Everton face Newcastle in League Cup tonight: form, team news and prize
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- Everton host Newcastle in the Carabao Cup fourth round tonight at 7:45pm UK time.
- Moyes is without Branthwaite and may miss Grealish; Newcastle are close to full strength.
- The winners travel to League Two giant-killers Fleetwood Town in the quarter-finals.
Everton and Newcastle meet tonight in the Carabao Cup. Kick-off is at 7:45pm UK time.
The venue is the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool. It is the fourth round of the cup, also called the last 16.
Both clubs beat lower-league sides to get here. Everton won 4-0 away at Preston and then 1-0 at home to Wolves.
Newcastle won 3-2 at home to West Brom and then 1-0 away at Millwall.
What happened
Everton are in poor form. They lost 2-0 to Chelsea and then 2-0 to Arsenal in the Premier League.
That ended an eight-match unbeaten start to the season. The club have scored only eight goals this season.
Few Premier League clubs have scored fewer. If they fail to score tonight, it will be three games in a row without a goal.
That has not happened since December. Their last defeat was the home loss to Chelsea.
Neto scored both goals in that 2-0 win for the visitors.
Newcastle arrive in better shape. They beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday in the Premier League.
It ended a run of three defeats in four matches. The win lifted them to eighth in the table, two points off the top five.
The team news favours the visitors. Everton will be without Jarrad Branthwaite, who is out with concussion.
Jack Grealish is a doubt after missing the Arsenal defeat through illness. Vitaliy Mykolenko is also a doubt.
Michael Keane and Ainsley Maitland-Niles could return in defence. Tyler Dibling is pushing for a start after being man of the match in the third round.
Newcastle have fewer problems. Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Lewis Miley are doubts.
Tino Livramento is out with injury. Goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen is also out.
Harvey Barnes and William Osula both scored against Palace. They are expected to keep their places in attack.
Why it matters
This is a big cup tie for both clubs. Everton last won a trophy in 1995, the FA Cup.
A cup run would give the fans something real to cheer. David Moyes has also lost seven of his last ten League Cup ties against Premier League clubs.
He needs a good night. Newcastle love this competition.
They won the League Cup for the first time in 2025. They have won their last seven fourth-round ties.
They are chasing a fifth quarter-final in a row. No side has won more ties in this cup than Newcastle's 18 since the 2022-23 season.
The Palace win was only their second win in five league matches.
The draw also looks kind for the winners. They will travel to League Two side Fleetwood Town in the quarter-finals.
Fleetwood knocked out Arsenal in a cup shock this month. You can read about that night here: Fleetwood's shock cup win over Arsenal.
Fleetwood sit in League Two, two divisions below tonight's clubs. Nobody at Everton or Newcastle will take them lightly.
Good to know for fans
Everton's matchday guide has key times for supporters. Turnstiles open at 5.45pm.
The club will launch a new audio description service tonight. It lets blind and partially sighted fans follow the game through their own phones and headphones.
Fans with light sensitivity should know there is a light show before kick-off. The guide also warns of train disruption.
Merseyrail engineering works mean replacement buses will run between Hunts Cross and Moorfields.
What happens next
The match is live on Sky Sports+ in the UK. The referee is Farai Hallam.
Highlights will be on Newcastle's website after the match. A full replay goes up the next day.
The last meeting between these sides was a 4-1 Newcastle win at Everton in November 2025.
The clubs meet again just four days later. They face each other in the Premier League at St James' Park.
Neither manager will want to lose twice in one week. That makes tonight's tie even bigger.
A win tonight brings momentum and a cup quarter-final. A loss brings more questions for David Moyes.
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