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The staff sheets are in at St James’ Park, the place Newcastle United tackle Brighton within the fifth spherical of the FA Cup.
It’s been an up and down previous week, with us following a 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest final Sunday with a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Wednesday night time.
For Brighton, they’ve gained 4 on the spin in all competitions, seeing Fabian Hurzeler’s facet reply beautifully to that 7-0 defeat at Forest in the beginning of February.
Right here’s the facet Eddie Howe has gone with in opposition to the Seagulls, with a spot within the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on the road.
Newcastle XI: Dubravka – Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento – Miley, Tonali, Joelinton – Gordon, Isak, Barnes.
Subs: Pope, Wilson, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Longstaff, Bruno.
Eddie Howe has made SIX modifications from the midweek defeat at Anfield, seeing Dubravka, Trippier, Miley, Joelinton, Barnes and Isak substitute Pope, Corridor, Bruno, Willock, Murphy and Wilson.
Two weeks right now we’ll be at Wembley within the Carabao Cup remaining, so it’s a giant increase to see Alexander Isak and Joelinton again concerned – however a rising concern that Sven Botman misses out as soon as once more.
It additionally appears like a wise determination handy Bruno and Corridor a relaxation, with Livramento transferring to left-back and Miley entering into midfield. Nonetheless, there’s a slight concern with Corridor, who is because of see a specialist about an ankle difficulty.
For Brighton, former Magazine Yankuba Minteh begins on the correct wing, with former Toon goal Joao Pedro up entrance for the Seagulls.
Brighton XI: Verbruggen -Lamptey, Van Hecke, Webster (c), Estupinan – Baleba Hinshelwood – Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma – Joao Pedro.
Chatting with the media on Friday morning, Howe mentioned the significance of the FA Cup and the check forward in opposition to an in-form Brighton facet who beat us 1-0 in our league assembly at St James’ Park earlier within the season.
“It’s a big competitors. We all know the significance of it, we don’t take it frivolously. This shall be a troublesome sport, Brighton are in nice type, this must be a extremely thrilling cup tie.
“Their away type has been very sturdy, will probably be a check for us, however one I’m positive we are able to rise to.”
Howay the lads!
