The Cameroon international loses his ever-present record in the division, since joining the club from Internazionale in 2023, with Altay Bayindir making his league debut for the Reds in the 16:30 BST kick-off at St James' Park.
After Onana's performance in the 2-2 draw with Lyon in the Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday came in for a lot of scrutiny, Amorim has explained why he has made the decision to change goalkeepers.
"Of course, you have to see the context," Amorim told Sky Sports. "It is a normal thing. Sometimes, you have to push the player to play again, sometimes you have to let him disconnect a little bit.