How Tottenham could line up in EFL Cup clash vs Newcastle (4-3-3) | OneFootball

Looking to build on last weekend’s emphatic away win, Tottenham Hotspur face Newcastle United at St. James Park in the EFL Cup fourth round.

Spurs are looking to punch their ticket to the Carabao Cup quarter finals, but will have to face their demons head-on to get through.

Despite heading into the game on the back of a thumping 3-0 win against Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Tottenham know they’re up for a daunting task in Tyneside.

Wednesday’s hosts have proven to be Tottenham’s Achilles Heel over the past few years.

The North Londoners have managed just one win from their last six meetings with Newcastle, losing the last three in a row.

Tottenham’s recent record at St. James’ Park also makes for grim reading.

Spurs have won just once in their last five visits (D1, L3), although they enjoyed a thumping 4-0 win the last time they faced Newcastle in the EFL Cup.

How Tottenham could line up

To make their already daunting task even more difficult, Tottenham have to visit St. James’ Park without up to nine first-team players due to injury.

Spurs will be without James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai, Yves Bissouma, Dominic Solanke, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, and Destiny Udogie.

Nevertheless, Frank is still expected to make sweeping changes to the line-up. One of those changes could see Antonin Kinsky step in for Guglielmo Vicario in goal.

More surprisingly, Joao Palhinha may have to slot into defence alongside Kevin Danso in place of Micky van de Ven, while Pedro Porro and Djed Spence maintain their full-back roles.

In midfield, 19-year-old duo Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall will be keen to make a statement, while Rodrigo Bentancur adds a bit of experience to the line-up.

There should also be a couple of changes to the frontline with Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert coming in for Randal Kolo Muani and Xavi Simons.

However, Brennan Johnson should maintain his place after starting the 3-0 win against Everton.