Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United LIVE: Updates from Selhurst Park as Bruno Guimaraes starts
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Newcastle United's trip to Crystal Palace. The Magpies are hoping to keep the pressure on the chasing pack in the hunt for a top four spot.
Newcastle arrive in the capital on the back of a hard-fought win over Fulham last weekend, with the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final on the horizon too. Patrick Vieira's men will be buoyed by a decent midweek result against Manchester United after snatching a late point off the Red Devils.
Howe has a few decisions to make in his starting line-up with Bruno Guimaraes a doubt for the game following last week's ankle injury. Kieran Trippier may also miss out. In attack, there will be no Chris Wood to call on off the bench after his move to Nottingham Forest was finalised.
We will bring you team news, live updates, analysis and reaction right here throughout the afternoon,
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Can you believe Bruno starts?
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NUFC bench: Dubravka, Lascelles, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Lewis, Isak, Manquillo, Murphy, Anderson.
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NUFC XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; BRUNO, Longstaff, Willock; Joelinton, Almiron, Wilson.
BRUNO STARTS!
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A miraculous recovery for the Brazilian!
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Nottingham Forest handed a debut to striker Chris Wood but were without injured goalkeeper Dean Henderson for the visit to Bournemouth.
New Zealand international Wood, signed on loan from Newcastle on Friday, replaced Gustavo Scarpa, while Wayne Hennessey filled in for Henderson and Willy Boly was preferred to Scott McKenna.
Bournemouth gave a debut to Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara. Cherries boss Gary O'Neil made five changes in total, with Jack Stephens, Adam Smith, Joe Rothwell and Jordan Zemura also brought in.
AFC Bournemouth: Neto, Smith, Stephens, Kelly, Zemura Christie, Rothwell, Lerma, Anthony, Ouattara, Moore.
Subs: Travers, Mepham, Stacey, Dembele, Pearson, Senesi, Sadi Adu-Adjei, Pollock.
Nottm Forest: Hennessey, Aurier, Worrall, Boly, Renan Lodi Yates, Freuler, Mangala, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Wood.
Subs: Danilo, Cook, Williams, Colback, Lingard, Smith, Surridge McKenna, Gustavo Scarpa.
Referee: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire)
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Wilfried Zaha has an opportunity to back up Rio Ferdinand's claim the Crystal Palace playmaker should join Newcastle United amid contract uncertainty at Selhurst Park. The Eagles forward is out of contract this summer and has been tipped with a move to a club pushing for European football
"If I am Newcastle, I would buy him [Zaha] straight off. I would take him, and I would sell Saint-Maximin," Ferdinand said last year on his Vibe With Five YouTube channel.
"Or I would have them both. He scores more than Saint-Maximin. Keep Saint-Maximin or whatever, but Wilfried Zaha at Newcastle is a problem."
FULL STORY HERE
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Team news at 4.30pm today - who would you pick?
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Latest on the Newcastle transfer situation from Lee Ryder here.
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Prediction time . . .
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Listen to the latest podcast with Andrew Musgrove and John Gibson here as the pair discuss the trip to Palace and the latest transfer news.
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We've got a dedicated live blog to discuss the latest rumours, gossip and transfer developments as they happen.
You can find all the latest updates right here:
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Good afternoon! Newcastle United are in the capital as they take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Stick with us throughout the afternoon as we bring you updates from Selhurst Park.
