5 changes and a new system? - Predicted Newcastle team vs PSG tonight

It's matchday and we're just a few hours away from our final game of the Champions League league phase.

PSG are up next and it's arguably our toughest test yet, with the Newcastle not only against the holders in a hostile environment, but tasked with stopping the likes of Dembele, Doue, Kvaratskhelia, Vitinha and Hakimi.

As we approach kick-off, it's time to predict which side Eddie Howe will go with. Here is our best guess and reasons why...

Predicted XI

(3-4-3): Pope – Thiaw, Botman, Burn – Murphy, Bruno, Tonali, Hall – Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon.

OUT: Trippier, Joelinton, Miley, Wissa, Barnes.

IN: Burn, Murphy, Bruno, Elanga, Woltemade.

It's a tough one to call, but I think we might see a formation change and a few surprises from Eddie Howe tonight.

At the back, I'm not sure a 35-year-old Kieran Trippier should be playing four games in 10 days, meaning Jacob Murphy could return at wing-back, taking up a similar role to the one we saw him in at Marseille.

That move to a back five would allow for a fit-again Dan Burn to return, with Bruno Guimaraes in midfield after he appeared to come through last night's session unscathed. That means no Miley, but he may benefit from a night off after so much football? Alternatively, if it's more of a 3-5-2 Howe opts for, we could see him or Ramsey join Bruno and Tonali in a midfield three.

Up top, like we saw away to Union SG, the pace of Anthony Gordon and Anthony Elanga either side of Nick Woltemade could give us genuine outlets on the break, allowing Yoane Wissa and Harvey Barnes to be impact players from the bench.