Newcastle United will face Qarabag in the second leg of the Champions League play-offs at St James’ Park on Tuesday.
Eddie Howe’s side already have a huge 6-1 lead from the first leg and, barring a miracle, will reach the last 16 of the Champions League.
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Here’s everything you need to know ahead of round two…
tee time
Tuesday 24th February at 8pm UK time
How to watch
Streaming on Amazon Prime UK
Injuries and suspensions
Newcastle: Kraves (out), Schaal (out), Thio (suspended), Liveramento (out), Guimarães (out), Miley (in), Visa (in), Botman (in)
Qarabagh: Mahamadaliyev (played), Mustafazadeh (out)
Expected lineup
Newcastle (4-3-3): Ramsdale; Trippier, Boatman, Byrne, Murphy; Willock, Tonali, Ramsey; J Murphy, Waltermade, Elanga
Qarabag (4-2-3-1): Koharski; Silva, Huseynov, Medina, Jafarkiev; Bicario, Jankovic; Andrade, Montiel, Zubir; Duran
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Newcastle lost to Manchester City in their last game, but before that they had won three consecutive away games.
Qarabag suffered a heavy defeat against Newcastle in their last game, but had won three consecutive games previously.
What did you say?
Newcastle coach Howe: “We struck a very delicate balance between rotating the lineup and making sure everyone was energized, winning games and making sure the players didn’t lose their rhythm and we didn’t lose the good feeling we had.”
