Newcastle United supporters have questioned the 'massive' call Eddie Howe made by leaving Joelinton on the bench for their Premier League clash with Manchester United at St James' Park this afternoon (4:30pm GMT).
The Magpies know that victory over Erik ten Hag's side would see them leapfrog the Red Devils and move up into third place. Newcastle will be out for revenge following the defeat at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final and would love nothing better than to steal a march on their top four rivals.
With Liverpool, Brighton and Brentford all dropping points so far this weekend - and with Tottenham not playing Everton until Monday night - three points for Howe's squad would see them stamp their authority on the battle for a place in next season's Champions League.
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