Newcastle United have released their first XI for this afternoon’s encounter.
The relegation-threatened Magpies are gearing up for a difficult visit to Leeds United.
Eddie Howe’s outfit are 19th in the Premier League and victory would really administer a feel-good factor on Tyneside, regarding their survival prospects.
Newcastle could and should’ve recorded only a second Premier League win of the season last week when fellow strugglers Watford visited St James’s Park.
However, the North-East giants could only manage a 1-1 draw after conceding in the final few minutes.
Howe has only made the one change to his starting lineup in spite of last week’s difficulties.
Sean Longstaff has dropped out of midfield in favour of former Arsenal man Joe Willock, who joined Newcastle for £20 million last summer.
There’s no doubt that Willock is much more of a goal threat than Longstaff and it could indicate that attack is the visitors’ best form of defence this afternoon.
Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Dummett; Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Fraser, Saint-Maximin; Wood
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