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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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Tottenham make the journey to the North East without several first-team players

Tottenham will be without NINE first-team players for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup tie against Newcastle United at St James' Park, leaving manager Thomas Frank with a rotation headache.

While Eddie Howe will be without Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall and Yoane Wissa - with Sven Botman also a doubt - new Spurs boss Frank must decide how many of his squad he can afford to rotate.

Defender Micky van de Ven, who scored twice in a 3-0 win over Everton on Sunday is expected to be rested, but Frank is relishing the challenge of facing Newcastle.

"That's the challenge," he said. "It's one game so there's more at stake. I changed four from Monaco to Everton and three before that.

"Of course there'll be rotation, playing every third or fourth day. If you want to compete over 60 games, you can't play the same XI. So there's a fine balance.

"That's one of the beauties of being Head Coach, that's all part of the good fun."

Captain Cristian Romero will miss the game with a groun problem, although he could be back in action in the Premier League soon.

Frank said of his skipper: “Cuti was just out running on the grass with the performance guys. So, positive, progressing, but no time frame. I don't expect it to be a longer one.”

Fellow defender Destiny Udogie is also ruled out with a knee problem, while Swedish winger Dejan Kulusevski also misses the gam with a knee injury.

Striker Dominic Solanke (ankle) is still not ready to return to action, while Welsh defender Ben Davies is out after picking up up a thigh problem on international with Wales earlier this month.

Long-term absentee James Maddison continues his recovery from ACL surgery, with the England playmaker expected to be out for several months.

Another defender sidelines is Radu Dragusin, with the Romanian close to a return, but probably not risked for the game at St James' Park.

Eddie Howe must decide how many changes he wants to make for tonight's match against Spurs

Newcastle United are entering another huge phase in their season with three matches in the space of seven days which could have a big impact on their campaign.

Eddie Howe's men face Tottenham Hotspur in tonight's Carabao Cup fourth-round tie, as United look to defend the trophy and clinch a place in the quarter-finals on home soil.

That's followed by a Premier League visiti to struggling West Ham, a game Newcastle must look to win if they are to get their push for a top-five place back on track following mixed start to their league campaign. Then it's backt to St James' Park to take on Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League with a huge opportunity to take a big step towards securing at least a spot in the play-off stage.

With injuries to deal with, Howe must decide how best to juggle his side over the next week, with rotation on the cards in key positions. No one will doubt how important the Carabao Cup is for Newcastle after those scenes at Wembley last March, and United won't give up the trophy without a fight.

Howe has options when it comes to switching things around, but who should start and who should sit this one out? Here's the verdict of our NUFC writers.

Lee Ryder

For me, this game is more important than the weekend trip to West Ham - despite Newcastle's unconvincing Premier League position.

That's why I would not make too many changes against Tottenham Hotspur and minimise with rotation. Spurs showed at Everton that even though they have injury woes they can turn up and put on a show.

I also think Thomas Frank will shrewdly be viewing the Carabao Cup the same way Eddie Howe has in the past three seasons. Long story short, this is their best chance of a trophy this term and you can still apply that to Newcastle as well.

It would be easy to shake things up and make a host of changes as well as keeping a few stars away from Howe's office door. Instead, I'd play this like it was a Premier League or Champions League game in terms of selection.

We can talk about players needing a rest and needing a breather all day long, but over the years, I've never known too many professional players who are happy at missing out on selection, even in the Carabao Cup. As Bruno has proven in recent times those who want to win enough dig deep enough.

The likes of Kieran Trippier, Bruno, Joelinton, Anthony Gordon, and Dan Burn are all needed against Frank's side. The only off-the-cuff selection I would make is giving Anthony Elanga 90 minutes to get some fitness and confidence in the tank.

My NUFC XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Joelinton, Bruno, Tonali, Gordon, Elanga, Woltemade

Sean McCormick

Eddie Howe will want to take the Carabao Cup seriously. After all, his record in the competition across three seasons at Newcastle reads: finalists, quarter-finals exit on penalties and winners.

But with Newcastle competing in the Premier League and Champions League as well, he is also aware of the need to rotate his players and if he truly believes he has increased competition for places within his squad he shouldn't be afraid to make changes with two Premier League away trips and a Champions League clash against Athletic Bilbao on the horizon.

With that in mind, summer signing Aaron Ramsdale is in need of game-time amid Nick Pope's excellent form this season and this seems like the right chance to change goalkeeper.

