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1 A card trick from Guimarães Ought to Bruno Guimarães be booked towards Tottenham at St James’ Park the Newcastle and Brazil midfielder faces a dilemma. Provided that Guimarães is on 9 yellow playing cards, a tenth would set off an automated two-game suspension, depriving Eddie Howe of a key participant for forthcoming video games at Crystal Palace and at house to Sheffield United. Alternatively, Guimarães might make certain he collected a second yellow card, ideally late in stoppage time, and be despatched off. In such a pink card situation, the sanction would merely be a one-game ban. Contemplating that Guimarães has managed to keep away from a reserving in 10 video games since mid-January one of the best resolution could be to increase that run to 11 matches after which chill out within the data that the collected bookings slate can be cleaned after the Premier League’s thirty second sport – Tottenham’s go to to Newcastle. But if the Brazilian transgresses don’t be stunned if he follows Anthony Gordon’s instance.Gordon has remained on eight bookings, regardless of buying his ninth and tenth yellow playing cards in his crew’s latest 4-3 home win over West…

1 Howe might revenue from back-three experiment Eddie Howe turned radical as Newcastle misplaced their FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester City earlier this month, deploying a again three. For a confirmed four-at-the-back supervisor, it represented fairly a departure however retaining it would simply go well with Newcastle’s personnel – notably in opposition to West Ham at St James’ Park this Saturday. On condition that Sven Botman is sidelined for nine months following ACL surgical procedure – and with hindsight the Dutch defender ought to have had that operation when he first broken his knee in September – the most effective again three would certainly be Jamaal Lascelles, Fabian Schär and Dan Burn flanked by Kieran Trippier, if match, or Tino Livramento and Lewis Corridor. Corridor has dissatisfied following his summer time mortgage from Chelsea however a left wing-back place may lastly allow him to reveal why many as soon as believed he was an England participant within the making. With Schär displaying off his ball abilities at sweeper, 3-5-2 may but propel Newcastle into Europa League fight subsequent season. Louise Taylor Newcastle gamers in coaching this week. {Photograph}: Serena Taylor/Newcastle United/Getty 2 Everton’s determined want…

1 Haaland and Salah take weekend prime billing Is Erling Haaland match? He thinks so. Which of those gladiatorial contenders will undertake a better line? May there be touchline antics from Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp? And which of the Premier League leaders and the second-placed facet will emerge on prime? For subplots, sideshows and headline narratives, Manchester Metropolis’s internet hosting of Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime is that this weekend’s solely sport on the town, such an attractive prospect that no matter happens can not – certainly – be something apart from riveting. Haaland v Salah will likely be a duel of two supreme attacking forces so, if there may be to be a victor, who defends finest often is the defining consider what is simply match No 13 of every protagonist’s title problem. Jamie Jackson Manchester Metropolis v Liverpool, Saturday 12.30pm (all instances GMT) 2 Clarets’ blues as they discover hole robust to bridge West Ham’s post-international damage issues pale compared with the predicament going through Burnley as they battle to bridge the chasm between the Championship and Premier League. The Clarets have failed to gather a single level at Turf Moor this season,…