Newcastle United V Sunderland: Premier League – Live

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Sandro Tonali and Malick Thiaw are nan 2 players to driblet retired of Eddie Howe’s starting lineup from nan midweek brushwood against Barcelona. Sven Botman and Nick Woltemade are in.

Newcastle: Ramsdale, Trippier, Botman, Burn, Hall, Ramsey, Joelinton, Woltemade, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes. Substitutes: Pope, Wissa, Thiaw, Osula, Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Willock, Alex Murphy, Neave.

Sunderland: Ellborg, Geertruida, O’Nien, Alderete, Hume, Xhaka, Rigg, Diarra, Sadiki, Talbi, Brobbey. Substitutes: Moore, Cirkin, Mayenda, Mandava, Isidor, Mukiele, Le Fee, Harrison Jones, Jenson Jones.

Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)

Preamble

It’s a large week for Newcastle. Some mightiness opportunity massive. They initially gave an fantabulous relationship of themselves against Barcelona connected Wednesday, trailing 3-2 aft an enthralling first half. The 2nd half did not spell truthful well. Eddie Howe’s men were eventually beaten 7-2 connected nan night and 8-3 connected aggregate, overwhelmed by Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and co.

The sporting situation against Sunderland will beryllium rather different – let’s beryllium honest, they person a somewhat little free-flowing style than Barça – but if Eddie Howe’s broadside tin execute a first top-flight triumph against nan Black Cats since 2010, nan Camp Nou capitulation will beryllium forgiven and forgotten.

Régis Le Bris and his Sunderland players get pinch nan inducement that 3 points would spot them leapfrog Newcastle: nan Magpies are 11th, connected 42pts, today’s visitors are 13th, sitting connected nan symbolic fig of 40. History is perfectly connected Sunderland’s side, successful that they person won 7 and drawn 3 of nan past 10 convention meetings betwixt these sides. Howe will dream history counts for thing this afternoon.

Kick-off: 12pm GMT