:55 , Arthur FerridgeKick-off is imminent!
One more reminder...
19:53 , Arthur FerridgeJust to say, there is no VAR tonight, and if we are tied at full-time, the match will go straight to a penalty shootout. No extra time!
The quarter-final draw will take place after the full-time whistle.
Not long to go...
19:50 , Arthur FerridgeWith ten minutes left until kick-off, here’s a reminder of how both sides line up tonight.
Newcastle XI: Ramsdale; Thiaw, Burn, Krafth, Schar; Ramsey, Tonali, Elanga; Barnes, Willock, Woltemade
Tottenham XI: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Palhinha, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr; Johnson, Bergvall, Xavi; Richarlison
Tottenham's away form
19:44 , Arthur FerridgeWhile Tottenham have a shaky recent record against Newcastle, they are among the nation’s best teams when playing away from home.
They have the best away record of any Premier League side so far this campaign, winning four and drawing one of their five road trip matches.
Thomas Frank on Archie Gray's absence
19:39 , Arthur FerridgeThomas Frank explains Archie Gray’s absence: "Archie picked up a calf strain, unfortunately, so he's not available tonight."
Eddie Howe previews the tie
19:36 , Arthur FerridgeEddie Howe on starting Nick Woltemade, paying back the fans’ faith, and beating Thomas Frank.
“Keeping (Nick) in the rythm. I think he wants to play. How long can he play? We have to wait and see. Another experience against a Premier League team will do him a lot of good.
“Last year we had some difficult fixtures. We have a great crowd here, we want to do them justice, and hopefully we get through to the next round.
“[Thomas Frank’s] teams are very well organised, especially on set plays. I think they will try to dominate midfield. We need to gain control of the game, execute what we want to do well.”
About last night...
19:32 , Arthur FerridgeTwo Premier League sides were in Carabao Cup action last night.
Fulham required a penalty shootout to edge past Wycombe Wanderers, with Marco Silva later bemoaning the club’s injuries and his lack of squad depth.
Brentford had a better evening, producing a 5-0 rout of giant killers Grimsby Town.
Sandro Tonali speaks to Sky Sports
19:28 , Arthur FerridgeAccording to Sandro Tonali, Newcastle are out to retain their Carabao Cup title.
“I think a lot because last season, every game we play for a win again,” he said. “We play to win every game. Tonight we know is a very tough game because we play against a very good team.”
Kinsky between the sticks
19:24 , Arthur FerridgeWhile Ramsdale starts for Newcastle, Spurs also look to their second-string ‘keeper.
It is just his 12th start for Spurs, and his second of the season. He last made the starting XI against Doncaster Rovers in the previous round of the Carabao Cup.
Standard Sport's Matt Verri previews the tie
19:21 , Arthur Ferridge🎙️ "A big test for Tottenham tonight against the holders. This is one of the worst draws they could have got."
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Djed Spence previews the tie...
19:13 , Arthur FerridgeDjed Spence hopes Tottenham can keep their good away form alive with a win this evening.
He tells Sky Sports: “I think we just focus on our game and try to give our best. Hopefully tonight we can try to keep our away form going and get a win.
“Newcastle are a good team. They are a good side with good players, but we are here to challenge and get through to the next round.”
Matt Verri at St James' Park
19:06 , Arthur FerridgeThe big question was when Frank was going to rest Van de Ven and Kudus - both are among the substitutes tonight. That means Palhinha has to fill in at centre-back and Johnson gets another go on the right wing. With Gray missing out injured, that bench is looking increasingly thin
TOTTENHAM CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS
18:58 , Arthur FerridgeJust about on time, here’s the visitors’ XI.
Tottenham XI: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Palhinha, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr; Johnson, Bergvall, Xavi; Richarlison
Subs: Austin, Gunter, Tel, Kudus, Van de Ven, Kolo Muani, Scarlett, Olusesi, Rowswell
A big night for Ramsdale
18:53 , Arthur FerridgeThe former Arsenal ‘keeper Aaron Ramsdale starts between the sticks for Newcastle against Tottenham tonight.
