Eddie Howe explains his four Newcastle United changes v Wolves - including Lewis Miley
Eddie Howe has rotated his Newcastle United starting XI for the Premier League trip to Wolves.
Eddie Howe has made four changes to his Newcastle United starting XI for the Premier League clash away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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The Magpies head to bottom-of-the-table Wolves eyeing a fourth straight Premier League win that could see them climb to fifth in the table.
But Howe has warned his players not to underestimate their hosts, who despite sitting 20th on seven points, have picked up form in recent weeks by going four matches unbeaten in all competitions.
Eddie Howe makes four changes to his Newcastle United starting XI
Newcastle lost their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg tie against Manchester City on Tuesday evening, and from that, Howe has brought in Kieran Trippier, Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes and Nick Woltemade in place of Lewis Miley, Jacob Ramsey, Yoane Wissa and the injured Jacob Murphy.
Trippier makes his first league start since the 3-1 defeat to Brentford on November 9 as Miley, who has earned several plaudits for his performances as a makeshift right-back, drops to the bench.
Explaining his changes, Howe told Sky Sports:“With everything we have coming up this month it's about players feeling good. I'm pleased with the team, I like the look of us.
"We were managing it pretty well until the Bournemouth game. Hopefully that fatigue is now gone and we are back to our best physically. We’re going to need to be today. Mentally the players have been really good and I expect them to be. It's a great month for us.”
Eddie Howe and Lewis Hall in agreement over Wolves
On Wolves, Howe said: “They have done well in recent games, been very competitive. They have rhythm. For us the start of the game is going to be absolutely crucial."
Meanwhile, left-back Lewis Hall was in agreement with his manager’s comments.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Hall said: “It’s obviously really difficult physically and mentally, there are a lot of demands for the team.
“We’ve got injuries to some important players at the minute so that’s obviously difficult for us as well, but we’re just trying to take it game-by-game and get the results we want.
“They’re a good side, even though the results haven’t gone their way. A lot of game they have played in have been very tight, they’ve just not managed to get the results they maybe sometimes deserved. They have definitely picked up recently and they have a lot of good players.”