Eddie Howe’s strongest Newcastle XI and subs gallery if injuries clear - £140m bench & £43m duo snubbed

Newcastle have been dealt a number of injury blows already this season with key first-team players such as Sven Botman and Joe Willock currently recovering while Miguel Almiron and Sandro Tonali have experienced fitness scares during the international break.

The Magpies have made a slow start to the Premier League season, losing their last three matches ahead of the game against Brentford this Saturday at St James’ Park (5:30pm kick-off).

But after spending around £160million on new signings over the summer, we look at what could be Newcastle’s ‘strongest’ starting line-up and bench possible should every player be fit and firing. With a maximum of nine players allowed to be named on the bench in Premier League matches, we’re limited to a total of 20 players, meaning some big names could miss out.

Newcastle have named a squad of 25 players for the 2023-24 Premier League season plus players under-21 such as Elliot Anderson, Lewis Miley, Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall.

So nine first-team players will have to be cut when looking at Newcastle’s strongest possible matchday squad. Players such as Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie and Javier Manquillo will not make the cut along with goalkeepers Loris Karius and Mark Gillespie.

Here is Newcastle United’s strongest matchday squad with all players fit and available for Eddie Howe...