Newcastle United have announced their starting lineup for Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland in the Premier League.
It is a huge game for Newcastle United and the first Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League for nine years.
Eddie Howe, unsurprisingly, makes changes from Wednesday’s Champions League draw with Bayer Leverkusen.
Such has been the tight turnaround, the Newcastle United manager has rotated his options ahead of the trip to Wearside.
Nick Pope doesn’t make the game, with Aaron Ramsdale starting in goal and John Ruddy on the bench.
Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall flank Malick Thiaw and Dan Burn in central defence.
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That bench is looking very strong indeed.
In midfield, Lewis Miley starts ahead of Joelinton to partner Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.
Up front, Nick Woltemade leads the line and Anthony Elanga is brought in on the right, despite a relatively underwhelming start to life at the club.
It could be a big moment for Elanga, who is yet to really get going as a Newcastle United player following his move from Nottingham Forest earlier this summer.
Yoane Wissa makes the squad after suffering with illness earlier this week.
Newcastle United XI vs Sunderland: Ramsdale; Livramento, Thiaw, Burn; Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Miley; Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon
Subs: Ruddy, Schar, Joelinton, Wissa, Barnes, J. Murphy, Willock, A. Murphy, Ramsey
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