Here’s Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle on why he’s picked the same starting XI. “The lads deserved to start again after the performance against Tottenham and that was the approach for today.”

And on whether new signing Matias Fernandez-Pardo will make his debut this afternoon. “Well, it all depends on the match. How is it going. I cannot predict anything right now, but he’s fit. He looks sharp in the training sessions, but we also need to be smart when it comes to the load management. He didn’t play for 90 minutes since a long, long time now, so that’s the reason why he’s coming now from the bench.”

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