Eddie Howe has challenged his fringe players to "impress" him in training this week as he looks to create a realistic pathway back into his Newcastle United side.
The likes of Paul Dummett, Jamal Lewis and Javier Manquillo have not start Premier League games this term while even the skipper Jamaal Lascelles and experienced head Matt Ritchie can't get near the starting line-up. But Howe said the door remains very much open for anybody to get past some of Newcastle's big money signings.
Howe handed Dummett a new deal this year while Manquillo was also kept on and Lewis fought his way back into the squad after not being handed a squad number in January.
