"Rumours are flying around this evening that the manager could revert back to a back five - but could keep Andy Carroll and Callum Wilson as a front two. Definitely one worth keeping an eye on."

Four changes tonight. Looks like a back five with three centre-halves. Jonjo Shelvey's fortunate to keep his place after his performance against Arsenal, while Matty Longstaff's unfortunate to miss out on a place in the starting XI. The big pre-match positive is the return of Allan Saint-Maximin, who's on the bench after more than two months out. Steve Bruce, clearly, is unhappy with some of the criticism that has come his way, and speculation over his future, but results and performances simply haven't been good enough. Last year Bruce asked to be judged on results last year - and fans are doing just that.