5 changes and Gordon starts! - Confirmed Newcastle team vs Chelsea

The team sheets are in at St James' Park, where Newcastle United take on Chelsea in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.

Here's the side Eddie Howe has gone with ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off:

STARTING XI: Pope: Krafth, Schär (c), Kelly, Hall; Tonali, Longstaff, Willock; Gordon, Isak, Joelinton.

SUBS: Dubravka, Barnes, Osula, Livramento, Almiron, Burn, A.Murphy, Bruno, Miley.

Anthony Gordon has passed a fitness test and returns to the side, with Howe making FIVE changes from Sunday.

IN - Kelly, Krafth, Longstaff, Willock, Gordon. OUT - Livramento, Burn, Bruno G, Almiron, Barnes.

Callum Wilson, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles all miss out, as expected, while Martin Dubravka is back on the bench after recovering from a knock to his knee in the last round of the cup.

Chelsea XI: Jorgensen; Disasi, Tosin, Badiashile, Cucurella; Veiga, Fernandez; Dewsbury-Hall, Joao Felix, Mudryk; Nkunku.

Last 16 fixtures, results and numbers:

• 1 - *Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Brentford won on penalties)
• 2 - *Southampton 3-2 Stoke
• 3 - Aston Villa or Crystal Palace
• 4 - Brighton or Liverpool
• 5 - Manchester United or Leicester
• 6 - Newcastle or Chelsea
• 7 - Preston or Arsenal
• 8 - Tottenham or Man City

Howay the lads!