Newcastle United star who missed Fulham game 'confirms' return v Chelsea in social media tease

Newcastle United are set to have Kieran Trippier available for tonight's Carabao Cup quarter-final clash away to Chelsea (kick-off 8pm).

The England right-back had started every Premier League game for the Magpies since the start of last season but missed Saturday's 3-0 win over Fulham through suspension.

The one-match ban for accumulating five yellow cards arrived at an ideal time for the 33-year-old after an injury forced him to withdraw on the hour-mark against AC Milan last Wednesday.

After having the weekend off, Trippier has hinted at a return for the visit to Stamford Bridge this evening by uploading a matchday graphic to his official Instagram page.

Newcastle head to the capital hoping to advance into the semi finals of the League Cup having reached the final last season.

The Magpies, of course, suffered a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Wembley but Eddie Howe is determined to make more memories in the competition having already knocked out Manchester City and the Red Devils

“The beauty of the two games we’ve had previously is we’ve proved we can raise our game against the top teams in a cup competition that brought so many great memories for us last year," Howe said in his pre-match press conference. "We’re determined to try and progress, we’re determined to try and create more memories.

“We’ve seen the rewards you can get and the experiences you can get.

“The build-up to the final was a brilliant thing to be part of and of course the final itself was a disappointment, but the build-up to it was incredible to see our supporters and how we took to London and the whole spectacle. I’m just devastated we didn’t get over the line in the end.

“I think it’s helped us for this year and we know this game’s going to be very difficult but we know the prize if we can get through.”.