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The 3pm games are each coming to a conclusion – travel nan latest updates pinch my workfellow Emillia Hawkins here.

It is an almighty boost for Newcastle to person Guimarães back successful their midfield. They’re conscionable a different squad without him. The only downside for Eddie Howe this evening is Anthony Gordon’s absence – nan winger hasn’t recovered from a hamstring wounded successful clip to feature.

It’ll beryllium a peculiarly large nighttime for Yoane Wissa, who is again preferred to Nick Woltemade up beforehand for Newcastle. Wissa was injured for nan Magpies’ 3-1 defeat astatine his erstwhile nine Brentford earlier successful nan season.

Igor Thiago has fared beautiful good arsenic Wissa’s de facto replacement this play and nan Brazilian – who has 16 goals successful nan convention this play – will beryllium cardinal if nan Bees are to travel distant pinch a affirmative consequence this afternoon.

Bruno is backmost for nan Toon. Photograph: Craig Cowan/ProSports/Shutterstock

Team news

Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Guimarães, Tonali, Willock; J.Murphy, Wissa, Barnes.

Subs: Ramsdale, Osula, Elanga, Woltemade, Burn, A.Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar, Neave.

Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Van den Berg, Ajer, Henry; Henderson, Janelt; Ouattara, Jensen, Lewis-Potter; I.Thiago.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Nelson, Yarmoliuk, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo.

Preamble

A tally of 4 games without a triumph and immoderate existential angst regarding PSR and a deficiency of January transportation activity has put Eddie Howe and Newcastle fans successful a beautiful grumpy temper of late. But it’s really not each bad news. Three of those 4 matches came against PSG, Liverpool and Manchester City – not teams nan Magpies are genuinely expected to topple – and they still beryllium 11th successful nan Premier League. Plus, nan compressed quality of this year’s array intends that equates to being conscionable 3 points down today’s opponents, Brentford. A triumph pinch a two-goal separator for Howe’s men coming would tie them level pinch nan Bees and support European qualification hopes alive.

Bruno Guimarães is “getting closer” to a return, according to Howe, who is afloat alert really his squad functions – aliases doesn’t – without their skipper and talisman. Brentford, contrastingly, person this play proved erstwhile again they are a existent collective, still punching supra their weight contempt losing a head and immoderate cardinal players. Will we spot Keith Andrews connected nan touchline successful immoderate European fixtures adjacent season? It’s not unfathomable.

The action astatine St James’ Park kicks disconnected astatine 5.30pm GMT. We’ll bring you squad news earlier past truthful please do enactment tuned. This should beryllium a nosy one.