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Newcastle United’s Carabao Cup campaign begins with a very tough test against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City at St James’ Park.
The Magpies come into the game on the back of their stunning 8-0 win over Sheffield United, whilst City triumphed 2-0 against Nottingham Forest to preserve their perfect start to the campaign in all competitions.
Both teams have Premier League and Champions League commitments to balance alongside a potential Carabao Cup journey and Guardiola has revealed that he may rest a few first-team players for their trip to Tyneside - alongside a plethora of other injury and suspension concerns.
Here, we take a look at the injury and suspension problems facing both teams ahead of the clash at St James’ Park:
5. Ruben Dias
Similar to Walker, Guardiola has revealed he will not risk Dias on Wednesday night. | Getty Images
6. Rodri
Rodri will not feature against Newcastle United on Wednesday after being sent-off during their win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The midfielder was shown a straight red card and will serve the first of a three game ban against the Magpies. | Getty Images
7. Mateo Kovacic
The Croatian missed Saturday’s win over Nottingham Forest, however, he could be available to start at St James’ Park after Guardiola admitted that he was on the road to recovery and was left out on Saturday as a precaution. | Getty Images
8. Joelinton
Joelinton aggravated an injury whilst on international duty with Brazil and has missed Newcastle’s last three games in all competitions. There is hope that he may be able to make a return before the next set of international fixtures in a couple of weeks time - Wednesday’s game with City likely comes too soon for him, however. | Getty Images