Saturday see’s Newcastle United play their final home game of the 23/24 league campaign as visitors Brighton and Hove Albion arrive on Tyneside hoping to dent our European hopes.
Ahead of visits to Old Trafford and the GTech Arena to face Manchester Utd and Brentford respectively, a home win for the magpies would set up a barnstorming end to the season with places in the Europa League and Conference League guaranteed for whomever bags the fifth and sixth spot in the premier league and the form guide see’s us sitting in the box seat for either slot.
A huge positive for Eddie Howe ahead of these three important fixtures is the fact that Kieran Trippier is available to join a squad already boosted by the returning Joelinton, Miguel Almiron and Nick Pope; with the only negative being that Saturday comes too early for Fabien Schar who is still struggling with a slight hamstring problem.
The first selection decision for Eddie Howe is whether Trippier has to settle for a place on the bench as he ponders on whether or not to change a winning formation that performed so well defensively in its last outing with Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento looking more than accomplished in their respective fullback berths.
It will be interesting too to see whether Howe retains the three-man attack of Isak Wilson (provided he is fit), and Gordon that created so many problems for the Burnley defence last weekend; with Isak and Wilson both getting on the scoresheet and generally blending well together.
There will be no return for ex magpie James Milner as the veteran midfielder is currently sidelined through injury.
The matchday referee is Darren England and in the VAR hut will sit Andy Madley.
With this being the last game of the season Wor Flags are asking supporters to get to their seats early as all parts of the ground are being included in the pre match display.
Enjoy the game
Ahead of visits to Old Trafford and the GTech Arena to face Manchester Utd and Brentford respectively, a home win for the magpies would set up a barnstorming end to the season with places in the Europa League and Conference League guaranteed for whomever bags the fifth and sixth spot in the premier league and the form guide see’s us sitting in the box seat for either slot.
A huge positive for Eddie Howe ahead of these three important fixtures is the fact that Kieran Trippier is available to join a squad already boosted by the returning Joelinton, Miguel Almiron and Nick Pope; with the only negative being that Saturday comes too early for Fabien Schar who is still struggling with a slight hamstring problem.
The first selection decision for Eddie Howe is whether Trippier has to settle for a place on the bench as he ponders on whether or not to change a winning formation that performed so well defensively in its last outing with Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento looking more than accomplished in their respective fullback berths.
It will be interesting too to see whether Howe retains the three-man attack of Isak Wilson (provided he is fit), and Gordon that created so many problems for the Burnley defence last weekend; with Isak and Wilson both getting on the scoresheet and generally blending well together.
There will be no return for ex magpie James Milner as the veteran midfielder is currently sidelined through injury.
The matchday referee is Darren England and in the VAR hut will sit Andy Madley.
With this being the last game of the season Wor Flags are asking supporters to get to their seats early as all parts of the ground are being included in the pre match display.
Enjoy the game
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