Newcastle XI vs Aston Villa: Trippier in - Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for today

Evening Standard

·29 January 2024

Newcastle XI vs Aston Villa: Trippier in - Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for today

Marc Mayo

Kieran Trippier starts for Newcastle at Aston Villa today.

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The right-back was substituted late on in the FA Cup win at Fulham on the weekend after a long-standing groin injury flared up.

Toon boss Eddie Howe said post-match that the issue was likely down to fatigue as he added: "Fingers crossed, it's nothing serious."

Miguel Almiron returns from illness to the bench but Eddie Howe admitted it "will be close" as to whether Jamaal Lascelles is fit after a calf injury and the defender again misses out.

The Newcastle boss said on Monday: "Harvey [Barnes] is getting closer. He's probably the closest out of the ones you mentioned, along with Callum Wilson.

"Then you go a little bit further back to [Joe] Willock and then further back to [Elliot] Anderson."