Ben Chilwell, who missed the England midweek but was fine to start here, is replaced by Emerson Palmieri.

Almiron has a dig after beating his marker but sees his effort deflect before being pushed wide by Mendy. The following corner runs to the other side of the pitch for Schar, but his cross is claimed by the Chelsea keeper.

Paul Jennings: Apologies to Chelsea fans. Bought Werner for EPL fantasy football. Therefore my fault he’s missed a bagful of chances

Great control, shame about the finish, Mount takes a chipped pass from Kovacic down in the box and turns his marker, but instead of finding the net he scuffs his angled shot wide of the far post.

Unsurprisingly, Aston Villa are unchanged from the side that won 3-0 at Arsenal before the international break. Bertrand Traore is back on the bench after recovering from a groin injury.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Trezeguet, Barkley, Grealish, Watkins. Subs: Taylor, Steer, Hourihane, Traore, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Elmohamady.

Brighton welcome back Lewis Dunk and Solly March from suspension and injury respectively. Joel Veltman and Dan Burn drop out of the side that drew 0-0 with Burnley.

Brighton: Ryan, White, Dunk, Webster, Lamptey, Gross, Bissouma, March, Maupay, Lallana, Welbeck. Subs: Connolly, Jahanbakhsh, Alzate, Steele, Burn, Veltman, Molumby.

Got a bit of team news for you from the 3pm game at Villa Park...

Been a bad week for Werner. Germany got spanked by Spain and he has missed a load of chances here. Got an assist, though, so there is a silver lining.

He is replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Werner thinks he has his goal, but the flag is up to chalk it off after he had collected Ziyech's pass, rounded the keeper and scored.

Send for Andy.

It's the old 'Plan B' for Newcastle as Carroll is thrown into the mix. It is not for Joelinton, though. It is Saint-Maximin who departs. Two big men up top. Now who supplies the crosses?

Oh what a goal this would have been.

Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff unleashes a rising, angled drive from well outside the box and is denied by the crossbar.

Tammy Abraham has scored in three consecutive appearances in all competitions for the first time since September 2019.

It felt at the start of the season like he would end up warming the bench after all that summer spending. He's making himself undroppable.

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This was planned before the goal. It is even more necessary after it. Miguel Almiron replaces Javier Manquillo.

Abraham sees a shot locked and Ziyech can't follow up but Chelsea keep recycle and start again before Mount is muscled out of possession.

Newcastle have got the bit between their teeth at last.

And another chance goes begging as Joelinton curls a shot wide from the edge of the box. This is a game now and Chelsea are wobbling.

Ben: Werner is having such an off day today.

Bresla Stephens: I thought we bought Werner to finish these chances hopeless so far

Oh, there it is. That was the chance for Newcastle. But wait, was it?

Isaac Hayden muscles his way through the middle and has just Mendy to beat from 12 yards, but somehow finds a way to scoop it over.

The ref on the field has given a free-kick against Hayden for handball during the process of setting up the chance, but VAR would have picked the bones out of it.

Still a shocking miss.

Paul: Not gonna moan at Newcastle for how they play too much but these games are essentially free hits anyway given they're expected to lose. So why not go for it? Better to lose having given it a go than play how they do. May as well just forfeit the game.

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Could have had a hat-trick today, this lad.

Newcastle almost gift Chelsea the goal that would surely settle this game. A dire attempted back-pass by Schar is nicked by Timo Werner, but with only Darlow to beat he bizarrely opts to pass instead of shoot - straight to a home defender, who clears.

Soon after, Kurt Zouma heads wide from a corner after rising way above everyone else.