Newcastle United have selected an unchanged lineup for this afternoon's trip to Aston Villa.

Papisse Cisse once more spearheads the attack as Rafael Benitez keeps faith with the starting XI that beat Crystal Palace last time out.

Daryl Janmaat is a notable inclusion on the bench, having played no part in the last four games due to injury.

Eric Black makes two enforced changes to the Villans lineup, as injured striker Rudy Gestede and suspended defender Aly Cissokho are replaced by Carlos Sanchez and Scott Sinclair.

Aston Villa: Bunn; Clark, Lescott, Toner; Hutton, Westwood, Sanchez, Gana, Bacuna; Ayew, Sinclair
Subs: Guzan, Richards, Adama, Gil, Hepburn-Murphy, Lyden, Grealish

Newcastle United: Darlow, Anita, Mbemba, Lascelles, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Townsend, Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Cisse
Subs: De Jong, Shelvey, Perez, Janmaat, Taylor, Woodman, Mitrovic

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