On Wednesday, Newcastle United welcomes PSV Eindhoven for a Champions League clash.
The Magpies recently drew 2-2 against Bayern Leverkusen, which puts them winless in their last two Champions League matches.
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Meanwhile, PSV was unable to capitalize on their impressive 4-1 victory at Liverpool, suffering a disappointing 3-2 defeat at home to Atletico Madrid.
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Newcastle has faced challenges with consistency in domestic competitions this season, with their recent goalless draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers serving as another setback.
Despite this, the team has managed to earn 10 points from six European matches, placing them just two points shy of the automatic qualification places for the round of 16.
At home, Newcastle has only lost three games so far this season. Manager Eddie Howe will be hoping to turn that home advantage to their benefit in this upcoming match.
PSV currently holds eight points and occupies one of the playoff spots but must secure a favorable result against Newcastle to maintain their position.
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The Dutch team is riding a six-game winning streak and will approach the match with confidence.
Head-to-Head
In their previous encounters in the Champions League, PSV has triumphed in both matches.
Team News
Newcastle will be missing Jacob Murphy, William Osula, Dan Burn, Emil Krafth, Valentino Livramento, Fabian Schar, and Jamaal Lascelles for this match.
PSV also has several injuries to contend with, including Alassane Plea, Nick Olij, Myron Boadu, Ricardo Pepi, and Ruben van Bommel.
Moroccan players Ismael Saibari and Anass Salah-Eddine may also be unavailable due to their commitments in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Predicted Line-Ups
Newcastle (4-3-3): Nick Pope, Lewis Miley, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Antony Gordon, Yoanne Wissa, Harvey Barnes.
PSV (4-2-3-1): Matej Kovar, Mauro Junior, Yarek Gasiorowski, Jerdy Schouten, Kiliann Sildillia, Paul Wanner, Joey Veerman, Couhaib Driouech, Guus Til, Ivan Perisic, Esmir Bajraktarevic.
Prediction
We predict that Newcastle will emerge victorious with a scoreline of 2-1.
Statistics sourced from whoscored.com & uefa.com.