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title: "Predicted Newcastle XI vs Swansea"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-01-13T10:39:06Z"
modified: "2018-01-13T10:39:06Z"
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# Predicted Newcastle XI vs Swansea

Despite talk of a takeover rumbling on in the background, Newcastle United have business to attend to in the Premier League.

Rafa Benitez’s men welcome Swansea City to St James Park in a crucial game for their relegation hopes.

Swansea, who have recently appointed Carlos Carvalhal, sit bottom of the Premier League, searching for wins to pull them out of the drop zone.

A win for Newcastle could put them into the top half of the table, depending on other results.

Here is how we think Benitez will line his team up on Saturday.