Tottenham starting XI: Vorm, Chiriches, Fazio, Vertonghen, Rose; Bentaleb, Stambouli; Chadli, Eriksen, Townsend; Kane.

Newcastle starting XI: Alnwick; Dummett, Coloccini, Williamson, Haidara; Colback, Sissoko; Perez, Cabella, Gouffran; Riviere.

BBC Sport's Nabil Hassan at Dean Court

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"Tonight's game between the two sides is beautifully portrayed in Bournemouth's matchday magazine by designer Dave Merrell - as is the battle between the two managers at the helm - man of the moment Eddie Howe and his beleaguered counterpart Brendan Rodgers."

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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has chopped and changed line-ups this season with more regularity than the original 'Tinkerman' Claudio Ranieri.

But the Argentine is happy to put his head on the block as Spurs juggle their Premier League ambitions with the demands of the Europa League.

"When you lose people take something to criticise you. For me, it's a lack of respect, not for me but for the players who played in the game. I accept the criticism, but I can't accept criticism for the players," he says.

"But I am a manager and I need to make a decision. You cannot pick a team to guarantee that we go to the semi-final. In football it is easy to talk after the game."

Time for Spurs - whichever 11 players are picked by Pochettino - to let their feet do the talking...

But it is not all about the League Cup tonight as Worcester City take on Scunthorpe United in an FA Cup second-round replay.

City, ninth in the Conference North - the sixth tier of English football - have not reached the third round since 1982-83, but will be playing in front of a crowd of more than 4,000 at a sold out Aggborough tonight.

Worcester, who knocked out Liverpool in 1958-59, have already eliminated one League One team in Coventry and will hoping for a repeat against Mark Robins's side.

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The first match ended 1-1 and the winners will play either Chesterfield or MK Dons at home. Those two teams have to play their second-round tie again as Chesterfield fielded an ineligible player in the original game, which they won 1-0.

Former England spinner Graeme Swann: "Newcastle fans in good voice at Kings cross. #howaythelads at White Hart Lane tonight"

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Whether it is nervously clambering aboard the Haunted House, concentrating intensely on trying to 'hook a duck', or just stuffing your face with eye-watering levels of sugary candy floss, almost everyone can relate to the fun of the fair.

How about the fun of a trip to White Hart Lane? That's what floats Alan Pardew's boat.

"There is a spring in the step," says the Newcastle boss about tonight's League Cup tie. "It's like going to the funfair, I guess, when you are young. You are really looking forward to it because it's going to be exciting, and that's the sense you get."

A lot of changes - but not from Liverpool.

Bournemouth make six changes from the side which beat Cardiff 5-3 at the weekend, as the Championship leaders rotate their squad.

Liverpool make three changes from the team beaten at Old Trafford, as Kolo Toure, Lazar Markovic and Lucas come in.

Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Elphick, Cargill, Smith, Ritchie, O'Kane, Gosling, Stanislas, Kermorgant, Wilson

Liverpool: Jones, Toure, Skrtel, Lovren, Henderson, Gerrard, Coutinho, Lallana, Lucas, Sterling, Markovic

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After victories last night for League One side Sheffield United and Premier League leaders Chelsea, the semi-final line-up is taking shape.

The draw for the last four takes place after tonight's games - here's the rundown.

Chelsea

Sheffield United

Bournemouth or Liverpool

Tottenham or Newcastle

Looking back at the FA Cup meeting at Dean Court in January, Brendan Rodgers offered this interesting analysis of the game:

"A year ago there were games like this we may have lost."

A year on, is this again a game they might lose?

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Last January Brendan Rodgers brought his Liverpool side to Bournemouth for a cup tie.

The Reds were tested at times by the Cherries but goals from Victor Moses and Daniel Sturridge eventually proved enough for the Premier League side to progress in the FA Cup.

Eleven months on the Reds are back on the south coast. No Suarez. No Sturridge. No chance?