Newcastle  coach Graeme Jones reacts during the warm up before the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace at St. James Park on February 02, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.Newcastle  coach Graeme Jones reacts during the warm up before the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace at St. James Park on February 02, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Newcastle coach Graeme Jones reacts during the warm up before the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace at St. James Park on February 02, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Liam Kennedy's Newcastle United starting XI: The team Graeme Jones SHOULD pick at Crystal Palace

A win. Three points by any means necessary.

Nineteenth-placed Newcastle United head to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace today looking to secure their first win of the 2021/22 season at the tenth attempt, ninth in the Premier League.

And they do so without Steve Bruce in the dugout for the first time in 27 months.

Graeme Jones takes charge of the side in South London – and here’s who our writer Liam Kennedy thinks should be in the starting XI.