Eddie Howe has made eight changes to the Newcastle side that beat Southampton 4-1 in the Premier League on Sunday. Nick Pope, Dan Burn and Sean Longstaff are the only three players to keep their place in the starting line-up from the weekend.
NUFC line-up: Pope; Manquillo, Lascelles, Burn, Targett; Shelvey, Longstaff, Joelinton; Anderson, Saint-Maximin, Wood
Subs: Karius, Trippier, Botman, Schar, Lewis, Murphy, Almiron, Willock, Guimaraes
Several first team players have not been included in the matchday squad, here’s why...
5. Ryan Fraser - calf
Suffered a slight calf injury in training earlier in the week. | Getty Images
6. Paul Dummett - calf
Dummett is yet to feature for Newcastle in the Premier League this season and is currently recovering from a calf injury. Photo: Ian MacNicol
7. Emil Krafth - ACL/not in squad
The right-back has been left out of Newcastle’s squad for the first half of the campaign after suffering a serious knee injury. | Getty Images
8. Mark Gillespie - not in squad
Despite being given a squad number (29), Mark Gillespie has not been included in Newcastle’s 25 man squad. Nick Pope, Loris Karius and Karl Darlow are the three goalkeepers in Eddie Howe’s squad. Photo: Pool