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“Hi Rob,” says Shaun Wilkinson. “So, no Shelvey or Lascelles today – any word on why arguably Newcastle’s two best players are missing? The sense of foreboding at seeing those two missing out and Hazard playing is balanced out at least a little by the much more welcome absences of both Joselu and Manquillo from the Newcastle team. After last week, it’s hard to see Kenedy’s absence as much of a blow either, despite his impressive loan spell last season. Can you remember a player having a worse 90 minutes than that?”
Shelvey and Lascelles are injured, apparently. As for a worse performance than Kenedy’s, one springs to mind.
Maurizio Sarri speaks “I don’t know if Eden Hazard is able to play for the whole game but I think it’s time for him to start. He has worked for three weeks and now I want to give him minutes on the pitch. It’s the same with Matteo Kovacic, who will be a very important for us this season.”
Written by Rob Smyth
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/aug/26/newcastle-v-chelsea-premier-league-live under the title “Newcastle v Chelsea: Premier League – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
