Tottenham Hotspur take on Newcastle United at the St James’ Park on Wednesday evening for a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

This will be a difficult test for the Lilywhites, who ended their two-game winless run on Sunday by smashing Everton 3-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Before that, they drew 0-0 with AS Monaco in the Champions League and were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa in north London. So, the victory at Everton would give so much belief to the boys heading into the cup tie vs Newcastle United.

A brace from Micky van de Ven in the first half and late goal from substitute Pape Matar Sarr sealed a fantastic away day victory for Thomas Frank’s side. When Tottenham have found it difficult to unlock teams with flair and incisive passing, set-pieces have come in handy for them this season. And after the win on Sunday, Thomas Frank was extremely happy with his boys for taking advantage from set-piece situations.

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