Overview
- Kick-off is 8pm GMT at St James’ Park with live coverage on TNT Sports 2 and streaming via discovery+.
- Newcastle seek a response to Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham after two straight Champions League wins over Union SG and Benfica.
- Eddie Howe called the fixture really important, with Bruno Guimarães under late assessment after illness and Kieran Trippier expected to return; Anthony Gordon is being monitored.
- Athletic Bilbao travel short in attack with Iñaki Williams ruled out and Nico Williams a doubt, and they are winless in their last five European away games.
- Bookmakers rate Newcastle favourites given their strong European home record of four losses in 33, while Shay Given publicly backed Howe’s position.