Predicted Newcastle United team v Manchester United | OneFootball

Looking at the Newcastle United team v Manchester United.

The NUFC players hoping to continue their winning form.

Premier League victories over West Ham, Brentford and Leicester, plus of course that magnificent performance and triumph at Wembley against Liverpool. United now looking to make it five wins in a row.

So, what can we expect the Newcastle United team v Manchester United to be?

On Friday morning, the big news was that Eddie Howe himself wasn’t available to do his press conference, illness preventing him doing so, before then the shock news on Saturday that the NUFC boss had been admitted to hospital. Here’s hoping Eddie Howe makes a swift recovery.

In Howe’s absence, it was Jason Tindall on media duties.

Jason Tindall  having this to say on Anthony Gordon:

“He’s had a decent week with the physios.

“He was back out on grass for a session yesterday [Thursday] so we’ll assess him today to see how he’s responded to that then we’ll have to make a late call on whether he’s available for Sunday.”

Jason Tindall also confirmed that Alexander Isak has trained as normal this week and is set to be available against Manchester United.

Jamaal Lascelles, Lewis Hall and Sven Botman unavailable due to injury.

So where does that leave us…

My predicted Newcastle United team v Manchester United:

Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Tonali, Bruno, Joelinton, Barnes, Isak, Murphy

This is the starting eleven that won 1-0 at West Ham back on 10 March. Eddie Howe then keeping faith with the same team at Wembley. Then again against Brentford, before same again against Leicester.

This same eleven making it four wins in a row.

I think that unless injury prevents anybody from playing again, Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall will play the same team five matches in a row.

The big talking point will be Anthony Gordon but even if passed fit and available to start, I think Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall will use him as an impact sub, rather than throwing him straight back in. More likely we will see Gordon starting against Palace on Wednesday night.

Coincidentally, it was the two wingers who got the three goals that blew Leicester away inside 34 minutes on Monday, Murphy with the first two and then Barnes the third. So they will be full of confidence and hoping to continue their goalscoring form (and getting assists) against Man U this afternoon.

The remaining Newcastle United match schedule:

Sunday 13 April – Newcastle v Man U (4.30pm) Sky Sports

Wednesday 16 April – Newcastle v Palace (7.30pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 19 April – Villa v Newcastle (5.30pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 26 April – Newcastle v Ipswich (3pm)

Sunday 4 May – Brighton v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 10 May – Newcastle v Chelsea (12.30pm) TNT Sports

(Will be moved to Sunday 11 May and a 12 noon kick-off if Chelsea reach the semi-finals in the Conference League)