Spurs up next for victorious Newcastle Utd

Tottenham Hotspur's Argentinian midfielder Erik Lamela (left) greets counterpart Nacer Chadli after the match against Brighton and Hove Albion at White Hart Lane in London on October 29, 2014. Newcastle United were handed an all-Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup quarter-finals. FILE PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Goals from Rolando Aarons and Moussa Sissoko gave Newcastle a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium and the subsequent last-eight draw saw Alan Pardew’s side dealt a trip to White Hart Lane, where they won 2-1 on Sunday.
  • To compound matters, influential midfielder David Silva was forced off by an early knee injury, and Pellegrini conceded after the game that he has problems on his hands.

LONDON

Newcastle United were handed an all-Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup quarter-finals after dumping holders Manchester City out of the competition on Wednesday.

Goals from Rolando Aarons and Moussa Sissoko gave Newcastle a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium and the subsequent last-eight draw saw Alan Pardew’s side dealt a trip to White Hart Lane, where they won 2-1 on Sunday.

“Obviously we’ve just been there and they’ll be fired up for us coming back after getting a win there,” Pardew told Sky Sports. “But if we’re going to win this competition, we’re going to have to win it the hard way.”

Chelsea and Liverpool both landed away games against Championship opposition, with the former set to visit Derby County and the latter handed a trip to Bournemouth.

Southampton, who won 3-2 at Stoke City on Wednesday, will visit third-tier Sheffield United, who are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.

SILVA OUT
Meanwhile, Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted he is “worried” about his side’s form after they were knocked out of the League Cup by Newcastle United.

The holders fell to a 2-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday and have now gone three games without a win ahead of Sunday’s derby at home to Manchester United in the Premier League.

To compound matters, influential midfielder David Silva was forced off by an early knee injury, and Pellegrini conceded after the game that he has problems on his hands.

“Of course we must be worried — we didn’t win the three games we played this week,” said the Chilean, whose team have also made a slow start in the Champions League.

“We must be worried about that, but we must find a solution and we must address it. We will see with the players which is the way to try and recover that confidence because it’s not normal to see this team playing the way we are now.

“My feeling is that we are not playing well. We are in a difficult moment with a lack of trust. We are conceding too (many) easy goals and we are not scoring the chances we have to score. That’s the feeling at this moment.