Team news: Newcastle United U21s (H)

The Iron go into their final group stage match in the National League Cup making wholesale changes, other than the four required to start from the previous league fixture.

The match sees a long awaited return of Ross Barrows, 336 days after sustaining a serious injury on New Year's Eve last year, with the full-back starting the game.

Elsewhere, Aramide Oteh leads the line for United up front after signing on non-contract terms, while goalkeeper Louis Jones makes his Scunthorpe debut having linked up with the squad for the first time at the weekend.

IRON: Jones, Horton, Belehouan, Howe, Rowley, Scales, Dawson, Chadwick, Oteh, Denton, Barrows.

IRON SUBS: Campbell, Ubaezuonu, Eze, Starbuck, Shipstone, Westbrooke.