Tottenham face nightmare run of fixtures after Carabao Cup date is confirmed

Now that the date of Tottenham’s Carabao Cup fourth round fixture has been confirmed, Thomas Frank will dread the nightmare schedule his side have been handed in late October and early November.

Following their 3-0 win over Doncaster Rovers last week, Tottenham were drawn away at Newcastle in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

On Monday morning, Spurs found out that their trip to St James Park will be on October 29, with kick-off at 8 pm.

Beating the Magpies in St James Park for a place in the quarterfinal is no easy ask, and what makes it even more challenging for the Lilywhites is that the fixture is sandwiched in a busy period.

Why Thomas Frank will be dreading Tottenham’s schedule in October

Tottenham now know that their Carabao Cup clash will be sandwiched between two tough Premier League fixtures.

The game comes just three days after Spurs make their first-ever trip to the new Hill Dickinson Stadium to take on Everton on October 26.

To make matters worse, the Lilywhites then have a London derby against Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 1, three days after their trip to the North East.

Things do not get any easier for Frank’s men after that as they play a Champions League fixture against Copenhagen on November 4 before hosting Man United in the Premier League on November 8.

That means that the North London club will have five matches across just 14 days, with their squad set to be seriously tested.

Thomas Frank may have no choice but to de-prioritise the Newcastle clash

Frank has been more than happy to rotate his midfield and forward options, but the big question is which of these matches he will rotate his centre-back pairing in.

There is no chance that Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero will both play all five games across those 14 days.

The Carabao Cup clash against Newcastle might be the tie to rest the pair, which will make progression to the quarterfinal even harder.

However, Newcastle are in a similar boat to Spurs, and one would expect Eddie Howe to also ring the changes for the clash.

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