Ladbrokes Festive Countdown Day 17 - Newcastle to brush past Fulham

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown has a tip of day 17 of a win for Newcastle inside 90 minutes tonight in the Carabao Cup.

• The Geordies, coming off a disappointing 1-0 loss to Sunderland on Sunday, face Fulham in the quarter-final tonight.

• Fulham, on the other hand, come into the game having beaten Burnley 3-2 on Saturday evening, with Harry Wilson stealing the show.

Newcastle face Fulham tonight in the Carabao Cup tonight, and day 17 of Ladbrokes' Festive Countdown sees the tip of a win for Eddie Howe's side.

The mood around the Newcastle camp isn't all that positive right now, and that certainly wasn't helped by a 1-0 loss away from home to arch-rivals Sunderland at the weekend.

The Geordies have a chance to put things right tonight though, with the defence of their Carabao Cup title continuing with a home quarter-final tie against Fulham.

Eddie Howe will view this game as an opportunity to restore a positive feeling around St James Park, getting Newcastle's season back on track in the process.

They do go into the game as favourites, having seen off Tottenham in the last round of the competition, but Fulham won't be pushovers and will put up a fight.

Like Newcastle, Fulham haven't been all that convincing this season. Marco Silva's side find themselves in 14th place in the Premier League, just four points clear of Leeds in 17th.

Like Newcastle, Fulham players will see this game as a good opportunity to give the fans something to shout about, but we don't expect it to happen.

Fulham are without several key players for the game, including Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, both of whom are jetting off to represent Nigeria at AFCON this winter.

Newcastle are too without several players, such as Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn, but that may mean that Howe is actually forced into playing many of his starting XI, rather than rotating.

The game could go either way, but odds of 4/6 for Newcastle to win represent decent value. Stakes of £10 return £16.67, should the Geordies win inside 90 minutes.

Given that Newcastle are the reigning Carabao Cup holders, and especially considering how much Howe could do with a win, we're backing the Geordies to pick up the win and progress to the semi-finals.

Ladbrokes Festive Countdown History

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 1 - Aaron Ramsdale to feature in England's 2026 World Cup squad.

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 2 - Fulham to draw in their match with Manchester City.

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 3 - Arsenal to win a quadruple this season

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 4 - Man United to win their next two games

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 5 - Lando Norris to win the F1 World Championship

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 6 - Hugo Ekitike to score for Liverpool vs Leeds

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 7 - Angry Ginge to win I'm a Celebrity 2025

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 8 - Karen Carney to win Strictly Come Dancing 2025

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 9 - Dominik Szoboszlai to register a shot on target vs Inter Milan

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 10 - Manchester City to beat Real Madrid

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 11 - Donyell Malen to score for Aston Villa vs Basel

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 12 - Sheffield United to win or draw against West Brom

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 13 - Mohamed Salah to have two shots on target vs Brighton

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 14 - Two cards for each team in Sunderland vs Newcastle

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 15 - Bruno Fernandes to commit a foul, take two shots and make one tackle vs Bournemouth

• Ladbrokes Festive Countdown - Day 16 - Estevao to register a shot on target vs Cardiff

As a disclaimer, Newcastle will have to beat Fulham in normal time for this bet to come in. Should the Geordies win in extra time or on penalties, the 'match betting result' will be deemed a draw.

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