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Newcastle United’s hectic schedule continues with a match against Burnley at St James’ Park. Their return to Premier League action comes less than three days after their Carabao Cup win over Manchester City in midweek and less than a week after the Magpies put eight goals past Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
Vincent Kompamny’s side, meanwhile, remain winless upon their return to the Premier League but were rather unfortunate to be defeated 1-0 by Manchester United in midweek. With a huge Champions League match against PSG to come next week, Howe will have plenty of selection dilemmas to contend with heading into the visit of Burnley as the need to balance domestic and European football increases every week.
Wednesday’s match also saw Joelinton make a surprise return to the fold after injury whilst Sandro Tonali was given more minutes against very good opposition. Here, we take a look at the starting XI that Howe could name for the visit of Burnley on Saturday.
5. LB: Dan Burn
Both Lewis Hall and Matt Targett featured in the win over City whilst Burn missed out through illness. Burn has been a regular under Howe and it’s likely that he will return to action this weekend. | Getty Images
6. CM: Sean Longstaff
Longstaff’s reintroduction to the first-team has added a calmness to the midfield and he has once again become an important part of Howe’s team. | Getty Images
7. CM: Bruno Guimaraes
Bruno’s introduction in midweek completely transformed Newcastle’s fortunes. The Brazilian was superb against Sheffield United at the weekend too, a few signs that he is getting back to playing his very best football. | AFP via Getty Images
8. CM: Elliot Anderson
Anderson rounds off a midfield three that have done very little, if anything, wrong in recent times. He was brilliant against the Blades last weekend and will be hoping to carry this momentum if given the chance to start against Burnley. | Getty Images