Newcastle United take on Tottenham in the Carabao Cup

Carabao Cup holders Newcastle United continue their defence of the trophy tonight as they take on Tottenham Hotspur in round four at St James' Park.

Both Eddie Howe's side and Thomas Frank's Spurs are managing a heavy workload right now, with this match falling inbetween Champions League weeks and important Premier League fixtures. United need no reminding of how important this competition is to them, of course, after winning the trophy by beating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley last March.

Newcastle are expected to make several changes to their starting line-up as Howe looks to keep things fresh, while Spurs could be wirhout ten players through injury.

We've got all the latest from St James' Park coming up right here, with team news, build-up, match reaction, ratings and analysis throughout the night.

A lot of talk about how NUFC could line up tonight, so here's your chance to pick your starting XI.

Afternoon everyone and welcome to our live blog coverage of tonight's Carabao Cup fourth-round tie from St James' Park as Newcastle United take on Tottenham.

It's all about the team news, with some changes expected from the both sides this evening.

We'll have all...