Newcastle vs Bournemouth LIVE: Team news ahead of Carabao Cup fourth round tie

As Lionel Messi and Argentina celebrate becoming world champions, cup competitions get back underway in England this week.

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First up, Eddie Howe comes up against his former club yet again as the Magpies aim to continue their pre-tournament form.

Howe's men sit third in the Premier League and will want to progress in the cup, having only lost one game in all competitions this season.

As for Bournemouth, Gary O'Neil has been appointed a permanent boss and the Cherries will be hoping to impress their new ownership by progressing through.

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Newcastle vs Bournemouth: talkSPORT coverage

This Carabao Cup fourth round clash will take place on Tuesday, December 20.

Kick-off at St James' Park is scheduled for 7:45pm.

talkSPORT will have live coverage of the game, with Dan Windle as your presenter.

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Commentary will then be provided by Joe Shennan and former England defender Danny Mills.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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Newcastle vs Bournemouth: Team news

Newcastle could be without Allan Saint-Maximin after he limped off during their friendly with Rayo Vallecano.

The winger will be assessed ahead of the game.

Joelinton may also be ruled out but Kieran Trippier and Nick Pope could return after their quarter-final exit from the World Cup.

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For Bournemouth, Wales duo Kieffer Moore and Chris Mepham will both be available after an early return from Qatar.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth: What has been said?

Magpies boss Howe has given his thoughts on the domestic season restarting.

He said: "I think the wait for this game has been quite long from our perspective so we're very keen to get back to it, get back to the action and get back to competitive games.

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"I know the players are the same - speaking to the international lads that have come back, they're very keen to get the season restarted again, which is a great thing for me to hear, and for everyone connected with Newcastle to hear too."

Newcastle vs Bournemouth: Match facts

Emiliano Marcondes has scored in both of Bournemouth's League Cup games this season - the last player to score in three consecutive rounds for the Cherries was Dan Gosling, who netted in rounds one, two and three in 2014-15.

Bournemouth haven't won any of their last six away games in the League Cup (D1 L5), though they did progress via penalties following a draw at Norwich in the second round this season.

Newcastle have reached the League Cup quarter-final in just three of the last 15 seasons, doing so in 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2020-21.

Newcastle are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Bournemouth in all competitions (W3 D3), while both sides have scored in each of these six games, including a 1-1 draw in the Premier League this season.

This is just the second ever League Cup meeting between Newcastle and Bournemouth, with the Cherries winning 2-1 in November 1963 in the other.

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