Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe had to go into battle against Arsenal without injured midfielder Sean Longstaff.
Longstaff suffered a foot injury after a tackle by James Tarkowski at Everton in the 4-1 win and is unavailable for the second match running. It meant that Joelinton continued in midfield alongside Joe Willock and Bruno Guimares.
Howe has also made a tweak by starting with Alexander Isak with Anthony Gordon benched meaning Wilson and the Sweden international have the chance to impress from the word go. Allan Saint-Maximin has been named on the Newcastle bench after recovering from a hamstring injury.
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Nick Pope starts in goal again while Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman and Dan Burn make up the defensive rearguard. Jacob Murphy, Isak and Wilson make up the attack. Among the subs are Miguel Almiron, Elliot Anderson and Matt Targett.
UNITED: Pope, Trippier, Botman, Schar, Burn, Joelinton, Willock, Guimaraes, Murphy, Wilson, Isak.
Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Gordon, Saint-Maximin, Lewis, Targett, Manquillo, Almiron, Anderson.
ARSENAL: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Xhaka, Jorginho, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus.
Subs: Turner, Tierney, Partey, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Trossard, Vieira, Nelson.
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