A pair of headers from Fabian Schar and Nick Woltemade sent holders Newcastle United into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at the expense of Tottenham, with a 2-0 win at St James' Park booking a home tie against Fulham in December.
Spurs have hurt a number of sides with their aerial ability this season, particularly at set-plays, but the much-changed hosts gave Thomas Frank's team a taste of their own medicine. Eddie Howe made eight changes to Frank's four, yet Newcastle played, in their manager's words, "with our identity and our expectations."
Schar Rises Amid the Boot-Lacing Row
Newcastle took the lead in the 24th minute when Schar easily rose above Lucas Bergvall to head in from Sandro Tonali's corner. Tottenham's zonal marking engendered a sense of chaos to rival anything seen earlier in the St James' Park box office, where supporters had struggled to download tickets after a Microsoft internet outage.