'Almiron on the bench?!?!' - Newcastle United fans react to Steve Bruce's team selection for Burnley clash

Steve Bruce has named his side for the home clash with Burnley, with four changes from the side that drew with Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

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Fans have reacted with Miguel Almiron named on the bench, while there is a start for Joelinton. Allan Saint-Maximin is fit enough to start.

Jeff Hendrick starts against his former club having joined Newcastle United in the summer.

NUFC team: Darlow, Krafth, Fernandez, Schar, Lewis, Hayden, Shelvey, Hendrick, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Wilson.

NUFC subs: Gillespie, Carroll, Manquillo, Fraser, Murphy, Almiron, S Longstaff.

Here's the best of the reaction from social media:

Dave Melia tweeted: “If this isnt 5 -3 -3 then it looks pretty unbalanced.”

Ever Vázquez tweeted: “Almirón?”

Luke_NUFC tweeted: “Jeff Hendrick on the wing...SORT IT OUT MAN”

@LiamDowson_55 tweeted: “What’s wrong with Fraser ? Why isn’t he starting?”

chaytor16 tweeted: “All I'd do is take out hendrick for miggy but other than that, it's a very good line up”

@ColledgeDan tweeted: “I'd have kept hendrick in and replaced shelvey with miggy. Apart from the goal in the cup he has been shocking so far”

@mitch_nufc1892 added: “Manquillo and Miggy should be in ahead of Hendrick and Krafth.”

KingOfTNorth tweeted: “Manquillo had a bad game against Newport so I'd say Krafth is a risk but he plays better when he's not forced to be a CB would have replaced Hendrick with Murphy and possibly Shelvey with Almiron based on recent form.”

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'Almiron on the bench?!?!' - Newcastle United fans react to Steve Bruce's team selection for Burnley clash

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