Newcastle have received a fitness boost ahead of their Premier League clash with Liverpool at St James' Park on Wednesday. The Reds come into the match in sparkling form, having seen off both Real Madrid and Manchester City in the space of just five days at Anfield.

Eddie Howe’s Magpies are the definition of mediocre, currently sitting 10th in the Premier League table with 18 points from 12 games. That said and although they are coming off a defeat, it’s not long ago the lads put on hella strong efforts to beat Chelsea, Arsenal, and Nottingham Forest.

Former Newcastle United boss, Steve McClaren, reportedly once said: “In football two days is a long time and a week is a very long time.” You suspect Eddie Howe will know what he means after experiencing a bruising seven days of his own on Tyneside.