This was a tough one to call - Predicted Newcastle United lineup to face Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United travel to Ewood Park to take on Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round of the FA Cup - Kick-off is 7:45pm live on BBC.

Coming off the back of a total humiliation on Saturday, Newcastle go into this game with dented confidence, however, playing lower-league opposition might just be the tonic they need to get over the weekend quickly.

In terms of how Newcastle are going to line up, it's safe to say that this has been the most hotly debated prediction we've ever done. Some of us think Eddie Howe will go all-out to ensure progression while others think it would be the perfect time to rest big players.

What does Eddie Howe do with Sven Botman?

The biggest debate was over Sven Botman. The Dutchman was nothing short of abysmal on Saturday and is therefore primed to be dropped, but at the same time, would that give him the feeling that Howe had lost confidence in him?

This is what we've gone with although we're not actually confident on any single player. Normally the goalkeeper is a shoo-in but even that's up for debate.

Goalkeeper

Loris Karius - Martin Dubravka is still not 100% according to Howe, so we say don't risk him and give Karius another crack.

Defence

Emil Krafth - We saw what playing too many games back-to-back did for Kieran Trippier so this would be the ideal time to rest him.

Jamaal Lascelles - No Trippier means we need Big Jam in to captain the side.

Sven Botman - In order to not batter his confidence we think Eddie will stick with Sven to use this game to get his confidence back.

Tino Livramento - It was probably a bit unfair to put Tino in against Arsenal and expect better results than we'd get with Dan Burn so he should get another shot.

Midfield

Sean Longstaff - This is the type of game Longy should thrive in. He always brings it when it's a cup tie, and against "lesser" opposition he should fly.

Bruno Guimaraes - Ain't no rest for the wicked, especially when we don't have many fit midfielders.

Lewis Miley - We toyed with dropping the Boy Wonder for Joe Willock but it just feels too soon to be putting Lil Joe in from the start.

Forwards

Jacob Murphy - Miggy was another player who was shocking on Saturday, he wasn't even his usual energetic self, so we'll give Murphy a go.

Alexander Isak - He came through 60 minutes unscathed at the weekend, he can probably do another hour tomorrow night.

Harvey Barnes - Anthony Gordon has plucked his wick out this season so he's earned a rest, although we expect to see him on for Isak midway through the second half.

This lineup leaves us with a very strong bench should things not be going our way in the second half and that could swing things in our favour, especially as there needs to be a winner on the night.

We imagine there's much room for debate here, so why not sound off in the comments and let us know what you think the lineup should be, or create your own in the app and tag us on X - @nufcfeed