At the moment, matters are fairly quiet at Newcastle United, but I think that may be due to the international break, rather than Mike Ashley and Co making any more bizarre decisions on the future of the club.
United travel to Preston North End for a Monday night clash live on Sky looking to regain their lead at the top of the Championship (West Brom are 1st after beating Bristol City 4-1).
Deepdale is a difficult place to go, as Preston led by manager Alan Irvine have been there or there abouts in challenging near the top of the table for the past few seasons, and I expect them to be doing so again this year.
The Lancashire club have a strong ex-Sunderland contingent within their ranks including Stephen Elliot, Ross Wallace, Neill Collins, Darren Carter and Chris Brown, all of which who will be looking to impress against their old rivals.
Preston have recently signed midfielder Michael Tonge from Stoke City and he is expected to go straight into the squad alongside Richard Chaplow who has recovered from a minor injury. However Barry Nicholson is expected to miss out.
Newcastle look set to welcome back Argentine winger Jonas Gutierrez who came off two weeks ago against Peterborough with an injury. But this fixture comes too soon for Joey Barton and Shola Ameobi whilst Zurab Khizanishvili serves the last of his three-game suspension.
It is still unknown whether new signing Fabrice Pancrate has gained clearance in time to line up against North End, but Andy Carroll who featured for England u21's through the week will return to the club where he spent time on loan and made his league debut.
Griggsy's score prediction.....2-1 to Newcastle.
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