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A reminder of where both teams lie going into tonight’s five-match card. Manchester United are third and have a chance to consolidate their already-serious claim for Champions League football next season. Or … could they? … they couldn’t, could they? “You can’t rule anything out in football, but we’ve got to be realistic,” said Michael Carrick upon being asked whether a late surge for the title was a possibility. “We’ve just got to try and keep winning games and see.” Newcastle by contrast are simply hoping to nudge their way back into the top half of the table, though that’s not within reach tonight. One step at a time.

Eddie Howe speaks to TNT Sports. “It’s always a difficult decision with the goalkeepers … we have two outstanding players for that position … I’ve decided to make a change … hopefully [Aaron Ramsdale] comes in and does well … our home form for a long time has been really strong … [the recent bad form] is not a nice feeling … we want to make this place the fortress that it has been again … the crowd have been magnificent … this is on us as a team … we’ve made too many mistakes … we’re looking to put that right tonight … tonight and the game at the weekend [in the FA Cup against Manchester City] are so important … I think we can do it … football changes really quickly … results haven’t aligned with performances … we’re scoring goals which is a great thing … we just need to get tighter at the back … [Manchester United] have outstanding players … but we’ve got players who can hurt them … it could be quite open.”