Newcastle United are in action against Leicester City in the Premier League today.
The Magpies are looking to take one more big step towards safety with a win over the Foxes at St. James’ Park.
Revenge will hopefully be on the cards for Newcastle after the reverse fixture ended 4-0 to Leicester.
Newcastle were not at the races that day, but the team is in much better shape now.
Eddie Howe held a press conference on Friday and delivered some team news ahead of the game.
He gave updates on several players, including midfielder Joe Willock, who missed the clash with Wolves after picking up a knee injury in training.
Howe has said that Willock is available for selection again today.
That’s good news, but arguably, the ex-Arsenal man should probably not come straight in as a starter.
Against Wolves, the trio of Bruno Guimaraes, Jonjo Shelvey and Joelinton really impressed.
It had a nice balance, with the technical class of Bruno, the playmaking of Shelvey and the dynamism of Joelinton.
It is difficult to see why Howe would have reason to take one of those three players out, presuming all are fit and ready to play.
Joe Willock should be named on the bench for Leicester clash
There is no need to tinker with something that isn’t broken.
£25 million signing Willock (Sky Sports) may just be lacking that match sharpness slightly after not featuring against Wolves.
It would be risk to throw him straight back in, against a team that does have a pretty good midfield.
Perhaps the best course of action would be to get him on in the second-half if there is a need to freshen things up in the engine room.
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