Bruno Guimaraes will step in as the holding midfielder. The Brazilian was involved in a fiery encounter with Argentina in the international break but he held his own in the midfield. The most important thing for us is that our star player returned home injury free. It showed how much we missed him against Bournemouth.
Joining Bruno G in the midfield is his Brazilian counterpart Joelinton. He will provide an attacking edge to the Newcastle midfield and after getting sent off on international duty, it will be a big confidence boost for the player to be involved in a game as big as this.
Finally, Joe Willock will play as the anchor between midfield and attack. Returning from injury recently, it seems like the cobwebs are fully dusted off as he looks to be in good form recently. It would be great to see that continue against Chelsea.
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