With injuries to Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall, the ability to change the defence up is hindered but it would make sense for Emil Krafth and Fabian Schar to come in. It is a toss up of who they replace but whichever two players get the nod out of Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman and Dan Burn to start, I would suspect the other two could replace them at some point during the game.

Given Sandro Tonali missed the last two matches through illness, he should start the game to offer a reminder of how seriously Howe takes the competition. He should replace Bruno Guimaraes, with Joe Willock and Jacob Ramsey coming in for Lewis Miley and Joelinton.

Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon have started the last two matches on the wings so it feels like a good time for Anthony Elanga and Harvey Barnes to come in on the wings.

Nick Woltemade is in need of a rest up front and Will Osula earned his chance up front with an impressive cameo from the bench in the win over Fulham.

My NUFC XI: Ramsdale; Krafth, Schar, Botman, Burn; Willock, Tonali, Ramsey; Elanga, Barnes; Osula

Stuart Jamieson

There are very few easy choices for Eddie Howe tonight as he weighs up the pros and cons of changing his side. Perhaps the easiest is restoring Sandro Tonali to the starting XI after a bout of illness. The Italian's presence is vital, especially if Howe decides to take Bruno Guimaraes out of the firing line.

Kieran Trippier is due a break, so I'm going with Emil Krafth at right-back, and while Sven Botman is OK after his head injury, there's no need to risk him with Fabian Schar ready to step in.

It's hard to see how Dan Burn gets a rest while Lewis Hall still not ready to return, but I would go with four changes further forward. Jacob Ramsey needs a start in midfield and this is the perfect opportunity, while the entire front line could rotate.

Will Osula and Anthony Elanga made a difference when they came on against Fulham, while Harvey Barnes' brace against Benfica means he's earned a start to give Anthony Gordon and Nick Woltemade a break.

My NUFC XI: Ramdale, Krafth, Schar, Thiaw, Burn, Tonali, Joelinton, Ramsey, Elanga, Barnes, Osula

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Eddie Howe has hinted at changes against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup - but how many?

Jacob Ramsey has been told exactly what he needs to do to stay in Eddie Howe's starting XI as he struggled to find a way past the Magpies' star trio of Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali.

The £43m man has featured in just 142 minutes this season since his big money move from Aston Villa last summer. The former England Under-21 star picked up an ankle injury early in his United career at Leeds back in August.

And Howe's continued selection of Joelinton, Bruno and Tonali has made life difficult for Ramsey - even when the Brazilian pair were jaded away at Brighton and still got on the team sheet ahead of Ramsey.

Howe has no doubt Ramsey has what it takes to succeed on Tyneside but suggested he is not fully fit. With the Tottenham Hotspur clash in the Carabao Cup seemingly a good opportunity to give Ramsey a start, Howe said: "I think Jacob is doing well, I think he's in a good place. I think he'll have benefited from the couple of outings he's had recently.

"The big thing for him at the moment is being physically at his best. If he is, then his technical qualities will shine."

Howe could look at changing his midfield to give Ramsey a chance while Lewis Miley will also be eyeing more minutes in the engine room. Joe Willock has played just one minute of football in October so far after a cameo against Benfica in the Champions League.

Defensively, Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth and potentially Jamaal Lascelles are all due a game. Starting William Osula - the hero in round three with two goals against Bradford City - is also a big decision to make.

But Howe said he must get his selection right and hinted that he won't make too many changes against Spurs. He went on: "It is important for this game to make the right decision - we want to progress. The competition means a lot to us, we are current holders, we don't want to give that up easily.

"However, I have a squad, I need to try and get the balance right. There are players who need the football."

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The Tottenham head coach will ring the changes at St James' Park but the intention remains the same

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank plans to make significant changes to his starting XI for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup tie with Newcastle United at St James' Park.

But the Danish coach is adamant his only intention is to win the game and continue their bid for more silverware. Spurs won the UEFA Europa League under Ange Postecoglou last season, and Frank is hoping to use that winning mentality against Newcastle tomorrow evening.

Both sides go into the game on the back of a challenging fixture list, with Champions League and Premier League matches coming thick and fast this month.

Newcastle enjoyed home victories over Benfica and Fulham in the past week, while Spurs moved on from a disappointing goalless draw in Monaco to record an impressive 3-0 win over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday.

