Newcastle host Brighton on Saturday, aiming to make it eight league games unbeaten against a side that they have never beaten in the Premier League.
Their previous nine games have ended in four defeats with the points shared on five occasions.
Newcastle’s recent form means that Eddie Howe once again has some major selection headaches, namely involving Bruno Guimaraes and Allan Saint-Maximin.
Every member of the starting side that featured against Brentford could feel very hard done by if they were to miss the game against Brighton, however, with the prospect of three games in one week to come, there may be a fair bit of rotation from Howe in order to manage his squad through the tough period.
Here, we predict Eddie Howe’s starting XI for the game against Brighton.
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Newcastle’s recent form means that Eddie Howe once again has some major selection headaches, namely involving Bruno Guimaraes and Allan Saint-Maximin.