In a season filled with false dawns and inconsistency, this needs to be the week the place we construct on a giant win and create some real momentum.
Saturday’s 4-0 win over Leicester was what we’ve been asking for, seeing us get again to profitable methods at St James’ Park with a dominant show that may do wonders for the arrogance.
For steadiness, it was towards an terrible Leicester aspect lacking three of their first-choice midfielders, however it provides us a carry on the good time as we put together to face Brentford for a spot within the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Profitable a trophy has been Howe’s (and most of the gamers’) number-one purpose at Newcastle, so this feels big – not just for our seek for silverware however the temper going into Saturday’s journey to Ipswich.
Howe on trophy ambitions – “That’s what we’re right here for [to win trophies], that’s what I made it very clear once I got here to Newcastle. I do know I converse on behalf of the gamers and training workers in that respect, so once you get to this a part of the competitors we recognise that’s our purpose and what we’re attempting to do. It’s not simple to do, as everybody is aware of, however these video games take big significance.
“We wish to be the staff that will get over the road and achieves one thing particular. We encourage the gamers to face up and speak individually to the group, and it’s change into very obvious there’s the identical will inside all of them to win a trophy right here.”
Howe on our current type – “These two dwelling video games have been actually good performances [Liverpool and Leicester], the issue for us was Brentford was sandwiched in-between it, and we didn’t like ourselves in that one.
“We again ourselves from an attacking sense with the gamers we now have and it was good to see us rating the objectives we did on the weekend. Our solely focus is on Brentford and profitable this match.
Howe on Lewis Corridor – “Lewis has been very constant. He has been a shining gentle for us, for somebody so younger that isn’t simple to do. I believe his technical means has been excellent, defensively he has been fairly good, how he has dealt with himself and his maturity on and off the pitch has been excessive stage.”
Howe on significance of confidence – “I believe confidence is large. I believe you’ll be able to see the attacking gamers begin to really feel actually good. We received two or three in entrance [vs Leicester] and there was an additional little bit of high quality that confidence provides you. I believe we’ve been on the verge of manufacturing these sorts of shows for some time, however we haven’t, for no matter purpose.
“Now you hope that we could be a bit looser in our play which is so essential from an attacking sense. That you’ve that freedom and that means to create and take probabilities within the closing third. Hopefully we will acquire that from the Leicester match.
Sean Longstaff is suspended and is one six Mags set to overlook out, with Nick Pope (knee), Callum Wilson (hamstring), Sven Botman (not but match match), Emil Krafth (collarbone) and Jamaal Lascelles (ACL) all absent.
Botman made his comeback in a 3-2 win for the U21s on Monday night time, however he received’t be again in first-team motion till the tip of the month or early January. Lewis Miley shall be within the squad, nonetheless, after taking part in 45 minutes in that very same sport.
For Brentford, they continue to be with out Mathias Jensen, Aaron Hickey and Rico Henry, however Igor Thiago – who began of their 4-2 win over Newcastle – may return after lacking their 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Sunday.
(4-3-3): Dubravka – Trippier, Schar, Burn, Corridor – Bruno, Tonali, Joelinton – Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Vlachodimos shall be itching for a begin in Pope’s absence, however I can’t see Howe altering goalkeepers once more after Dubravka stored a clear sheet on his first begin of the season on Saturday.
Trippier is the one participant I may see coming into the again 4 if Howe was to rotate barely. He’ll be eager to make up for the error that value us at Chelsea this time final yr on the similar stage of the match and changed Livramento within the latter levels of Saturday’s win. I’ve received a sense he’ll begin, conserving Livramento contemporary for Saturday.
I can’t see any adjustments in midfield. Longstaff is suspended and Joelinton is banned for Saturday’s sport, so the Brazilian will nearly definitely begin right here. Bruno and Tonali are too good to be ‘rested’ for our greatest sport of the season to date, that means Willock and Miley could must accept the bench.
In assault, Isak and Gordon are two of our first names on the staff sheet. Whereas Barnes shall be determined to start out, it wouldn’t make sense to accommodate him if it meant shifting Gordon to the fitting, simply as he’s rediscovering his greatest type on the left. With that in thoughts and Almiron seemingly out of Howe’s plans, I’d anticipate Murphy to start out once more.
With an actual sense of event again at St James’ Park, the gamers boosted from Saturday’s 4-0 win and determined to maintain our cup goals alive, I actually fancy us to get one over a Brentford aspect who’re abysmal on the street.
Away from dwelling, the Bees have performed eight, misplaced seven, drawn one and received zero to date this season, scoring simply six in that point and conceding 16.
They’re a very totally different aspect on the Gtech, as we present in that current 4-2 defeat, and so they’ve additionally had much less time to get better after a troublesome sport at Chelsea on Sunday night time.
Prediction: Newcastle 3-1 Brentford
Howay the lads!