After a severely distressing 3-0 hammering at the hands of Leicester City last week, Newcastle will travel to Selhurst Park to face former manager Alan Pardew and his Crystal Palace side.
Palace won’t be brimming with confidence either, as they succumbed to a disastrous 1-0 home defeat to the struggling Sunderland on Monday night.
The Magpies have no new injury concerns to worry about heading into this important clash, and Karl Darlow looks to have regained full fitness.
This game is undeniably vital, as Newcastle and Steve McClaren are in desperate need of a long-awaited victory – not to mention the fact that the infamous Alan Pardew, former Newcastle manager, is who they’ll be coming up against.
Here, I compile my combined XI of both teams. I’ve gone with a 3-5-2 formation!
