Newcastle United vs Leicester City LIVE - Early team news and updates from Carabao Cup quarter-final
Live build-up, updates and reaction as Newcastle take on Leicester at St James' Park

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Newcastle United vs Leicester City at St James' Park. Newcastle are bidding to reach their first semi-final since 2005 this evening as they take on Brendan Rodgers' side in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

The League Cup is now the Magpies' sole focus on the hunt for domestic silverware after Saturday's shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of League One side Sheffield Wednesday.

United named much changed side in South Yorkshire, though, and Eddie Howe is expected to name a full strength side for the visit of the Foxes - who they beat 3-0 last month - this evening.

Leicester head into the clash on the back of an indifferent season but they did end a run of three successive defeats with a win over Gillingham in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.

Stick with us for all of the build-up, updates and reaction throughout the evening.Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has called upon his side to be more clinical as they look to respond to their shock FA Cup exit when they face Leicester City in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

The Magpies were stunned 2-1 by League One Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

Newcastle had 22 shots on goal in that game and Howe says they must take their chances if they want to avoid exiting another cup.

"We have to be more clinical," he said.

"If we look back at the Leeds game and Saturday, there were too many chances not taken."

He added: "Psychologically, it would be a great thing for us to get through to a two-legged semi-final. We want to experience that, but we have a very different tough opponent in our way."

Howe made eight changes for the Owls game with Nick Pope, Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson rested.

They are likely to return for Tuesday's game while record signing Alexander Isak, who played the opening 45 minutes at the weekend on his return from a thigh injury, could also get more minutes.

"Hopefully Saturday will do him good and he'll be involved," Howe said of Isak.

"We want him fit and available as quickly as possible. I felt that 45 minutes was his maximum on Saturday."

Leicester head into the game on the back of a 1-0 win at Gillingham in the FA Cup.

The Foxes were beaten 3-0 at the King Power Stadium by Newcastle on Boxing Day and boss Brendan Rodgers believes this game provides a great chance for his side to wreak revenge.

"It's a fantastic game," he said. "We have got experience now in cup competitions. This is a brilliant game for us.

"We only played Newcastle a few weeks ago, we didn't show our true selves and in the first 10 minutes we shot ourselves in the foot. dfg

"If you are going to do well in cup competitions you have to win some tough games home and away. We know we have the capacity to get a good result."

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (glute), Boubakary Soumare (hamstring), Dennis Praet (rib), Ricardo Pereira (Achilles) and James Maddison (knee) are all out.Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal could be forced to make a bid for Youri Tielemans in the January transfer window because of Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United, according to CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs in GiveMeSport.

The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed that both Arsenal and Newcastle are interested in signing Leicester City midfielder Tielemans.

The Belgium international is out of contract at the Foxes at the end of the season.Arsenal could wait until the end of the season to bring the £120,000-a-week (SalarySport) to the Emirates Stadium in the summer of 2023, but if Newcastle make a move now, then things could change for the Gunners, according todfg Jacobs.“But if a club like Newcastle choose to come calling, it changes the dynamic and it forces Arsenal to make a decision. Are they prepared to pay a fee for Tielemans? If not, they would have to wait and see whether or not he would go elsewhere mid-season or wait for them to come calling when he’s available on a free transfer.”

COULD A JANUARY TRANSFER HAPPEN? dfgh
In our view, Leicester City are unlikely to sell Youri Tielemans to Arsenal or Newcastle United in the January transfer window. fg

Yes, the former Premier League champions will lose the Belgian on a free transfer at the end of the season if he does not sign a new deal in the coming months, but they are in danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.

Leicester will surely want to keep their best players beyond January and not weaken their squad.Brendan Rodgers slammed for Leicester-Newcastle finance comparison as Simon Jordan accuses ex Celtic boss of 'BS'
Rodgers insists his club can't compete financially with Newcastle and the likes of Aston Villa and West Ham Simon Jordan has hit out at Brendan Rodgers over his comments comparing Leicester's financial clout to Newcastle's.

Ahead of facing the Magpies in the EFL cup tonight, the former Celtic manager claimed his Foxes can't compete financially with them and other top clubs. He also namechecked Aston Villa and West Ham whose spending far outstrips his own club's and used it to praise the way his own players have performed up against them.

City's net spend during Rodgers' tenure is around £10m and they've sold the likes of Harry Maguire, Ben Chilwell, and Wesley Fofana for big money. In stark contrast, Newcastle's is over £300m in that time and £200m since their Saudi Arabia takeover.Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has called upon his side to be more clinical as they look to respond to their shock FA Cup exit when they face Leicester City in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

The Magpies were stunned 2-1 by League One Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

Newcastle had 22 shots on goal in that game and Howe says they must take their chances if they want to avoid exiting another cup.

"We have to be more clinical," he said.

"If we look back at the Leeds game and Saturday, there were too many chances not taken." dfg

He added: "Psychologically, it would be a great thing for us to get through to a two-legged semi-final. We want to experience that, but we have a very different tough opponent in our way."

Howe made eight changes for the Owls game with Nick Pope, Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson rested.

They are likely to return for Tuesday's game while record signing Alexander Isak, who played the opening 45 minutes at the weekend on his return from a thigh injury, could also get more minutes.

"Hopefully Saturday will do him good and he'll be involved," Howe said of Isak.

"We want him fit and available as quickly as possible. I felt that 45 minutes was his maximum on Saturday."

Leicester head into the game on the back of a 1-0 win at Gillingham in the FA Cup.

The Foxes were beaten 3-0 at the King Power Stadium by Newcastle on Boxing Day and boss Brendan Rodgers believes this game provides a great chance for his side to wreak revenge.

"It's a fantastic game," he said. "We have got experience now in cup competitions. This is a brilliant game for us.

"We only played Newcastle a few weeks ago, we didn't show our true selves and in the first 10 minutes we shot ourselves in the foot.

"If you are going to do well in cup competitions you have to win some tough games home and away. We know we have the capacity to get a good result."

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (glute), Boubakary Soumare (hamstring), Dennis Praet (rib), Ricardo Pereira (Achilles) and James Maddison (knee) are all out.