CALLUM WILSON returns to Newcastle United's starting side as Eddie Howe reverts to his strongest line-up for this evening's Carabao Cup quarter-final with Leicester City.

Howe has named the side that started the goalless draw with Arsenal in Newcastle's most recent league game.

That means the Magpies boss has reversed all eight of the changes that he made for Saturday's FA Cup defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.

Fabian Schar returns to partner Sven Botman at centre-half, with Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn filling the full-back berths.

Bruno Guimares, Sean Longstaff and Joe Willock line up in midfield, with Miguel Almiron and Joelinton playing on either side of Wilson.

Alexander Isak is on the bench after starting at Hillsborough at the weekend, with Allan Saint-Maximin also named amongst the substitutes.


NEWCASTLE (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Guimaraes, Longstaff, Willock; Almiron, Wilson, Joelinton.

Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Isak, Manquillo, Wood, Murphy, Anderson.

LEICESTER (4-3-3): Ward; Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas; Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans; Perez, Daka, Barnes.

Subs: Iverson, Soyuncu, Vardy, Iheanacho, Vestergaard, Mendy, Brunt, Braybrooke, McAteer.