It still remains to be seen if Vurnon Anita will start the fixture but if not he can represent a good option if Newcastle need to hold on for a draw or if Chancel Mbemba is struggling at right-back.
Steve McClaren could possibly start Rolando Aarons behind Aleksandar Mitrovic or Papiss Cisse as he did experiment with in a more central position against Swansea. Click on the next page to see our writers predictions for the game