Newcastle Predicted XI: Ipswich Town (A)

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Newcastle Predicted XI: Ipswich Town (A)

Newcastle’s latest stop on their promotion bid takes them to Portman Road where they’ll face Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town.

Rafa Benitez’s side were dealt a late blow against Leeds United on Friday night as Chris Wood’s late equaliser cost them what would have been a valuable two points.

However, with just four games to go, automatic promotion is still in Newcastle’s own hands and a win this evening will go a long way to ensuring that they’re playing in the Premier League next season.

Dwight Gayle is still unavailable with his hamstring injury but DeAndre Yedlin is in contention to start after returning from injury against Leeds.

In what looks like a must-win game, here’s the starting line-up that I think Rafa will select:

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