Tottenham Hotspur V Newcastle - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Adebayor to miss cup tieMauricio Pochettino says Emmanuel Adebayor will not be ready to return to the Tottenham squad for Wednesday's Capital One Cup quarter-final against Newcastle.The 30-year-old striker was granted compassionate leave last week as he flew to Ghana for personal reasons, but has since returned to the training ground.Adebayor's future at White Hart Lane remains unclear and head coach Pochettino admits there is no chance of the former Arsenal and Manchester City man making a comeback in the final eight of the cup.His last appearance came in a 2-1 loss at home to Stoke on November 9 and he has scored just once in the Premier League this season.When asked whether Adebayor could be involved against Alan Pardew's side, Pochettino said: "He was back yesterday (Monday), but play tomorrow? No."He began training after one week yesterday so it would be impossible for him to be ready tomorrow."Pochettino made 10 changes ahead of a 2-0 victory over Brighton in the previous round, and although he stopped short of confirming more alterations this time out, he did suggest some of those on the fringes of his team could be involved."Tomorrow we play the best players to try to go to the semi-final," he said."At Tottenham it is not about names, it's about the squadWe have a strong squad
I have confidence in all players
For tomorrow, the players we will play is the best starting 11 to try to go to the semi-final."It's important for the club and important for us and our supporters
It's a big game and a very good opportunity to go to a semi-final
We need to create a good platform."Newcastle are a very good team
We need to create a nice and great atmosphere to go to the semi-final."Meanwhile, Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has predicted a bright England future for Tottenham striker Harry Kane.The 21-year-old frontman is busily making a name for himself after emerging from the Academy ranks, and Pardew, while wary of him as he prepares to take his Magpies team to north London for the quarter-final clash, is excited by him as an Englishman.The 53-year-old, who watched Kane score in Sunday's 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory at Swansea, said: "I think he is fabulous."I watched him on Sunday and when you have got an English striker who can do 13km at pace and have the quality and technical ability in the box, [England manager] Roy Hodgson should count himself very lucky."Newcastle head for the capital for the second time in five days after losing 4-1 in the league at resurgent Arsenal on Saturday evening, but do so determined to build upon victories in their last two trips to White Hart Lane to extend their League Cup run.Neither Pardew nor anyone else who has followed the recent fortunes of his club needs any reminding that the last major trophy was taken back to Tyneside in 1969, and they have not lifted a domestic prize since 1955.However, a third round victory at Crystal Palace was followed by a largely unexpected fourth round success at Manchester City which was secured with the likes of Mehdi Abeid, Sammy Ameobi, Rolando Aarons and Adam Armstrong in the starting line-up.The feel-good factor fostered by progression sparked a much-improved run of form in the league and with the club currently comfortable in upper mid-table, there is a determination to make a genuine tilt at the semi-finals ahead of Sunday's derby showdown with Sunderland.Pardew said: "I think this team may be more geared up for football than past ones, so that helps, but we have also played very well and the cup competition has been key to the turn-around in our season."The Palace win was much-needed and then at City, we put a performance in I don't think anyone expected with three or four players not many had heard of
They made a name for themselves that night and have been a big asset for us."If we win this, we have got all the momentum we need going into the derby
It can work in our favour, it can go against you if you lose two or three to injury."We need to stay injury-free and need our big players in the derby, like [skipper Fabricio] Coloccini, who has missed the last two."
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