Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has backed Harvey Barnes to fill the void left by Anthony Gordon on the left-hand side of the Magpies' attack.

Newcastle United beat West Ham United 1-0 at the London Stadium on Monday night to get back to winning ways ahead of the Carabao Cup final.

Newcastle United signed Republic of Ireland youngster Kyle Fitzgerald back in January and he's not looked back since

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak limped off in their last match against Brighton & Hove Albion but manager Eddie Howe played down fears of an injury and has said the Swede should be available for the League Cup final against Liverpool.

Newcastle United face West Ham United at the London Stadium tonight and Eddie Howe has made three changes to his side.

Rather than opt for the dovetailing, underlapping and overlapping duo of Joelinton and Joe Willock, Howe selected an out-and-out left-winger in Barnes, offering the 27-year-old a first Premier League start since the 4-2 capitulation at Brentford on December 7.

Newcastle United will warm up for the Carabao Cup final with a dress rehearsal against Liverpool on Wednesday evening. The trip to Anfield gives Eddie Howe and his staff to suss out Arne Slot's side with the big day at Wembley just a few weeks away.

This is the problem, PSR dictates that Newcastle United have been stretched just to buy that Premier League team, indeed, they had to sell young promising players Anderson (that one exception Eddie Howe inherited who has gone to a PL club) and Minteh just to stay within PSR ahead of this season.