Two Newcastle United wonderkids spotted in first-team training ahead of facing Brentford
James Rutherford
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Eddie Howe continues to trust in youth as Newcastle United prepare to face Brentford.
The Magpies are back in Premier League action on Wednesday night for the first time since their Carabao Cup final win, with Brentford heading to St James’ Park.
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Newcastle are predicted to win, as they aim to strengthen their bid for Champions League qualification.
Eddie Howe will hope his players can ride a wave of momentum between now and the end of the season, with the Magpies back to working hard on the training ground after their trophy celebrations.
Teenagers involved as Newcastle United prepare to face Brentford
The likes of Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak have trained ahead of facing Brentford, and they have been joined by two youngsters.
Sean Neave and Leo Shahar continue to train with the first-team, despite only being 17-years-old and 18-years-old respectively.
Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images
Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images
Howe continues to trust the teenage duo in senior training, although neither player is yet to make their professional debut.
But Neave does have a Carabao Cup medal. He was on the bench at Wembley, and was part of the celebrations at the Town Moor on Saturday.
As for Shahar, an opportunity to be part of a matchday squad is yet to come his way.
As well as training with the first-team, both players were involved in Newcastle United Under-21s’ 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest on Monday night. They both started, with Neave coming off at half-time and Shahar being replaced after 61 minutes.
Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images
Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images
Whether either of them will be involved against Brentford remains to be seen. It feels likely that Neave will be on the bench again, as the Magpies’ squad availability has not changed since the cup final.
No sign of Anthony Gordon in Newcastle United training
However, Neave’s run in the matchday squad could soon come to an end.
That is because Anthony Gordon’s ban is finally set to end. The Brentford game is the third and final one of his suspension, with the 24-year-old eyeing a return against Leicester City on Monday.
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That return is not guaranteed though, with Gordon not spotted in Newcastle United training this week.
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“He has some nasty bruising around his thigh but he’s up and running and feeling quite good. He’s not trained with the group yet so we anticipate he’ll do that within the next few days.” pic.twitter.com/8B2LVvZmL5
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That is due to an injury he sustained during England’s 2-0 win over Albania. However, the injury is not serious, and Gordon is due to return to training in the next few days. That will hopefully result in him being involved at the King Power Stadium on April 7th.
With Gordon’s return looming, it is Neave who could miss out.
