Fans choice of Newcastle team v Chelsea today
We asked fans the question, which 11 players would you pick in your Newcastle team v Chelsea?
We put together a list of the 24 players who looked as though they could potentially be selected for this game.
Newcastle looking to bounce back from a shocking start of four draws and six defeats in their opening ten games.
Interim manager Graeme Jones of course guided NUFC to a battling point at Crystal Palace last weekend.
Ahead of today’s match, Jones gave an update on the injury and fitness / availability front on Friday.
The big news was that Martin Dubravka is now fully fit, following recovery from a broken metatarsal.
Paul Dummett and Elliot Anderson though still unavailable with his latest injury.
However, with Jonjo Shelvey free from suspension, the interim manager revealing that he has a choice from 24 of the 26 first team squad members.
So below are listed those 24 Newcastle United players that fans had to choose from.
A very interesting choice by the Newcastle fans with percentages of fan votes on all 24 players below (percentages rounded up / down to nearest whole number).
98% Wilson
97% Saint-Maximin
92% Almiron
90% Schar
86% Manquillo
87% Dubravka
85% Willock
81% Fernandez
75% Hayden
58% Lewis
47% Ritchie
First eleven choices above, then the rest below:
46% Lascelles
37% Sean Longstaff
28% Shelvey
26% Murphy
26% Clark
13% Darlow
11% Krafth
10% Joelinton
9% Gayle
6% Fraser
0% Woodman
0% Hendrick
0% Krafth
0% Gillespie
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