Chelsea will hope Callum Hudson-Odoi can continue his fine form from in front of goal after netting a brace in Tuesday's England Under-21s win over Austria.
The 18-year-old is in line to start against Newcastle as manager Frank Lampard waits to assess several Chelsea players who sustained problems during the international break
N’Golo Kante withdrew from the France squad after suffering an adductor muscle problem while Andreas Christensen picked up a groin injury while away with Denmark.
Mateo Kovacic was substituted at half-time in Croatia’s clash with Wales last weekend following a challenge from Ben Davies.
Antonio Rudiger could be in line for his first appearance since September 14 as he continues to work on overcoming a groin injury but Newcastle’s visit will come too soon for Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Achilles).
Having secured an impressive 4-1 win at Southampton prior to the hiatus, Lampard may persist with the 4-3-3 system used on the south coast.
Although Mason Mount made his full England debut against the Czech Republic, he was reduced to a cameo role in Bulgaria while Tammy Abraham only played a handful of minutes in Prague and Fikayo Tomori was an unused substitute in both games.
Ross Barkley has been out of favour at Chelsea following an incident with a taxi driver during a night out in Liverpool, but confirmed his well-being with a brace in Sofia.
Chelsea possible XI (4-3-3): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Alonso; Barkley, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi.
