After a rare Tuesday night match at home to Northampton, the club confirm the visit of Sheffield Wednesday will, appropriately, be on the Wednesday night.
Newcastle v Northampton: Steve McClaren confirms that Siem de Jong definitely plays, wouldn’t be surprised to see him named Captain in Coloccini’s absence.
Capital One Cup draw: Newcastle play Northampton Town at St James Park, with the possibility of NUFC new signing Ivan Toney playing against his old club.