Newcastle eliminated from League Cup by Jak Alnwick

Newcastle weren't good enough to advance to the League Cup semifinal Wednesday. It didn't matter what happened in goal, because the Toon weren't going to score. Still, this is a backbreaker:

Alnwick bobble

That was the winner in the 18th minute. Mike Williamson and Jak Alnwick would combine to be a revolving door for two more frankly pedestrian goals from Spurs, and just like that, Newcastle were eliminated from the League Cup. EDIT: Alnwick just conceded another rebound on a ball he should have held onto.

There were other things that happened, too. Both Rémy Cabella and Emmanuel Rivière whiffed on a superb Ayoze Perez cross, and the team failed to otherwise threaten Michel Vorm's goal, save for a stray Moussa Sissoko shot here and there. It seems a little unfair to pile on the goalkeeper when the team couldn't score. But still: did you see that play?

The Magpies next host Sunderland on Sunday, having now lost three of their last five in all competitions, conceding 8 goals in the last 120 minutes. Newcastle haven't defeated the mackems since August 2011, and will start either Alnwick or 17 year-old Freddy Woodman in goal. Oh, and Sunderland didn't have to play in the middle of the week.

There will be blood.