Newcastle United are prepared to be without the services of midfielder Joelinton for the trip to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The engine-room enforcer has battled with knee pain in recent times and has now flown to Brazil to receive specialist treatment on the issue.
With Joelinton’s season potentially coming to a premature end, Joe Willock should earn another chance to start for Eddie Howe‘s side this weekend alongside Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali.
Newcastle are hopeful that Anthony Gordon can play a part during the last four games of the term, although Harvey Barnes should continue on the left wing at The Amex.
Sven Botman made his first appearance for the Magpies in close to three months during the battering of Ipswich Town last time out, with the Dutch defender pushing for a start.
That being said, after keeping a clean sheet versus the Championship-bound Tractor Boys, Howe’s side are likely to stick with a centre-back pairing of Dan Burn and Fabian Schar.
Right winger Jacob Murphy trails only Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah in the Premier League’s playmaker charts, with the Newcastle attacker looking to his to 13 league assists this weekend.
Newcastle United possible starting lineup: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Barnes
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