Newcastle v Benfica: Miley & Ramsey start for Magpies
Woltemade leads the line again
Newcastle hand starts in midfield to Lewis Miley and Jacob Ramsey as Eddie Howe freshens his side up against Jose Mourinho’s Benfica.
The Magpies lost their first home game of the campaign against Barcelona and are looking for a fightback against the Portuguese side.
Mourinho has only won on three of his 12 visits to St James’ Park.
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Newcastle team news
Howe has left Sandro Tonali and Joelinton on the bench in a youthful-looking engine room. Anthony Elanga is also on the bench as Nick Woltemade again is the main man in attack.
Newcastle XI: Nick Pope, Dan Burn, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Kieran Trippier, Lewis Miley, Jacob Ramsey, Bruno Guimarães, Anthony Gordon, Nick Woltemade, Jacob Murphy
Benfica team news
Newcastle fans will see a familiar face in the Benfica ranks. Defender Nicolas Otamendi spent five years in the Premier League with Manchester City and the 37-year-old brings a huge amount of experience to Mourinho’s back-line.
The visitors will look to Greece international and top-scorer this season, Vangelis Pavlidis, as a focal point in attack.
Benfica XI: Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Nicolás Otamendi, António Silva, Amar Dedic, Fredrik Aursnes, Enzo Barrenechea, Richard Ríos, Heorhii Sudakov, Vangelis Pavlidis, Dodi Lukébakio