Gordon starts and Longstaff benched - Official Newcastle team to face Aston Villa
The team sheets are in ahead of today's early kick-off at Villa Park, where Newcastle United are looking to make it six wins on the spin and extend their lead over Spurs and Man Utd in the top-four race.
Here's the side Eddie Howe has selected to face Unai Emery's Aston Villa:
STARTING 11: Pope - Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn - Willock, Bruno, Joelinton - Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
SUBS: Dubravka, Lascelles, Manquillo, Targett, Ritchie, Longstaff, Anderson, Almiron, Wilson
Anthony Gordon has been handed his second start for the club, with the winger coming in for Sean Longstaff.
This could see Joelinton drop into a midfield three alongside Joe Willock and Bruno Guimaraes, seeing Gordon and Murphy operate either side of Alexander Isak.
Miguel Almiron is back on the bench, but there's no Allan Saint-Maximin following his trip to France for treatment, but it's thought he will be back in action "very soon."
Here's the team Emery has gone with, featuring the in-form Ollie Watkins but no Boubacar Kamara:
Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Young, Konsa, Mings, Álex Moreno, Dendoncker, Douglas Luiz, McGinn(c), Ramsey Watkins, Buendía
SUBS: Olsen, Traoré, Durán, Chambers, Patterson, Revan, Digne, Diego Carlos, Sinisalo.
HWTL!
