Newcastle will continue to assess midfielder Sandro Tonali, who was forced off against Barcelona on Wednesday, with head coach Eddie Howe hopeful the injury isn’t as serious as first feared.
Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley and Fabian Schar remain out but could all return after the international break.
Sunderland will make a late decision on the fitness of Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele and Enzo Le Fee, all of whom are vying to return from injury.
Dan Ballard, who was forced off against Brighton last weekend, will also be monitored.
Players out: Newcastle – Guimaraes, Krafth, Miley, Schar Sunderland – Angulo, Ta Bi, Mundle, Traore
Doubts: Newcastle – Tonali Sunderland – Ballard, Le Fee, Mukiele, Roefs
Key FPL notes:
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Anthony Gordon (£7.3m) is thriving in his role as an ‘out-of-position’ centre-forward for Newcastle. The England international has registered an attacking return in three of the last five gameweeks and has scored in each of the past two.
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Magpies centre-back Malick Thiaw (£5.0m) has banked defensive contribution points in four of his past six matches, with a 40.7% success rate over the season so far.
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Only two forwards have scored more goals across their last four away matches than Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey (£5.3m), who has hit the net twice in that time.