Fulham-bound Aleksandar Mitrovic leaves Newcastle base in Portugal
Newcastle United take on the Primeira Liga side at the Estadio do Dragao (8pm kick-off).
Striker Aleksandar Mitrovic had travelled to Portugal with his team-mates yesterday.
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Hide AdHowever, Mitrovic has returned to England after Newcastle accepted a bid from Fulham.
United manager, without injured defender Florian Lejeune, has fielded Joselu up front.
Benitez is also without winger Kenedy, whose wife has had a baby, while defender Fabian Schar, signed from Deportivo La Coruna this week, is on the Newcastle bench.
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Dubravka; Yedlin, Clark, Lascelles, Dummett; Diame, Shelvey; Ritchie, Perez, Murphy; Joselu. Subs: Darlow, Elliot, Manquillo, Sterry, Schar, Yarney, Hayden, Ki, Longstaff, Atsu, Fernandez, Roberts, Armstrong, Gayle.