Eddie Howe has named his Newcastle United starting XI to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Sky Sports televised 2pm kick-off.
The big talking point is obviously that Anthony Gordon hasn't made the squad.
There were no indications before hand that Gordon wouldn't be involved so we're awaiting to find out what's happened there.
That obviously leaves Harvey Barnes to start on the left of the attack with Eddie Howe changing things up and bringing in Miguel Almiron on the right over Jacob Murphy.
Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall face their old club with this being the first time Lewis Hall will have done so since his loan move became permanent in the summer.
Bruno Guimaraes captains the side from midfield with Joelinton and Sandro Tonali alongside him as fans still wait for that main trio to start clicking.
Alexander Isak will be hoping to get back on the goal trail this afternoon after missing some big chances last week.
Meanwhile, Cole Palmer starts for Chelsea along with in form Nicolas Jackson.
Newcastle target Noni Madueke also get the nod to start in a strong looking Chelsea side.
It was always going to be a tough game for Newcastle but the absence of Anthony Gordon is a big worry.
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Liverpool
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10 | 13 | 25 |
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Manchester City
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10 | 10 | 23 |
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Nottingham Forest
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10 | 7 | 19 |
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Chelsea
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10 | 8 | 18 |
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Arsenal
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10 | 6 | 18 |
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Aston Villa
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10 | 2 | 18 |
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur
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10 | 11 | 16 |
8 |
Brighton
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10 | 3 | 16 |
9 |
Fulham
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10 | 1 | 15 |
10 |
Bournemouth
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10 | 1 | 15 |
11 |
Newcastle United
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10 | 0 | 15 |
12 |
Brentford
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10 | -1 | 13 |
13 |
Manchester United
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10 | -3 | 12 |
14 |
West Ham United
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10 | -6 | 11 |
15 |
Leicester
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10 | -4 | 10 |
16 |
Everton
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10 | -7 | 9 |
17 |
Crystal Palace
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10 | -5 | 7 |
18 |
Ipswich
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10 | -11 | 5 |
19 |
Southampton
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10 | -12 | 4 |
20 |
Wolves
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10 | -13 | 3 |