Eddie Howe has warned his Newcastle United players they have to be 'more clinical' if the Magpies are to reach their first League Cup semi-final in 47 years.
Newcastle welcome Leicester City to St James' Park on Tuesday night as the black-and-whites bid to reach the last four of the competition for the first time since 1976. This quarter-final tie was always going to be a huge occasion, but it has only grown in importance after Newcastle were eliminated from the FA Cup by League One side Sheffield Wednesday last time out.
Wasteful Newcastle had 22 shots at Hillsborough yet the visitors only scored once in the shock 2-1 defeat as Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson and Chris Wood all spurned decent openings. Bruno Guimaraes' goal ultimately proved nothing more than a mere consolation after a double from Josh Windass had already put Wednesday in control of the third-round clash.
