Newcastle bring in Fraser and Murphy for Manquillo and Carroll. Leeds make three changes, bringing in Meslier, Llorente and Phillips and leaving out Casilla, Klich and Struijk.
The team sheets have been handed in, and the names upon them were these:
Newcastle: Darlow, Murphy, Hayden, Lascelles, Schar, Lewis, Almiron, Shelvey, Hendrick, Fraser, Wilson. Subs: Dubravka, Matthew Longstaff, Carroll, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Gayle, Krafth, Manquillo.
Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Cooper, Llorente, Alioski, Phillips, Raphinha, Dallas, Rodrigo, Harrison, Bamford. Subs: Poveda-Ocampo, Roberts, Casilla, Helder Costa, Hernandez, Struijk, Davis, Klich, Shackleton.
Referee: Anthony Taylor.
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In their last eight matches Newcastle have amassed two draws, six defeats and (as mathematicians among you will already have worked out) not a single victory. It is half as good as the next worst Premier League record over the same timeframe, and 10% of the best (jointly held by the two Manchester clubs). In their last six matches there have been five defeats, one draw and, well, you work it out. It’s a deeply rubbish run that has seen Newcastle sink to 16th in the table, albeit still seven points clear of Fulham in the last relegation spot, and stormclouds gather over Steve Bruce. Fans have gathered outside St James’ Park to protest at his handling of the team, and the manager has refused to talk to the written press because he thinks some of them are being a bit mean. “The one thing I’ll never do is shy away from a challenge,” he said ahead of this game. Unless it’s journalists doing the challenging, in which case he will shy away from it in the most shameless fashion. “All you can do is prepare as best you can and try to ignore the noise. We need to go and get a result. I’ve seen little bits of promise but confidence is a little bit low,” he added.
As for Leeds, they have lost their last three games in all competitions, including a humbling at Crawley in the FA Cup and a 0-1 dismantling at the hands of Brighton at Elland Road last time out. “We’re not focused on the opponent’s bad run of form, we’re focused on our own game and trying to improve our own form,” says Marcelo Bielsa.
Anyway, hello! Here’s PA Media’s team news latest:
Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce will be without three central defenders for Tuesday night’s crucial Premier League clash with Leeds. Federico Fernandez and Paul Dummett (both illness) and Ciaran Clark (calf) are expected to miss out, while Javier Manquillo, who made his first appearance since November at Aston Villa on Saturday evening, is a doubt after limping off at Villa Park, where fellow full-back DeAndre Yedlin was unable to play because of an issue with his visa.
Striker Allan Saint-Maximin returned as a substitute in that game, but is unlikely to make the starting line-up after eight weeks out recovering from coronavirus.
Leeds will be boosted by the return of Kalvin Phillips and Illan Meslier. Midfielder Phillips sat out the recent home defeat to Brighton because of a one-game ban, while goalkeeper Meslier has missed two matches through illness. Marcelo Bielsa has no new injury concerns, but is still without defender Robin Koch (knee) and long-term absentees Gaetano Berardi (knee) and Adam Forshaw (hip).
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