Aiming to proceed their ascent of the Premier League standings, Newcastle United volition invited chap European contenders Aston Villa to St James' Park connected Boxing Day.
Following a palmy travel to Ipswich, the Magpies are improbable to marque galore changes - peculiarly with a stubbornly agelong wounded database limiting Eddie Howe's options.
While Joelinton volition beryllium disposable aft serving a suspension, the facial wounded helium sustained successful past week's EFL Cup triumph implicit Brentford inactive makes him a large doubt, portion respective different players person already been ruled retired of contention.
First-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope joins Callum Wilson and antiaircraft trio Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles and Emil Krafth connected the sidelines erstwhile again.
In Wilson's absence, Alexander Isak - Newcastle's hat-trick leader against Ipswich Town - should pb an onslaught besides starring Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy, the second of whom has racked up six nonstop extremity involvements successful his past 3 games.
Martin Dubravka deputises successful goal, down a backmost 4 featuring Fabian Schar and Dan Burn astatine its heart, with Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento retired wide.
If Joe Willock shakes disconnected a sound picked up past weekend, helium volition beryllium favourite implicit Sean Longstaff to articulation Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali successful the hosts' motor room.
Newcastle United imaginable starting lineup: Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
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