A year on from Newcastle’s 4-1 Champions League dismantling of Paris St-Germain, Eddie Howe’s side negotiated an altogether different challenge to edge into the Carabao Cup fourth round.

It will be Newcastle v Chelsea in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup. United winning 1-0 in a dominant performance against a dogged packed AFC Wimbledon defence, on Tuesday night. The date, time and TV details of that Newcastle v Chelsea match have now been confirmed.

As expected, Newcastle United were able to get past AFC Wimbledon in their League Cup third round match tonight, thus setting up a fourth round tie against Chelsea. This third round match was supposed to be played last week at Wimbledon’s Plough Lane,