Overview

• Kick-off is 8pm BST on Tuesday, 21 October at St James' Park, with live coverage on TNT Sports 2 and streaming on discovery+.
• Previews project a Newcastle XI of Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Miley, Tonali, Guimaraes; Gordon, Woltemade, Murphy, with Tonali's absence from open training a pending clarification.
• Eddie Howe and goalkeeper Nick Pope were scheduled for a late-afternoon press conference, with Jose Mourinho addressing media in the evening.
• Newcastle beat Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 after a narrow loss to Barcelona and are seeking consecutive Champions League wins for the first time since 2003.
• Benfica sit bottom after defeats to Qarabag and Chelsea, carry a poor recent European away record in England, and are expected to restore Trubin, Otamendi and Antonio Silva to the starting side.