What would be your Newcastle team v Qarabag? Vote now

Written on Monday, 23 February 2026
Jackie Smithfield

Which 11 players would you pick in the Newcastle team v Qarabag?

The second leg of this Champions League play-off.

An 8pm kick-off at St James’ Park on Tuesday night.

Eddie Howe and his team having stunned Qarabag in the first leg, 5-0 at half-time in Baku and coasting to an eventual 6-1 win.

Newcastle United overwhelming favourites to go through BUT which eleven players do you think Eddie Howe should select?

Strongest possible to make absolutely sure?

A ‘reserve’ team to rest all the key players in such a busy schedule, three other huge home matches to quickly follow this one in the next week and a half against Everton, Man U and Man City?

Or a bit of a mixture?

We have put together a list of the 21 players who could potentially be selected for this game from the first team squad.

Due to injury; Livramento, Schar, Krafth, Miley and Bruno all look certain to be unavailable. Malick Thiaw also ruled out, a one game suspension.

However, we have included both Yoane Wissa and Sven Botman, as the pair will potentially be available. Although Eddie Howe after the Man City match, indicated he wasn’t as confident about Botman being able to return, as he had been in the lead up to the weekend.

Interested to hear what Newcastle United fans are generally thinking.

So please pick your ideal Newcastle team v Qarabag FK from these options:

Many thanks for taking part and we will bring you the collective fans’ choice of Newcastle team v Qarabag ahead of the match.

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