Caretaker Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has expressed his frustration at the club's on-going turmoil after their 2-1 Carling Cup loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

Newcastle remain managerless and will aim to avoid a fourth successive league defeat on Saturday against Blackburn.

"The situation is no different to what it was two weeks ago in that the sooner something can be resolved, the better for everyone," Hughton said.

Terry Venables has emerged as a possible short-term successor to Kevin Keegan.

Hughton confirmed after the game he had still not had contact with the club's board since taking over from Keegan.

"I am in a certain position at the moment and until that changes, I can only do the best job I can," he said.

"It's a big challenge, but it is very much a challenge I am up for. Parts of that challenge are very, very enjoyable, and that's working with these players.

"You have always got to look to the next result and certainly I would be confident that we can get a result from Saturday's game."