Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew refused to blame Jak Alnwick for defeat at Arsenal.

Newcastle are at Tottenham on Wednesday in the Capital One Cup quarter-final, followed by the Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park on Sunday and Pardew urged Alnwick, out of contract at the end of the season, to seize his big chance.

"This is a guy with an opportunity to make a big name for himself," said Pardew.

"And he is the sort of guy you would want to do it. He's a good, honest guy, humble and another local.

"I can probably look at one Arsenal goal and say Jak may have been at fault. Other than that I thought he was pretty sound."