Newcastle United were forced into a last minute change for their crucial clash against Leicester City. Brazilian star Joelinton pulled up with a muscle injury in the warm-up and was forced out of the encounter at St James' Park.
That meant that Elliot Anderson was slotted into the midfield as the Geordie lined up alongside Bruno Guimaraes and Sean Longstaff. Anderson had been unlucky not to start the game in the first place with only the return of the more experienced Longstaff denying him his place.
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But in a shock change just before kick off, United announced that Anderson was in the side to face the Foxes. Anderson had said in the build-up: "I have been training hard in any case."
Harrison Ashby was a late change on the bench to make up the squad for United.
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