Can he bring a north London derby flavour to this Carabao Cup tie?
Spurs are yet to bless us with the knowledge of their starting XI - stay tuned.
NEWCASTLE CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS
18:47 , Arthur FerridgeHere’s how the hosts line up in NE1.
Newcastle XI: Ramsdale; Thiaw, Burn, Krafth, Schar; Ramsey, Tonali, Elanga; Barnes, Willock, Woltemade
Subs: Pope, Trippier, Botman, Joelinton, Gordon, Osula, Murphy, Bruno, Miley
Newcastle's new No9
18:40 , Arthur FerridgeNick Woltemade has made a mighty impression since joining Newcastle from Stuttgart this summer.
Facing the unenviable prospect of filling Alexander Isak’s shoes, he has started fast. The towering German has tallied four goals in six Premier League appearances.
Can Spurs contain him?
A recent Spurs trip to the north-east...
18:30 , Arthur FerridgeOne of Tottenham’s more forgettable trips to Tyneside came back in April 2023.
With Cristian Stellini in the dugout, they were beaten 6-1.
Spurs trailed by three with just nine minutes played, and were five behind by half-time. Jacob Murphy scored a remarkable brace in that match - can he come back to haunt Spurs in the Cup tonight?
Form chart
18:20 , Arthur FerridgeRecent results do not read kindly for Spurs, who have won only one of their last six meetings with Newcastle.
They last won at St James’ Park just over four years ago, in October 2021.
Standard Sport prediction
18:10 , Arthur FerridgeNewcastle will get confidence from their recent record against Spurs, but the visiting team on Wednesday is made of far sterner stuff than those who have rocked up of late.
Under Thomas Frank, Spurs have won four and drawn one of five away games in the Premier League - and were unlucky not to beat Paris Saint-Germain away from home in the Super Cup before the season began.
But much will be decided on twhich team Frank selects, as he will need to rotate somewhat with Chelsea to come on Saturday night and the most likely place is to weaken the midfield - which is where Newcastle are at their strongest.
Newcastle win on penalties after a 2-2 draw
Newcastle early team news
18:00 , Arthur FerridgeSandro Tonali shook off a knock at the weekend to see out Newcastle’s narrow win over Fulham, so should start on Wednesday in a midfield three of Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes. Further back, there could be a change in centre-back pairing, with Fabian Schar pushing to start ahead of Sven Botman, who suffered a knock of his own on Saturday.
Anthony Elanga has really struggled since his £55million summer move, so could be afforded a chance from the off, while Harvey Barnes is also due a start. Nick Woltemade should keep his place up front.
Tottenham early team news
17:50 , Arthur FerridgeFor Tottenham, Archie Gray is reportedly the latest Spurs player to suffer an injury. Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie are close to returns but are still sidelined. A busy treatment room somewhat restricts Frank’s options, but Pape Sarr and Lucas Bergvall could come in to give two of Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Palhinha and Xavi Simons a rest.
Randal Kolo Muani impressed without scoring against Everton, but looked tired before being replaced by Richarlison so may settle for a spot on the bench. Micky van de Ven and Kevin Danso will surely start at centre-back given Frank’s limited alternatives.
How to watch Newcastle vs Tottenham
17:40 , Arthur FerridgeTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 7pm GMT. The game will also be shown for free on ITV 1, with coverage starting at 7.30pm GMT.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website. UK viewers can watch a free live stream via ITVX.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri at the ground.
Good evening
17:28 , Arthur FerridgeHello, and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup!
Thomas Frank is without TEN first-team players tonight. Can he get the job done on Tyneside?
Follow along right here for all the latest from St James’ Park, including expert insight from our very own Matt Verri.
Kick-off is scheduled in for 8pm.
