Newcastle United have made two changes to the side to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday night.
Tino Livramento comes in for Kieran Trippier at right-back as expected while Miguel Almiron is also back in the side with Jacob Murphy dropping to the bench. The match marks Livramento's eighth Premier League start for Newcastle following his £31million arrival from Southampton in the summer.
The 21-year-old came off the bench during the 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend to replace the injured Trippier and ended up scoring his first goal for the club in stoppage time to seal the win. Trippier has since been ruled out until the end of the month with a calf issue.
On the bench, Matt Targett returns after four months out with a hamstring issue which required surgery. Harvey Barnes has dropped off the bench due to a hamstring issue.
Lewis Hall also drops out of the side as he is ineligible to feature against his parent club Chelsea as per Premier League rules regarding loan players.
Hall's loan move will be made permanent for £28million at the end of the season. Also on the bench, Joe White has returned after being left out of the squad out of the last three matches.
NUFC XI v Chelsea: Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Botman, Burn; Guimaraes, Longstaff, Willock; Almiron, Gordon, Isak
Substitutes: Karius, Lascelles, Ritchie, Targett, Krafth, Murphy, Anderson, White, Miley
5. Dan Burn
Burn’s performances have been scrutinised greatly in recent times but he did superbly against Pedro Neto last time out to deny the in-form Wolves man a sniff at goal. He has had his run-ins with Chelsea in the past and will be keen to be on the winning side once again. | Wolves via Getty Images
6. Sean Longstaff
Longstaff made his Premier League debut in this fixture back in January 2019. Howe’s options in midfield are slowly but surely being strengthened again and Longstaff will be keen to impress and keep hold of his starting berth. | Getty Images
7. Bruno Guimaraes
Guimaraes remains just one booking away from suspension, but whilst he is still available to play, he will be the first name on Howe’s team sheet. | AFP via Getty Images
8. Joe Willock
Willock has started Newcastle’s last two games and was very impressive against Wolves, giving his side energy and legs in midfield whilst also being a big threat going forward and on the counter-attack. He netted against the Blues at St James’ Park last season. | Getty Images