This is the Newcastle confirmed lineup for their Premier League clash with Leicester City on Monday Night Football. The Magpies saw all of Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, and Chelsea drop points ahead of them and come into this one knowing a win would take them into a tie for the top four spots in the league. The Champions League race promises to go down to the wire with every point being crucial between now and the end of the campaign.
Nick Pope starts with Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, and Tino Livramento as the back line Joelinton, Beuno Guimarares, and Sandro Tonali make up the midfield trio with Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak, and Jacob Murphy the attacking unit.
This is a case of if it’s not broke don’t fix it. Injuries across the pitch do limit the available options to the manager with a number of key players unavailable. That said, he’s gone for stability with the same eleven who got the win over Brentford being trusted here to deliver the goods appropriately. There will be no changes to the setup with a familiar high-tempo 4-3-3 on display.
Hermansen, Justin, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Kristiansen, Ndidi, Soumare, El Khannous, Daka, Vardy
Stay tuned for the Newcastle confirmed lineup. There will be news as well as discussions on who started, who was dropped, and what tactical tweaks we might see from the manager.
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