Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at St James’ Park
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Sky Sports get Eddie Howe on the mic, and immediately ask if there are any updates on the Alexander Isak saga. “No, absolutely nothing to update you with, unfortunately,” he straight-bats.
What about Newcastle’s reported £50m bid for Wolves striker Jørgen Strand Larsen? “I’m not going down well here, am I, because I’ve got nothing to tell you on that! I’ve been preparing the game and I’ve had no updates on anything … the focus for me is purely on this game as I think you’ll understand.”
Newcastle did everything but score in their opening Premier League match at Villa Park. No big surprise, then, that they name the same starting XI as they did for that goalless draw last Saturday. Jacob Ramsey, the new arrival from Villa, is named as a sub.
