Brentford v Newcastle LIVE commentary and confirmed line-ups: Full coverage of Carabao Cup quarter-final clash

There’s an extra festive helping of football before Christmas this season as the Carabao Cup quarter-finals get decided starting with Brentford v Newcastle.

The final of the cup was due to be held on February 28 meaning games in the tournament have come thick and fast this season.

Thomas Frank’s Brentford take on Newcastle in the cup tonightGetty Images

But the decision has been made to push back the final to April 25 in a bid to get fans to Wembley to watch the match.

Before that, of course, we will have the quarter-finals and Championship high-flyers Brentford, who beat Fulham in the last round, host Newcastle this evening.

The Magpies needed penalties to see off Newport in the fourth round.

Brentford v Newcastle: How to listen

This match will get under way at 5:30pm on Tuesday, December 22.

Full coverage from the Brentford Community Stadium will be exclusively live on talkSPORT 2, with our coverage starting at 5pm.

Commentary will come from Sam Matterface and David Connolly and to tune in, click the radio player below or HERE for the live stream.

Here are the other ways to listen…

App iPhone – Download from the Apple store

Android – Download from Google Play

Radio – talkSPORT is available across the United Kingdom via DAB digital radio and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

TV – Listen to talkSPORT through your TV on the following channels: Sky: Channel 0108 Virgin Media: Channel 927 Freeview: Channel 723 Freesat: Channel 731

Brentford v Newcastle: Confirmed line-ups

Brentford: Daniels, Fosu, Pinnock, Sorensen, Thompson, Janelt, Dasilva, Emiliano, Ghoddos, Canos, Forss.

Subs:  Raya, Goode, Norgaard, Jensen, Toney, Mbeumo, Stevens.

Newcastle: Darlow, Yedlin, Hayden, Clark, Lewis, Shelvey, Longstaff, Murphy, Fraser, Almiron, Wilson.

Subs: Gillespie, Carroll, Joelinton, Ritchie, Gayle, Hendrick, Krafth.

Steve Bruce’s Newcastle take on Brentford in the cup tonightGetty Images - Getty

Brentford v Newcastle: What has been said?

Ivan Toney will be a man on a mission when Brentford take on Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.

The 24-year-old striker joined the Magpies from Northampton in 2015, but managed only four first-team appearances for them.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank said: “I think Ivan has an inner drive and determination to reach the highest possible level.

“I don’t know exactly this but there are always situations in all our careers which can inspire us, or is irritating us enough to make sure we work hard every day to try to prove some people wrong.

“I know that Ivan has big ambitions and of course he would like to prove that he could play in the Premier League.”

Brentford have already beaten three Premier League sides – Southampton, West Brom and Fulham – on their way to reaching the last eight for the first time in their history.

Frank added: “You have to look at the two leagues. Newcastle are in the Premier League. Newcastle’s players, if they have to play against us, will believe they are better players than us. Well, I hope they do.

“From that perspective I think they are still favourites. But we are in a good place. We have done well in the Carabao Cup, we can do something in the game.

“But I still think we need to say they are favourites. There is a different level between the two leagues. And with respect to Newcastle I think they are a good side.”

Newcastle have had a favourable cup run this seasonGetty Images - Getty

Brentford v Newcastle: Match stats and facts

The last meeting between Brentford and Newcastle was in the 2016/17 season in the Championship, with the Magpies winning both games that season. The only previous League Cup encounter between Brentford and Newcastle was in September 2001 at St James’ Park, with Newcastle winning 4-1 in extra-time and Craig Bellamy scoring a hat-trick during the extra-time period. This is Brentford’s first ever League Cup quarter-final in their 153rd match in the competition, which is the most matches played before playing in their first ever quarter-final match in the competition’s history. The previous most was Bournemouth, whose first quarter-final was in their 147th game in the competition. Newcastle United have been eliminated in seven of their eight League Cup quarter-finals, progressing just once back in the 1975/76 season versus Notts County. Among the 30 teams to have competed in more than five League Cup quarter-finals, Newcastle have been eliminated in the highest percentage of those (7/8, 87.5%). Brentford striker Marcus Forss has scored four goals in six starts in the League Cup, scoring with 44% of his shots in the competition so far (4/9). Newcastle United could become the first top-flight club to eliminate non-top-flight opposition in the second, third & fourth rounds and the quarter-final of the League Cup since Norwich City in 1984/85, who went on to win the competition with current Magpies boss Steve Bruce playing in every League Cup match for the Canaries that season.