Newcastle United have hinted Fabian Schar and Florian Lejeune could return for Monday's clash with Aston Villa.

Lejeune has been out for the whole of 2019, while Schar sat out Toon's last game.

But the club's social media page have posted a photo of the pair with the caption: "Back soon".

#NUFCpic.twitter.com/kp0DcditiP — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) November 20, 2019