Everton were beaten 2-0 at Arsenal at the weekend
Newcastle warmed up for this with a 2-0 win at Palace
The Toon won 4-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium last season
The last place in the quarter-finals of this season's EFL Cup will go to Everton or Newcastle, who contest the one outstanding tie at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Thursday night.
The competition means the world to Newcastle, who broke a lengthy trophy duck by winning it two seasons ago.
And with it 31 years and counting since Everton last won anything, Toffees' boss David Moyes will also take this fixture seriously.
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Key Stats
Everton have not won in three, losing their last two to Chelsea and Arsenal (each 2-0)
Newcastle's games have produced 49 yellow cards this season at 4.9 per game
Everton's five home games this season are averaging just 7.8 corners a time
Only Erling Haaland (30) has fired off more PL shots than Everton's Thierno Barry (27)
Barry has had 10 shots (seven on target) in two EFL Cup ties
Newcastle's Jacob Ramsey has committed six fouls and made six tackles in two EFL Cup ties
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Score prediction
Team News
Everton boss Moyes has sent out strong sides in the EFL Cup but back-ups like Michael Keane, Tyler Dibling, Christian Norgaard, Charly Alcaraz and Hayden Hackney will all be pressing for starts.
Jarrad Branthwaite (concussion) has to be a doubt while Jack Grealish missed the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal through illness. Vitalii Mykolenko is another potential absentee.
Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle has said he will send a strong team to Merseyside, so he may not make many tweaks from the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
However, Lewis Miley is still missing.
Need to know
Newcastle won 4-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium last season, having triumphed by the same scoreline at Goodison Park three seasons before.
Jaissle's team have won three of their five away games this season, scoring in all of them.
Prediction
Newcastle United warmed up for this assignment with a tidily-accomplished 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, a third away win of the season.
It has taken Jaissle time to get a turn out of the Toon, but the signs are encouraging.
At a ground where they were supreme last season, they can exploit the Toffees' edginess and ease through.
United will have to scrap for this and that is clearly something they do not mind.
They have accumulated 25 yellow cards already this term, nine more than Everton, and can maintain that edge.
With six tackles and six fouls racked up in just two EFL Cup ties, Jacob Ramsey is not afraid to put his toe in, and in a physical game, the Toon star is likely to commit over 1.5 fouls.
