Harvey Barnes decision made as new Newcastle United strikeforce ready to be unleashed
How you want to see the Magpies line up in today's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park
Newcastle United fans have urged Eddie Howe to unleash his £145million strikeforce of Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes on Tottenham Hotspur today.
The Magpies trio are yet to start a game for the club together due to injuries and the odd suspension as Newcastle's horrendous luck has taken its toll on Howe's options. The United head coach is again limited in his selection for today's visit of Spurs, with Joe Willock the latest to be added to the lengthy absentee list.
However, he does have Isak, Gordon and Barnes available to him, and fans want to see all three start this lunchtime according the results of our team selector. That means Jacob Murphy dropping to the bench, with the former Norwich man keen to repeat his heroics from last season's 6-1 win over Spurs.
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The other change fans have gone for is enforced, with Elliot Anderson getting the nod to replace the injured Willock in midfield, The Geordie midfielder is another to have missed a big chunk of the season through injury, but his flicked pass to set Barnes away before Bruno Guimaraes' winner at Fulham showed what he can contribute.
Lewis Hall hasn't trained this week so Howe will make a late call, but he has been given the nod by fans in an unchanged backline. With Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Tino Livramneto and Jamaal Lascelles all ruled out, Howe has few options should Hall not be fit for today's game, with Paul Dummett or youngster Alex Murphy potential replacements.
Team news will land at 11.30am today ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off and you can get all the latest in our live blog here, plus all the post-match reaction, ratings and analysis.
Newcastle United vs Tottenham fans XI: Dubravka; Krafth, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Anderson; Gordon, Isak, Barnes.