Newcastle v Leicester City live: Team news and match updates from Carabao Cup quarter-final

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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.

"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.

Newcastle v Leicester City live: Team news and match updates from Carabao Cup quarter-final
Live action, analysis, and reaction from St James' Park as Leicester City take on Newcastle United on Tuesday night for a place in the last four of the Carabao Cup

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Leicester City's Carabao Cup quarter-final at Newcastle.

Just one more domestic trophy is needed for City to complete the set under their current ownership. With the Premier League title, FA Cup, and Community Shield in the bag, it's just the League Cup left.

It was the competition they did so well in during the Martin O'Neill years and they've not fared too badly under Brendan Rodgers either. This is their third Carabao Cup quarter-final under their current boss, with one victory and one defeat at this stage.

Both of those previous quarter-finals went to penalties, which will come straight after the final whistle if it's level after 90 minutes tonight. There's no extra-time.

After a poor start to the Premier League campaign, winning the Carabao Cup perhaps represents City's best chance of qualifying for Europe for next season. But Newcastle, without a domestic trophy since 1955, will be just as keen to get their hands on it.

We are live at St James' Park to bring you action, analysis, and reaction. Kick-off is at 8pm, with team news due at 7pm.

JORDAN BLACKWELL
How City could line up
With eight players out, there are not a lot of decisions for Rodgers to make.

The big one seems to be which two fo Mendy, Perez, and Albrighton will play. If Mendy plays in midfield with Ndidi and Tielemans, then Albrighton or Perez will be on the right. But Rodgers may want to be more forward-thinking, and play Perez with Ndidi and Tielemans, leaving Albrighton as the only option out wide.

There's a decision to be made up front too, where Daka, Vardy, and Iheanacho are all fit.