Newcastle United have arrived at Stamford Bridge and the team sheets are in, with Eddie Howe’s Mags taking on Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea at 5.30pm.
Here’s the side we’ve gone with, featuring a few changes from our midweek draw with Barcelona and one notable absence due to illness.
**Newcastle XI:** Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Willock, Ramsey, Woltemade, Murphy, Gordon, Barnes.
**Substitutes:** Pope, Ruddy, Trippier, Joelinton, Wissa, Osula, Elanga, Burn, A.Murphy.
**Chelsea XI:** Sánchez – Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella – Caicedo, James – Palmer, Enzo, Garnacho – João Pedro.
Howe has made SIX changes from Barcelona, seeing Sven Botman, Tino Livramento, Joe Willock, Nick Woltemade, Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon replace Dan Burn, Kieran Trippier, Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Elanga and Will Osula.
Tonali has not travelled to London with the squad and misses out entirely, with the Italian struggling with the same illness that has sidelined Anthony Gordon and Nick Woltemade in recent games.
As expected, we’re without Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley, Fabian Schar and Emil Krafth once again, while Pedro Neto is out for the home side following his one-game ban.
For Chelsea, Cole Palmer starts off the right, Enzo Fernadez looks to be in a number 10 role, Garnacho returns on the left and in-form striker Joao Pedro leads the line.
Howay the lads!