Confirmed: Mbabu only McClaren change to his Newcastle team v Watford
Steve McClaren indicated there would be one or two changes to his Newcastle team v Watford due to ‘niggles’.
In the event the NUFC starting eleven v Watford shows only…one:
Elliot, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Janmaat, Sissoko, Tiote, Wijnaldum, Mbabu, Perez, Mitrovic
The United boss bringing in only Kevin Mbabu for Jack Colback, who McClaren said was struggling yesterday.
However, NUFC say that the team will line up in a 3-5-2 (5-3-2 or 4-6-0…?) with Janmaat and Mbabu as wing-backs.
On the bench:
Darlow, Sterry, Lascelles, Gouffran, Thauvin, de Jong, Toney
On the other hand, Watford have left out four, including Capoue and top scorer Idion Ighalo (phew!), though they are both on the bench.
Fabricio Coloccini:
“I want to play and be on the pitch, I want to be in the squad but it is the manager’s decision.
“When you look at the situation we’re now in, we have to put the Premier League first, but I think all the players want to play.”
Watford v Newcastle Match Betting:
Newcastle to win 17/5 – Perez to score first goal 17/2 – Newcastle to win 1-0 14/1
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