Newcastle face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
Rafa Benitez will have a number of selection headaches on his mind as he takes his Newcastle United side down south to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
The Toon will be desperate to put right an unlucky draw against Burnley on Wednesday night, as the two sides drew 1-1 in a match that Newcastle should have won. A missed penalty and Kenedy’s strike hitting the post summed up their night.
But with plenty of positives to take, fans will be optimistic of coming away from Selhurst Park with something with a bit more positivity surrounding the club after Benitez completed two deadline-day signings.
One of those, goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, is available to start on Saturday after completing a loan move from Sparta Prague, while Islam Slimani is still shaking off a thigh injury.
Algeria international Slimani, who is on loan from Leicester City, joins goalkeeper Rob Elliot and defenders Jesus Gamez and Florian Lejeune in the treatment room, with all four unavailable to face Palace.
However, Benitez should make two changes to his side, dropping stopper Karl Darlow and 27-year-old Joselu with the latter missing the penalty against Burnley, to include new signing Dubravka and striker Dwight Gayle.
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