Newcastle United will head to Everton in great form, but their squad will be even weaker than it was against Manchester United.
The Magpies suffered a further injury blow on Saturday, with Nick Pope being forced off. It now looks like a shoulder injury will keep him out of action for up to five months.
That will force Eddie Howe to make at least one change to his starting XI, but the Newcastle boss might not be able to make any more amendments to his lineup.
It is going to be another challenging game for this depleted Newcastle team, and this is the starting lineup we predict that Eddie Howe will go with against Everton on Thursday night
Martin Dubravka starts in goal for Newcastle
With Nick Pope injured, Martin Dubravka is going to start in goal. It will be his first Premier League start since the final game of last season when Newcastle drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
It is a real blow to lose Pope, but Toon fans will have confidence in Dubravka that he can fill the void left by the 31-year-old.
The Slovakian is certainly an accomplished goalkeeper, and now has a big chance to prove to Eddie Howe just how good he is.
Lewis Hall remains on the bench
On the one hand, Eddie Howe will want to rotate. On the other, he does not have many options to.
Lewis Hall would be the most likely candidate to come into the starting XI, but that presents its own problems.
Kieran Trippier and Tino Livramento were both exceptional against Man United on Saturday, and Howe will be keen for them to carry on this rich vein of form. Livramento in particular has been outstanding since coming into the side.
That will likely mean that Hall remains on the bench, but the £28million man will be eager to get some minutes after not featuring since the 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth before the most recent international break.
Anthony Gordon faces former club Everton
The big story ahead of the game against Everton is Anthony Gordon’s return to Goodison Park.
For the second time since leaving the Toffees, Gordon will be back on Merseyside, and is likely to be on the end of plenty of boos from the Everton faithful.
But the 22-year-old will not mind. He will be focused on continuing his exceptional form, after scoring his sixth goal of the season against Manchester United at the weekend.
A seventh on Thursday night would be pure pantomime as we head into the festive season.
Predicted XI vs Everton: Dubravka; Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Livramento; Miley, Bruno, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
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