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Newcastle vs Crystal Palace team news: Neil Warnock names Dwight Gayle in his first team

Palace make four changes in all while Newcastle make two

Marc Williams
Saturday 30 August 2014 14:51 BST
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Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock (PA)

New Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock names Dwight Gayle in his first team of his second stint at the club while Newcastle make two changes.

Alan Pardew has brought Massadio Haidara and Siem de Jong into his side after their goalless draw with Aston Villa last weekend. Vurnon Anita and Paul Dummett drop to the bench.

Warnock makes four changes to the team that lost 3-1 to West Ham last Saturday.

Brede Hangeland, Fraizer Campbell, Barry Bannan and Stuart O'Keefe all drop out.

Gayle, who scored a hat-trick in the Capital One Cup in the mid-week, starts, as does Adrian Mariappa, Scott Dann and Jason Puncheon.

How the teams line up…

Newcastle: Krul; Janmaat, Coloccini (c), Williamson, Haidara; Colback, Sissoko; Cabella, de Jong, Gouffran; Riviere

Subs: Elliot, Dummett, S.Taylor, Anita, Obertan, Aarons, Perez

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Dann, Delaney, Kelly, Puncheon, Jedinak, Ward, Bolasie, Chamakh, Gayle

Subs: Hennessey, Hangeland, Bannan, Jonny Williams, Zaha, Murray, Campbell.

Referee: Mike Jones

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