Newcastle United and Brighton get their Premier League clash underway at 3pm at St James' Park - There is no live UK TV coverage.
Callum Wilson managed three appearances since returning from injury before pulling up again with another knock.
The 32-year-old striker will have been hoping to play his way back into Gareth Southgate's thoughts for Euro 2024 but after picking up yet another injury that's now highly unlikely, even if he plays the remaining two games of the season. He's just too much of a risk.
Eddie Howe has reinstated Elliot Anderson to the side in Wilson's absence.
Kieran Trippier has made it to the bench as suspected, and we expect we'll see a cameo from him late in the second half.
Joelinton and Miguel Almiron both also remain on the bench, as does Nick Pope.
We thought that Nick Pope would have reclaimed his spot this week, although Eddie Howe did hint that he perhaps wasn't ready yet in his press conference on Friday.
Tariq Lamptey has made it to the bench for Brighton who have fielded a relatively weak side given the number of injuries they are currently contending with.
They still have some dangerous players on the pitch with Danny Welbeck still capable of a goal and Billy Gilmour a threat.
We have a strong team and a strong bench, so we're still confident that his one has a home win written all over it. It's the final game at St James' Park this season, so hopefully we can go out in style.
PL | GD | PTS | ||
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1 |
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24 | 35 | 57 |
2 |
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24 | 27 | 50 |
3 |
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24 | 13 | 47 |
4 |
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25 | 16 | 44 |
5 |
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24 | 13 | 41 |
6 |
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24 | 13 | 41 |
7 |
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24 | 13 | 40 |
8 |
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24 | -3 | 37 |
9 |
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24 | 4 | 36 |
10 |
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25 | -3 | 35 |
11 |
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24 | 0 | 31 |
12 |
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24 | -2 | 30 |
13 |
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24 | -6 | 29 |
14 |
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24 | 11 | 27 |
15 |
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24 | -5 | 27 |
16 |
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24 | -17 | 27 |
17 |
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24 | -18 | 19 |
18 |
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24 | -28 | 17 |
19 |
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24 | -27 | 16 |
20 |
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24 | -36 | 9 |