Newcastle head into the match at St James’ Park (8pm kick-off) looking to extend their eight game unbeaten run in all competitions. Over the weekend, The Magpies beat Crystal Palace 4-0 thanks to goals from Jacob Murphy, Anthony Gordon, Sean Longstaff and Callum Wilson.
Newcastle have a number of injury concerns heading into Wednesday’s match while UEFA rules also prevent others from being involved. Joe Willock and Sandro Tonali trained ahead of the match but there was no sign of Sven Botman as he recovers from a knee injury.
The Magpies currently sit top of their Champions League group following a 0-0 draw with AC Milan and 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain. Meanwhile, Dortmund sit bottom and are still looking to score their first goal in this year’s competition following a 2-0 defeat to PSG and 0-0 draw with Milan.
After narrowly missing out on the Bundesliga last season, Dortmund have made an unbeaten start to the season domestically and head to Tyneside having won each of their last five league matches. Their most recent win saw them beat Werder Bremen 1-0 over the weekend with Julian Brandt scoring the only goal of the game.
And Dortmund have a few players who won’t be making the trip to St James’ Park this week.
Here’s how both sides are shaping up in terms of players unavailable for selection this week...
9. Harvey Barnes - out
Harvey Barnes is set to be on the sidelines with a foot injury until 2024 after being taken off at Sheffield United last month. The 25-year-old doesn’t require surgery but Eddie Howe has said the winger will not return to training until late December and will require longer before being back available for selection. Photo: Stu Forster
10. Sven Botman - out
Dutch defender Sven Botman has missed the last five matches and could still be out for another two weeks despite it initially being claimed he would be back involved after the international break. The 23-year-old has made good progress during the break before Howe said his player still has some work to do in order to be back in the first-team picture. | AFP via Getty Images
11. Mark Gillespie - out
Newcastle’s fourth choice goalkeeper has been left out of Newcastle’s Champions League squad for the group stage matches. | Getty Images
12. Matt Ritchie - out
Ritchie is yet to feature for Newcastle so far this season despite the club triggering an extension in the summer. He has been left out of the Champions League squad. Photo: Tim Nwachukwu