Alexander Isak of Newcastle United (14) arrives for the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Leicester City FC at St James' Park on December 14, 2024
Alexander Isak arrives at St James' Park (Image: Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
Newcastle United will be eager to pick up from where they left off when they face Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-final. The Magpies will lock horns with the Bees at St. James' Park on Wednesday night as either side hopes to get their hands on some silverware.
On Saturday, Newcastle returned to winning ways after four games without a win in the Premier League. Jacob Murphy fired Eddie Howe's side to a 4-0 victory against Leicester City, with Bruno Guimarães and Alexander Isak also etching their names on the scoresheet.
Then, on Sunday, Chelsea stormed past Brentford at Stamford Bridge to climb into second place. While Thomas Frank masterminded a 4-2 win over Newcastle at the G-Tech Community Stadium earlier this month, the Bees have struggled to perform on the road all season.
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That said, it'll be no walk in the park for the Magpies, with Howe under pressure to finally deliver a trophy. So, with that being said, the Chronicle has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch the highly anticipated Carabao Cup tie.
How to watch Newcastle vs Brentford?
The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports+, with coverage starting from kick-off (7.45pm GMT). The tie will also be live streamed on the Sky Go app for subscribers.
In the USA, the Carabao Cup can be streamed live on Paramount+ which is where you will find live coverage of this fixture.
Where to watch the highlights?
Highlights from all of the Carabao Cup quarter-final bouts will be available to watch on YouTube shortly after each game via the Sky Sports Football channel. Newcastle and Brentford will also be expected to upload their own highlight packages to their respective social channels.
What Howe has said?
Speaking to reporters ahead of the clash, Howe set his sights on silverware. The Newcastle boss said: "Well you're right in the respect that that is what we're here [to win trophies], that's what I made it very clear when I came to Newcastle.
"I know I speak on behalf of the players and coaching staff in that respect, so when you get to this part of the competition we recognise that's our goal and what we're trying to do. It's not easy to do, as everyone knows, but these games take huge importance."
Then, on the incentive of European football, Howe added: "I don’t think we’ve necessarily had those conversations. I don’t think a lowering of expectations has happened internally. There hasn’t been one moment where we’ve gone, 'we can’t do this or we can’t achieve that'.
"I don’t think that’s healthy either. From my viewpoint, I would not encourage that from an internal perspective either because your players will soon pick up if you’re not ambitious or think something is not possible. I always like to think the impossible is possible, especially with my players.
"I push them to believe we can achieve anything. In saying that, there has to be some kind of realistic expectation externally, because the external expectation will harm us internally.
"The external view from media and everyone alike has to be moulded around our reality. Our reality has been very different in the last two transfer windows."
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