The Carabao buzz should finally be over for Newcastle United and attention now turns to finishing the Premier League season in style when Brentford come to St James' Park.
It's over two weeks since the Magpies beat Liverpool to lift the Carabao Cup and end a 70-year wait for success in a major domestic competition. But the official victory parade only took place at the weekend so boss Eddie Howe will be hoping there's no hangover as they get back to business.
His players will receive a rapturous reception as they play in front of the Toon Army for the first time since that Wembley triumph but the atmosphere will fall flat a little if they fail to see off the Bees.
The Magpies headed into the latest round of fixtures just two points off the pace in the fight for a top-four finish and the bookies price them at just 2/1 to be in there come the end of the season.
Newcastle can't afford to drop points at home to the likes of Brentford but Thomas Frank's side have plenty to play for themselves as they hunt down a European place.
The Bees are only six points behind Howe's men and are in good form, having lost just one of their last five games.
How the bookies view it: Party's not over
Newcastle are on a high at the moment and the bookies are backing the feelgood factor to continue, with BoyleSports pricing the home win at just 7/1o. Brentford are 16/5 outsiders and the draw pays 3/1.
Recent head to head: Magpies are flying
The Magpies have dominated this fixture in recent years, winning six of the last seven meetings. This is their third clash with Brentford this term, with the Bees winning 4-2 in London before Newcastle got their revenge with a 3-1 triumph on Tyneside in the Carabao Cup.
Players to watch: Shine on Harvey
With Anthony Gordon serving the final game of a suspension, Harvey Barnes should start on the left wing for Newcastle. Injuries have ruined his season but he's usually a threat and BoyleSports price him at 2/1 for anytime scorer. He's also a tempting evens at Paddy Power to either score or assist.
Yoane Wissa has netted for Brentford in both their games with Newcastle this season and sits on 15 for the season. The forward is 9/4 at BoyleSports to grab another goal and 8/5 at Paddy Power to either score or assist.
Probable line-ups
Newcastle remain without the suspended Gordon while defensive trio Lewis Hall, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles are still injured.
Brentford look set to be without Josh Dasilva, Igor Thiago, Gustavo Nunes, Aaron Hickey, Michael Kayode and Fabio Carvalho once more.
Newcastle United: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Livramento, Burn, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Barnes, Isak, Murphy.
Brentford: Flekken, Pinnock, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Schade, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Janelt, Wissa.
Anything else catch the eye?
We've seen goals galore in this fixture this season, with both teams to score and over 3.5 goals landing in both matches. That's why BTTS is just 4/9 for this one at BoyleSports, although the odds increase to 21/20 if you combine that with no draw.
On Brentford's last trip to St James' Park, we saw 13 corners so it could also pay to back over 11.5 flag kicks for this match, which pays 11/10.
Alexander Isak will present the biggest threat to Brentford's defence and I like the 10/11 on offer at Paddy Power for the Swede to be fouled over 0.5 times. The odds increase to 4/1 if you back him to take a dunt over 1.5 times.
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