Joelinton, Targett, Tonali and Gordon all start – Official team news vs Brighton

The teams are in ahead of Newcastle’s trips to Brighton, where Eddie Howe’s Mags take on Robert De Zerbi’s Seagulls.

Here’s the team we’ve gone with at the Amex:

STARTING XI: Pope – Trippier, Schar, Burn, Targett – Tonali, Bruno, Joelinton – Almiron, Isak, Gordon.

SUBS: Dubravka, Lascelles, Wilson, Barnes, Hall, Livramento, Murphy, Anderson, Longstaff.

Sven Botman has missed out on the squad after suffering an ankle injury last Sunday, but Joelinton has passed a late fitness test and starts in midfield.

With Botman out, Matt Targett comes in for his first season of the season at left-back, seeing Dan Burn come in alongside Fabian Schar at centre-back.

For Brighton, former Toon target Joao Pedro starts in attack alongside Karou Mitoma, Solly March and Evan Ferguson.

Brighton Xi: Verbruggen, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Veltman, Gilmour, Gross, Joao Pedro, March, Mitoma, Ferguson.

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