Eddie Howe has hinted January recruit Anthony Gordon could be in line for an 'interesting' first Newcastle start against Everton's rivals Liverpool.
Gordon, a £40million addition from the Toffees last month, made his second appearance for his new club off the bench in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
The highly-rated attacker featured in the No 10 position as part of the rarely used 4-2-3-1 system for the Magpies, who moved away from Howe's trusted 4-3-3 formation in the stalemate at his old club.
Howe mixed up his in tactics largely due to Bruno Guimaraes' suspension and following the enforced withdrawal of Joe Willock with a hamstring issue.