Newcastle United maintained their Carabao Cup defence with a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park.
Fabian Schar gave Newcastle the lead in the first-half before Nick Woltemade added a second the 50th-minute.
Howe made eight changes from the 2-1 win over Fulham as Newcastle looked to progress into the quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive campaign.
Aaron Ramsdale replaced Nick Pope in goal as Emil Krafth and Schar joined Malick Thiaw and Dan Burn in the back four with Sven Botman and Kieran Trippier dropping out.
A fully rotated midfield saw Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock and Jacob Ramsey come in for Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley and Joelinton, while Woltemade retained his place in attack with Harvey Barnes and Anthony Elanga replacing Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy as the two wingers.
Newcastle opened the scoring in the 24th minute when Schar rose highest to head home Tonali’s corner.
Early in the second half, Willock missed a close-range header to double United’s lead but moments later redeemed himself as the former Arsenal man crossed for Woltemade’s goal.
And that’s how it stayed as Howe’s side made it three wins in a row after victories over Benfica in the Champions League and Fulham in the Premier League last week.
Here are our Newcastle United player ratings:
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2. Aaron Ramsdale - 8
Brought an air of calmness in between the sticks. Disturbed the ball brilliantly with both feet and pulled off a sensational save to deny Pape Matar Sarr on the hour-mark. | Getty Images
3. Emil Krafth - 6
Over committed but was largely steady on his first start since the win over Bradford City in the previous round. | AFP via Getty Images
4. Fabian Schar - 8
Looked bang up for it on his return to the team. Got the better of Richarlison physically and produced a towering header to put Newcastle in front. | Getty Images