Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson has been ruled out of the clash at Leicester City.
The former Coventry City and Bournemouth man is understood to have been feeling poorly in recent days and was replaced by Chris Wood. Wood led the line with Miguel Almiron and Joelinton either side of him in attack.
Eddie Howe's midfield consisted of Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock while Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman and Dan Burn made up the defence.
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Despite Wilson's absence, Allan Saint-Maximin and Ryan Fraser were only handed roles as substitutes as Howe resisted the chance to play the Frenchman through the middle or hand Joelinton a chance.
Elliot Anderson was also back after a niggle while Matt Ritchie appeared on the bench in a Premier League game for the first time since September.
UNITED: Pope, Trippier, Schär, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Bruno, Willock, Almiron, Wood, Joelinton
Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Targett, Manquillo, Fraser, Murphy, Anderson
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