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Newcastle United’s first Champions League match at St James’ Park in over two decades sees them host one of European football’s elite teams.
Ligue 1 champions PSG will travel to Tyneside aiming to build on their win over Borussia Dortmund in their opening group stage game.
Newcastle, meanwhile, drew 0-0 against AC Milan in their opener but have won three successive domestic games to get their season back on track after a slow start to the campaign.
Eddie Howe does have a few selection headaches to contend with ahead of the clash with PSG, however, with a growing injury crisis at the club meaning the likes of Joelinton, Harvey Barnes, Sven Botman and Joe Willock will all be unavailable on Wednesday night.
Here, we take a look at the starting XI that Howe could name for the visit of PSG.
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5. LB: Dan Burn
Newcastle will need to be rock solid in defence against PSG and there’s no doubt that they are most solid when Burn is at left-back. | Getty Images
6. CM: Sean Longstaff
It’s not a coincidence that Newcastle’s results and performances have picked up since Longstaff’s reintroduction into the first-team. Newcastle look a lot more solid in the middle of the park with him in the team - and this is something that they will need against PSG. | Getty Images
7. CM: Bruno Guimaraes
Guimaraes is showing signs of being back to his very best and against PSG, he will have the platform to showcase all his talents once again. | AFP via Getty Images
8. CM: Sandro Tonali
Although Elliot Anderson has performed very well in recent games, Tonali will come into this match fresh having played just 22 minutes on Saturday. Howe has a major call to make in this position but may opt for the Italian by virtue of his previous exposure to Champions League football. | Getty Images