Newcastle host Spurs at St James' Park on Wednesday night on the back of a 4-1 win over Bradford City in the last round of the EFL Cup.
The Magpies have been victorious in four of their last five matches in all competitions and will seek to continue that form against the north London side.
Team News
Howe firstly opened up on team news, including Sven Botman's head injury: "As I said after the game, no concussion, it was a cut, quite a nasty-looking cut for Sven. I think he had it stapled together. He didn't train yesterday, so we will see how he is today."
On Lewis Hall: "He is the closest, this game will come too quickly for him. We'll see how he is for West Ham."
On squad rotation: "I think it's an important decision coming up for this game because we want to progress. The competition means a lot to us, current holders so we don't want to give that up easily.
"But I have to trust the squad as well and we have some players who need football and need an opportunity to show their talents and what they can bring. There will be an element of that but I have to try and get the balance right."
Howe's EFL Cup journey
Howe’s side recorded a 2-1 victory over Liverpool in last year’s final, and the media asked about his EFL Cup journey, which has been full of heartache.
"A lot of great experiences this competition for us. The final was an amazing thing, I still remember vivid memories from that day before the game, and obviously, the emotions after the game were mainly negative. I felt we left a little bit on the pitch that day. The Chelsea defeat is still painful for me because I felt we had a real chance to win.
"We put it right and did really well last year. We had a lot of challenging games. If you look at our fixture list to get to (the final), we had to beat Chelsea, Arsenal. A lot of great experiences for us which I think has helped us as a team, helped us grow."
On facing Thomas Frank's Tottenham
Newcastle have actually won each of their last three games against Tottenham and Howe praised Thomas Frank's side who have had an excellent start to the season under the Danish head coach.
"This will be a tough game tomorrow, we’re against a team who are in really good form away from home so one of the bigger challenges we’ve had.
"Tactically, very interesting and very versatile. They build up in lots of different ways. Very aggressive off the ball. They have different ways to make things happen (including) set plays.
"Very well organised and ultimately, set plays are a big guider of that. Credit to him (Frank) and his coaching staff to what they're doing."
Defending the EFL title
Finally, Howe spoke on defending the EFL Cup title which will be tough ask for his side as the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool remain in the cup.
"It’s made my desire to win even stronger. Having gone through the experience of winning, the high that you get, seeing the joy in everyone, seeing how that united the city in the celebrations – that can only make you want to experience that more."