Jermaine Jones has returned from suspension to slot into midfield for Schalke for their Bundesliga game against Nuremberg away from home this afternoon.

The USA international will take his place alongside Michel Bastos, Jefferson Farfan, Christian Fuchs and Julian Draxler for the Royal Blues in their Bundesliga clash.

Chinedu Obasi will be the lone striker for Schalke and will start in place of Teemu Pukki.

Nuremberg: Schafer; Nilsson, Feulner, Klose, Pinola; Simons, Balitsch, Kiyotake, Chandler, Esswein; Pekhart

Schalke: Hildebrand; Howedes, Hoger, Matip, Kolasinac; Bastos, Jones, Farfan, Fuchs, Draxler; Obasi