Newcastle have only won one of the opening 10 games in the Premier League this season and up next for the Magpies is Stoke City at St. James’ Park.
Stoke’s last Premier League match saw them succumb to a dreadful 1-0 defeat to Watford at the Britannia Stadium, but they will be full of confidence after knocking Chelsea out of the Capital One Cup earlier this week.
Newcastle haven’t beaten Stoke in the last three meetings between the two sides, with the Potters winning two and drawing one.
Ahead of the very important fixture, here’s our combined XI of the two teams:
