Date: Saturday 21st October, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm
Stadium St James' Park
Referee Tim Robinson (England)
Goal Scorer:
Newcastle
Juventus midfielder Fagioli has already been handed a seven-month ban for gambling on illegal platforms, and with Tonali apparently admitting to betting on AC Milan games while playing for the club, the Italy international - who pulled out of Azzurri duty when the allegations came to light - will likely be suspended for longer.
A maximum three-year sentence is unlikely to be handed down given Tonali's co-operation, and as things stand, the 23-year-old is available for Saturday's match, although whether he is in the right frame of mind to play is another matter entirely.
On a brighter note, Anthony Gordon will return from a one-game domestic ban, while all of Alexander Isak (knee), Joelinton (thigh) and Sven Botman (knee) might be ready to go again - the former is yet to train though - but Harvey Barnes (foot) and Joe Willock (calf) are both absent.
Newcastle United possible starting lineup:
Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Tonali, Guimaraes; Almiron, Wilson, Gordon
Crystal Palace
As mentioned, Palace remain without the services of their two key attacking threats in Eze and Olise, both of whom are yet to recover from thigh problems and form part of a double-figure injury list for the decimated visitors, who have also lost James Tomkins to a fresh calf problem.
Jeffrey Schlupp (knock) and Jairo Riedewald (adductor) were both casualties of the draw with Forest, where Dean Henderson and Nathan Ferguson missed out with their thigh issues, but all of Joel Ward (adductor), Matheus Franca (back), Naouirou Ahamada (ankle), Jefferson Lerma (thigh) and Cheick Doucoure (thigh) are in with chances of featuring.
Doucoure was an unexpected absentee from the meeting with Forest, having trained all week before being rendered unavailable, but the former Lens man should be given the green light to come back in this weekend.
Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Johnstone; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Hughes, Doucoure, Lerma; Ayew, Mateta, Edouard
Prediction: Newcastle United 2-0 Crystal Palace
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