It was the biggest and most anticipated selection call of Eddie Howe's Newcastle reign so far and, to no surprise, it was not well received. Bruno Guimaraes, the £35million Brazilian set for his debut, was on the bench.
Filtering out those who responded to the news with expletives, the temperature of the hot-takes was still somewhat blistering - 'If we lose, this on Howe' the most common interpretation of the manager's decision.
Frank Lampard's choice in naming new signings Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek as substitutes was met with a far greater degree of understanding among Everton's supporters.