Eddie Howe has been handed a treble fitness boost ahead of the home clash against Brentford at St James' Park. His talisman Allan Saint-Maximin has trained and is in a "good place" for the encounter against the Bees after a hamstring injury, while Joelinton is ready after shaking off a knee injury.
Intriguingly, Howe will also run the rule over Jonjo Shelvey in training this morning after he returned from a calf injury. Meanwhile, Alexander Isak is also improving but is highly unlikely to feature this weekend.
Speaking to a packed Press conference ahead of the game, Howe spoke of Saint-Maximin's status and said: "Allan is doing OK. "He has trained this week, we are pleased with him and he's making good progress. There is a chance he will be in the squad."
