The November international break is drawing to a close as Newcastle United prepare for a return to Premier League action against Chelsea at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 3pm).
Following a relentless period with injuries, the international break came at a good time for the Magpies. The hope now for head coach Eddie Howe is the players involved with their respective nations return to Tyneside injury-free.
As it stands, United could be without 14 senior players in total for the visit of Chelsea this weekend.
Here are the 10 Newcastle players called up for international duty during the November break - and how they've fared so far.
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9. Joelinton (Brazil)
Joelinton was an unused sub in Colombia at the weekend before being sent off just nine minutes after coming on in the 1-0 loss to Argentina for pushing Rodrigo De Paul. As the replays show, it was a harsh decision. | Getty Images
10. Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil)
It was a disastrous International break for Guimaraes & Brazil. Not only did they lose three World Cup qualifiers in a row for the first time in their history, this morning's 1-0 defeat to Argentina was Selecao's first at home. | AFP via Getty Images