Newcastle face Bournemouth this weekend, and after five games without a win, the Magpies will be hoping to pick up all three points against the Cherries.
Indeed, while Newcastle have been praised for their style of play and forward-thinking attitude this season, they only have seven points and one win to show for it.
They have a great opportunity to put that right this weekend with a victory against managerless Bournemouth, but as the south-coast club showed last time out against Nottingham Forest, they’re no pushovers.
With that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting United’s starting XI for Saturday’s clash.
Despite being the richest club in the world, Newcastle don’t have the greatest squad depth, and with injuries running through their squad, they can only make one change here.
Bruno Guimaraes is expected to be involved this weekend after an injury layoff, and we think he’ll go straight into the XI. After all, he is arguably Newcastle’s best player.
Other than that, it’s the same team that started against Crystal Palace. Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin continue to miss out through injury, while Fabian Schar retains his place in the side ahead of Dan Burn.
Kieran Trippier, Matt Targett and Sven Botman all keep their places in the side, while Joe Willock and Joelinton start alongside Guimaraes in the heart of midfield.
Newcastle need to start getting some points on the board after a slow start to the season, and this represents a great chance to pick up a victory.
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