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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew got a double dose of bad news in his club's 4-0 loss to Tottenham in the Capital One Cup as goalkeeper Jak Alnwick may have sustained an injury. Expectations for Newcastle were high ahead of the match at White Hart Lane after a recent run of good results including a Premier League win vs. Chelsea. However, while Spurs return to league action is now buoyed by progress, this was not Newcastle's ideal preparation for the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland on Sunday. "If ever the cliche of goals changing games was relevant, this was it," United manager Alan Pardew said. "I thought the game was pretty even, really. Jak makes a mistake on the cross and you can get away with that sometimes, if the defender clears it or strike hits it over the bar. "But it goes in and that kind of summed up our night, really. We had some chances, big chances that we didn't take." There is a possibility that third-choice goalkeeper Alnwick could be absent for the Sunderland match. The 21-year-old, playing in place of the injured Tim Krul and Rob Elliot, fell awkwardly on his shoulder on Wednesday night, meaning Pardew could look at trying to bring in an emergency loan. "He has an injury to his shoulder so we're going to have to see," Pardew said. "It is something we might have to look at tomorrow because there is no way that a 17-year-old [Freddie Woodman], that's our fourth-choice, should be allowed to go in goal at this level. "We will perhaps talk to the Premier League tomorrow about Jak's situation."
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