Newcastle get the chance to dish out some instant payback when they host Chelsea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer were on target as Enzo Maresca’s side beat the Magpies 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, leaving Eddie Howe’s side languishing 12th in the table.

Chelsea are competing well at home and abroad this term and reached the final of this competition last season under Mauricio Pochettino, although they needed penalties to sink Newcastle in the quarterfinal.

It’s another good reason for Eddie Howe’s men to be out for revenge. The Sporting News previews the game here. 

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Newcastle vs. Chelsea lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news

Anthony Gordon‘s absence was keenly felt at the weekend as the England winger sat out at Stamford Bridge with a groin injury suffered in training.

“He’s been for a scan, we’re hopeful the injury isn’t serious, let’s see how he is today,” Howe said in his pre-match press conference. “There is a chance he [could play this week] but we have to make the right decision.”

The news from the scan was clearly positive and Gordon starts alongside Alexander Isak and Joe Willock in the Newcastle front three

Teenage midfielder Lewis Miley is back on the bench after seven months out with a foot injury.

Callum Wilson (back), Jamaal Lascelles (ACL), Kieran Trippier (calf) and Sven Botman (ACL) all remain sidelined.

Newcastle (4-3-3, right to left): Pope; (GK) — Krafth, Schar, Kelly, Hall —Longstaff, Longstaff, Tonali — Willock, Isak, Gordon

Injured: Botman, Lascelles, Trippier, Dubravka, Wilson, Miley (doubt)
Suspended: None

Chelsea boss Maresca has shuffled his amply stacked squad during UEFA Conference League games this season and a similar line-up is in evidence here. Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk and Christopher Nkunku lineup in attack.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Enzo Fernandez are joined in midfield by Renato Veiga, which might mean a change of shape after Jadon Sancho was ruled out through illness.

Chelsea (4-3-3, right to left): Jorgensen (GK) — Disasi, Badiashile, Adarabioyo, Cucurella — Fernandez, , Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall — Felix, Nkunku, Mudryk

Injured: Kellyman, Sancho
Suspended: None

What time does Newcastle vs. Chelsea kick off?

This Carabao Cup fourth-round clash takes place at St James’ Park in Newcastle, United Kingdom and kicks off on Wednesday, October 30 at 7:45 p.m. local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major global territories: