Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has made six changes to his side to face Manchester United at St James' Park.
Sweden defender Emil Krafth is back in the team while Fabian Schar starts the game and Javier Manquillo returns.
With Isaac Hayden banned Sean Longstaff replaces him with Jonjo Shelvey back after muscle trouble and Allan Saint-Maximin.
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Newcastle were unable to name a full bench and forced to put two goalkeepers on their list of subs.
Chronicle Live understands that a mix of injuries and Covid cases are the reason why the Magpies are short handed.
Howe explained the situation before kick-off, saying: “It's been difficult in the preparation for today. We've got a mixture of injuries and Covid cases.
"The squad is stretched but we're making the best of the situation. We want to play and hopefully we give a really good account of ourselves.”
You can follow the match as it happens in our live blog here.
Tonight's teams
Newcastle United: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Schar, Manquillo, Shelvey, Longstaff, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, Fraser, Wilson
Subs: Woodman, Gillespie, Hendrick, Murphy, Almiron, Anderson, White, Gayle
Manchester United: De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Fred, Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo.
Subs: Jones, Cavani, Shaw, Sancho, Henderson, Wan-Bissaka Matic, van de Beek, Elanga.
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