Eddie Howe made just one change to his team to face Manchester United at Old Trafford today.
The Magpies opening line-up did not feature Joe Willock who is understood to have suffered an illness in the build-up to the big clash, and the former Arsenal man has been replaced by Joelinton.
Otherwise, Howe named Nick Pope in goal, Kieran Trippier at right-back with Sven Botman and Fabian Schar in the heart of his defence and Dan Burn continuing at left-back.
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Joelinton patrolled midfield alongside Bruno Guimaraes and Sean Longstaff while Miguel Almiron, Callum Wilson and Jacob Murphy.
Howe brought back Jonjo Shelvey early after a hamstring injury he suffered away to Benfica in pre-season.
There was no place for Allan Saint-Maximin amid talk that he had suffered a fresh injury setback.
UNITED: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Longstaff, Joelinton, Murphy, Almiron, Wilson
Subs: Karius, Lascelles, Shelvey, Lewis, Targett, Wood, Fraser, Willock, Anderson.
MAN UNITED: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred, Bruno; Antony, Ronaldo, Sancho.
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