Newcastle United will travel to London this afternoon for their Premier League clash with Brentford, and they will hope for three points away from home.
The Magpies are back in action after an entertaining 3-3 draw with Liverpool on Wednesday night and Eddie Howe will be hoping his team can take their confidence from midweek away from home in the capital.
Newcastle are currently 12th in the Premier League table with 20 points tallied up just like their opponents today who are just above them in 11th, so it will be important clash to gain some rank in their quest for European football qualification.
Brentford lost to Aston Villa midweek, which Howe will hope to capitalise on at the Community Stadium this afternoon, especially with no new injuries or fitness issues to worry about.
Sven Botman, Emile Krafth and Jamaal Lascelles remain unavailable for selection as expected, while right-back Kieran Trippier may return to the squad as he is on the mend from an illness that kept him out of the squad against Liverpool.
As a result, there will be no excuse for the Geordies not to pick up where they left off against the league leaders and taking the attacking confidence into their game with the Bees will put them in a great position to take crucial points.
How could Newcastle line up against Brentford?
Nothing but Newcastle predicts that Howe will make no changes to the team that shared the spoils with Liverpool at St James’ Park, maintaining the same 4-3-3 formation.
We expect Nick Pope to remain in goal alongside an unchanged defensive set up of Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar and Tino Livramento, all of which put on a resilient performance against the Merseyside giants.
In the centre of the pitch, Sandro Tonali has been shining in the six role with Brazilian duo Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes partnering in the more advanced midfield roles and Howe is likely to continue trusting in this trio to get the very best out of his midfield set up.
Alexander Isak was on fire against Liverpool and gave their defence nothing but trouble throughout the clash, so as expected he will take centre stage in the striker role alongside Anthony Gordon on the left and Jacob Murphy on his right.