Newcastle have been rewarded for his or her newest cup heroics beating Chelsea at St James’ Park with a quarter-final draw at house to Brentford.
Into the final eight for the third yr in a row, we’ve managed to keep away from the opposite 4 remaining ‘Huge Six’ sides in Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs and Man Utd, however Brentford stay a troublesome check after their free-scoring begin to the season.
Our opponents booked their place within the subsequent spherical of the competitors due to a penalty shootout win over Sheffield United on Tuesday evening.
We notably performed the Bees within the 2020/21 EFL Cup after they had been nonetheless a Championship aspect, and when Josh DaSilva particularly proved to be a menace towards Steve Bruce’s squad.
Elsewhere, Tottenham will host Manchester United after Spurs as soon as once more upset Pep Guardiola and Manchester Metropolis in North London. Arsenal will host Crystal Palace, and Liverpool will journey to Southampton.
The tie might be performed within the week commencing the sixteenth of December, affording us a seven week interval to give attention to the league and proceed the push for Europe.