Patrick Vieira has made five changes to his Crystal Palace starting XI for their Premier League clash with Newcastle United this evening at St James' Park.
The Eagles will be hoping to return to winning ways tonight having lost their last two matches, most recently falling to a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final. Vieira sprung a surprise on Thomas Tuchel and Palace fans by opting for a 5-3-2 formation in that game, though this evening he seems to have reverted to the 4-3-3 that has served the Eagles well so far this season.
In goal, Vicente Guaita makes his expected return between the sticks for Jack Butland, who was given the nod against the Blues after appearing in each of Palace's five FA Cup games this season. Ahead of Guaita, Marc Guehi and Joachim Andersen are together at the back once again after being joined in central defence by Cheikhou Kouyate last time out.
