Preview: Newcastle United vs. Bromley - prediction, team news, lineups

Following their singular emergence towards the Champions League spots successful the Premier League of late, Newcastle United volition crook their attentions to the FA Cup arsenic they invited Bromley to St James' Park.

The Magpies proceed to conflict connected 3 fronts this word aft the first limb of their EFL Cup semi-final earlier this week, whilst the Ravens are warring hard for occurrence successful League Two.

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Since the 4-2 decision distant astatine Brentford successful West London connected December 7, Newcastle United person enjoyed a marvellous seven-game winning tally crossed the Premier League and EFL Cup, dismissing worries that the North-East giants could statesman to stagnate amid a troubling concern with Profit and Sustainability rules.

Chasing their maiden large honour of the 21st century, the Magpies took a large leap towards Wembley with a monolithic effect connected Tuesday night, erstwhile strikes either broadside of the half-time interval from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon sealed a 2-0 triumph implicit Arsenal successful the archetypal limb of their EFL Cup semi-final.

Before welcoming Mikel Arteta's Gunners to St James' Park for the reverse fixture successful aboriginal February, Newcastle indispensable crook their attentions momentarily to the opening stages of their FA Cup campaign, a quest that ended astatine the quarter-final signifier past word against Manchester City.

Collecting a maximum of 15 points from their latest 5 top-flight encounters, the Magpies get into this clash successful sensational form, with Eddie Howe's troops sitting 5th spot successful the Premier League table, 1 constituent down Chelsea successful the lowest of the Champions League spots.

Four games unbeaten astatine their North-East base, Newcastle should beryllium particularly assured of progressing into the 4th circular astatine the disbursal of League Two Bromley connected Sunday afternoon, with the Europe-chasing outfit conceding conscionable 8 goals crossed 9 St James' Park battles successful the Premier League this term.

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Whilst not being the smallest food successful the archetypal and 2nd rounds of this season's FA Cup, humble Bromley managed to execute a marvellous feat to acceptable up a glamorous necktie against Newcastle, with Sunday's visitors entering the third-round gully for the archetypal clip successful their history.

The Ravens person enjoyed a favourable way to St James' Park implicit the past 2 months, winning a seven-goal thriller astatine non-league Rochdale successful aboriginal November earlier edging past chap National League outfit Solihull Moors successful the West Midlands to gain a 3rd lucifer successful the competition.

Andy Woodman's broadside travel into this clash cherishing memories of a 10-game unbeaten tally crossed each competitions from aboriginal November to the commencement of January, though Bromley's astir caller contention resulted successful their heaviest decision of the run to date, losing 4-1 astatine Crewe Alexandra connected January 5.

That being said, the Ravens are inactive enjoying a highly-respectable commencement to their first-ever run successful the EFL, with Sunday's visitors presently occupying 12th spot successful the League Two table, a mammoth 14 points up of Morecambe successful the highest of the relegation spots.

Whilst fewer successful the Bromley squad person plied their commercialized astatine Premier League level, determination are a mates of players who those of a Newcastle persuasion should support a keen oculus connected this play including striker Michael Cheek, with the 33-year-old already scoring 13 goals during his maiden play successful the EFL.

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Team News

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Newcastle United talisman Isak suffered a flimsy hamstring contented during the triumph astatine Arsenal connected Tuesday, truthful the Swede is expected to beryllium rested arsenic a precaution this weekend.

Staying connected the striker front, Callum Wilson has returned to the writer pursuing a hamstring wounded but is yet to commence grooming with his teammates.

Yet to diagnostic this run due to the fact that of a genu problem, defender Jamaal Lascelles is dilatory making his recovery, with caput manager Howe reluctant to sanction a imaginable day for his comeback.

Nick Pope is inactive a spot distant from first-team enactment pursuing a knock, meaning that Martin Dubravka could commencement successful betwixt the sticks erstwhile again.

After shipping 4 goals astatine Crewe past clip out, Bromley volition request to amended drastically successful defence, with Callum Reynolds apt to driblet retired of the XI.

There is an statement for an influx of acquisition into the Ravens broadside this weekend, truthful we could spot 37-year-old Byron Webster turning retired from the commencement astatine St James' Park.

Newcastle United imaginable starting lineup:
Dubravka; Trippier, Kelly, Burn, Targett; Longstaff, Miley, Willock; Barnes, Almiron, Osula

We say: Newcastle United 3-0 Bromley

Battering teams successful the Premier League, Newcastle should person nary issues successful putting fourth-tier Bromley to the sword astatine St James' Park this weekend.

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