Newcastle Learn Carabao Cup Quarter-Final Opponents: Fleetwood Town Await Winner of Everton Clash

Newcastle United now know exactly where a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals would take them, with the draw confirming that the winner of the Everton tie will face Fleetwood Town.

The Mag has the full details of the draw, including the ball numbers revealed on Wednesday night, and confirms it was made after the seventh fourth-round match had been completed (The Mag) (The Mag). NewcastleUnited.com's official site puts it simply: Newcastle or Everton will face Fleetwood Town in the last eight (NewcastleUnited.com).

The Shields Gazette frames the bigger picture for the club, noting that Newcastle are looking to reach the quarter-finals for the fifth successive season, which underlines just how well the Magpies have fared in this competition in recent years (Shields Gazette). BBC Sport confirms the same outcome from a national perspective, reporting that League Two side Fleetwood Town will face either Everton or Newcastle at Highbury in the quarter-finals (BBC Sport).

All five outlets are in full agreement here - there's no ambiguity about the draw itself, only about which of Newcastle or Everton will actually take their place in it. That, of course, hinges on the result of the fourth-round meeting between the two sides first.

For Newcastle fans, the appeal is obvious: get past Everton and a trip to face lower-league opposition in Fleetwood awaits in the hunt for a first major trophy in years. The draw being made before that tie is even played only adds a bit of extra intrigue to what was already a mouth-watering clash on the horizon.

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