Wolverhampton Wanderers will welcome Newcastle United to its stadium on Saturday. Neither of the opponents is in optimal shape. Magpies in particular is starting to talk about everything. Newcastle manager Steve Bruce adds: “It’s very, very hard, but I try to do my job as best I can.”
The “Magpies” are not enough at all for the demanding pace of the Premier League, and together with Southampton, Leeds, Burnley and Norwich, they are among the teams that have not yet experienced a delightful feeling of league victory this season. Symbolic for Newcastle so far is the number 3. United have 3 defeats and 3 draws on their account and thus won only 3 points, which is enough for 17th place so far.
It will therefore not be a surprise if St. In winter, James’ Park is left by a magician with a ball and a pirate with a headdress in his hair, Allan Saint-Maximin, around whom Chelsea or Manchester United have already begun circling. The skilled Frenchman contributed almost half of Newcastle’s goals. The last time Magpies passed to the only goal in a 1: 1 draw with Watford.
Saturday’s opponent from Wolverhampton has a hard time getting used to life without Nuna Espírita Santa, who left for Tottenham. Bruno Lage has not yet found the right recipe to help the “Wolves”, and with a balance of two wins and four defeats, his team is only at number 14 on the table.
Especially sad is the situation in the offensive, which does not work despite the resounding names, and the Wolves have the second worst attack in the entire league with only three hits on account. Until then, the worst Arsenal broke away from the bottom after winning 3: 1 over Tottenham. But the hope for the “Wolves” is brought by the Mexican striker Raul Jiménez, who is returning after a long-term head injury and in the last match he used his performance and goal to remind us of the time when he scared the defenses of teams in the Premier League.
However, the Mexican sniper will not be able to cooperate with his partner Pedro Net, who, like Jonny or the extreme back Aït-Nouri, is injured. Many absences also plague the Magpies, who have long lacked the productive Callum Wilson, Shelvey and key defender Lascells.
“We have 4-5 players out, but I see improvement, although others may have a different opinion,” said Steve Bruce. Well, we’ll see how the weakened “Magpies” fight the awakened “Wolves.” And especially if Bruce will be on the bench of Newcastle even after the final whistle or not.
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Sá – Saïss, Coady, kilman – Marçal, Moutinho, Neves, Semedo – Trincao, Jiménez, Traoré
Darlow – Ritchie, Clark, Fernández, Manquillo – Joelinton, Longstaff, Hayden, Willock, Almirón – Saint-Maximin
