Mail Sport’s Craig Hope shares his ideas on the Newcastle bench
The Magpies have been extremely injury-strapped – and with restricted January procuring to stay up for – Howe will hope he would not lose but extra males right this moment.
Howe on the lack of Joelinton
I feel we lose a little bit of physicality, a little bit of drive, a little bit of metal in our midfield.
It’s a giant loss for us, however (Lewis Miley) comes again into the crew. He’s been so essential to us, and hopefully he can nonetheless assist.
On the significance of the derby win:
Yeah it was (essential). We wanted a win and we would have liked a win shortly. No higher place to do it. We have been rather more like ourselves.
Hopefully it is given us just a little elevate.
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We rating lots of objectives currently, and lots of gamers have scored. (But) after all we miss Erling.
But Julian has made a step ahead and he’s doing effectively.
The scouts at metropolis did a extremely actually good job to deliver him right here.
The supervisor is succinct on whether or not he issues City might be lively available in the market.
I do not suppose so.
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Just one likelihood for Howe right this moment from the aspect that surprised the Stadium of Light final weekend, as Lewis Miley is available in for the injured Joelinton.
Guardiola has additionally been compelled into making a change, as Jeremy Doku is available in for Jack Grealish – he is nonetheless struggling with the Man City virus that has lower a swathe by the squad.
And there’s yet one more change from the aspect that final confronted Sheffield United within the league as injured Manuel Akanji is swapped for Ruben Dias.
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Erling Haaland has suffered a setback in his comeback from damage and should not return earlier than subsequent month.
You can learn Jack Gaughan’s full report from the Etihad beneath.
Pep Guardiola, look away now
Debate will roil on – presumably for years – as as to if the Catalan supervisor shot himself within the proverbial foot letting academy starboy Cole Palmer transfer to league rivals Chelsea.
Certainly, Blues followers have been completely happy to have him once more right this moment, when he netted the winner of their west London derby in opposition to Fulham.
But the place does he rank amongst the remainder of the younger England up-and-comers – together with Newcastle’s personal Anthony Gordon?
Last day trip at St James’ Park
But no use dwelling on the previous! This season’s the factor, and in September, Howe’s aspect blacked the attention of the Treble winners with victory at residence within the Carabao Cup.
You can reminisce, should you select, with Craig Hope’s report beneath.
A disheartening league report
The Magpies have gained simply one in every of their final 32 league conferences in opposition to right this moment’s opponents. The tie got here lengthy earlier than Newcastle might dare to dream a couple of Saudi takeover and difficult for a spot on the Big Six desk in January 2019, when Salomon Rondon and Matt Ritchie’s contributions have been sufficient to cancel out Sergio Aguero’s first-minute opener at St James’ Park.
Of the beginning XI that featured in opposition to Guardiola’s that day, solely Lascelles, Dubravka, Schar, and Sean Longstaff nonetheless characteristic for the membership. Fans will hope their muscle reminiscence kicks in.
Could it’s a January window out within the chilly for lonely Newcastle?
Newcastle aren’t feeling very fashionable of late, with Eddie Howe claiming that the membership has no buddies and restricted sources in a window when the squad might very a lot profit from each.
Watch Craig Hope’s report from Newcastle’s coaching floor to study why the top coach is perhaps so down within the mouth after a blinding 2022-23.
A mouth-watering alternative for Man City
Pep Guardiola’s aspect have an ominous report within the second-half of the season, and have made a behavior of turning on the after-burners to propel them to inevitable Premier League victory after a less-than-impressive begin to the winter ties.
This yr has been no completely different, and City sit off-pace in third having been hindered by accidents, suspensions, and a contact of a Treble hangover in direction of the top of 2023.
But victory at St James’ Park would increase them to simply two factors of Liverpool on the prime of the desk. Newcastle’s shaky kind – which has seen them lose their final three league ties – plus the long-awaited return of Kevin De Bruyne probably has the Catalan rubbing his palms collectively on the considered closing the hole.
Ahead of Newcastle’s conflict with Manchester City, we proceed our journey into the Mail Sport archives — again to a time earlier than Middle Eastern money turned these historic sides into two of the richest golf equipment on the earth.
Like City, Newcastle is a membership of modest beginnings.
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