United boss Eddie Howe is expected to rotate his squad on Wednesday evening, and Frank has already hinted he will do the same - although the goal remains to leave Tyneside with a place in the quarter-finals in the bag.

Spurs could bring the likes of Archie Gray, Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Wilson Odobert into the side, and Frank knows they have the pedigree and experience to maintain their recent standards.

"We have some players here who had a fantastic experience last year winning the Europa League final," Frrank said ahead of the clash with Newcastle.

"They are very eager to win more trophies and we would like to compete and win. We are definitely going for it.

"Of course there will be a little bit of rotation like I have basically done from game to game because we have played every third or fourth day.

"You need to do it, every club does if you need to compete and that's the next thing. If you want to compete over 60 games, you can't play the same XI for 60 games because the risk of injury, fatigue and lack of performance, that naturally happens.

"So, it is that fine balance to manage that, but that is what we are up for."

"We’ve had a lot of great experiences in this competition, the first final, the emotions after the game, felt we could have done more on the pitch. The Chelsea defeat is still very painful, we had a chance to win the competition that year, but we put it right. We had a lot of tough opponents; we didn’t get to the final by luck. That experience, winning the cup, has helped us grow as a team."

It was well documented that it was quite close that he could have left, in a variety of ways. A loan was always our preference because in our view we wanted Will to play.

We wanted him to continue his development, which he did brilliantly last year, because he committed to a path of limited game time and big training time, with a lot of work with Graeme Jones. A lot of reviewing his performances and then putting work into action.

The next step was to get him playing regularly, so that was the aim, and especially with us bringing two strikers in the thought was he could continue that development best on the football pitch.

Obviously it didn't happen, much to our relief because Yoane picked up an injury and Will's vitally important. We believe in his talents. He's quick, he athletic, but he's added through his attitude to training, a better know-how and nous.

"Sven has no concussion, it was a cut, a bad cut, which he had stapled together. He didn’t train yesterday, but we will see how he is today. Lewis is the closest to coming back out of those injured, but this game will come too quickly for him. Tino is still on track, we are looking at the Manchester City game for him for when he can be available for."

This will be a really tough game against a team that is in form away from home. It is going to be a real challenge for us. Thomas Frank's teams are very aggressive off the ball - they are very well organised.

It is a good game for us, a tough game, but one we look forward to.

We have some players here who had a fantastic experience last year winning the Europa League final. They are very eager to win more trophies and we would like to compete and win. We are definitely going for it. Of course there will be a little bit of rotation like I have basically done from game to game because we have played every third or fourth day.

You need to do it, every club does if you need to compete and that's the next thing. If you want to compete over 60 games, you can't play the same XI for 60 games because the risk of injury, fatigue and lack of performance, that naturally happens. So, it is that fine balance to manage that, but that is what we are up for.

Newcastle could freshen up their midfield options in the Carabao Cup fourth round against Tottenham

Newcastle continue the defence of their Carabao Cup crown on Wednesday evening when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to St James' Park.

And while Eddie Howe will take the competition seriously - Newcastle have reached two finals and lost in the quarter-finals via penalty shootout across the last three seasons - he will also use it as a chance to refresh his starting line-up as they continue to compete across four different fronts.

With two Premier League away trips and next week's Champions League clash against Athletic Bilbao looming large, Newcastle will have to look after their players who have played the most minutes so far this season.

And that could apply to their midfield - particularly with Bruno Guimaraes who has started every game since returning from a gruelling international break earlier this month with Brazil in the Far East of Asia.

The Magpies skipper is expected to be rested from the starting XI for the visit of Spurs and he will likely be replaced by Sandro Tonali in the middle of midfield after he did not start the last two matches through illness.

Lewis Miley has started the last two games so he could come out of the side on the right-hand side of the front three, and that could see Howe hand an opportunity to Joe Willock a rare opportunity from the start.

The 26-year-old has become something of an outcast this season and has only made four appearances this season - with just one of those coming from the start in a 0-0 draw with Bournemouth.

Jacob Ramsey made just his second start of the season in the win over Benfica last Tuesday and he was an unused substitute on Saturday in the win over Fulham. It would therefore be a surprise if he does not start on the left-hand side of the midfield three in place of Joelinton.

With Newcastle still competing in four competitions this season, rotation is key. Should that be the starting midfield trio, it will see Howe start with those three players in the starting XI for the very first time this season.

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