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Steve Bruce has accepted he’ll have to rotate over the coming weeks as we head into the busy festive period.

Lascelles, Ritchie and Lejeune look set to miss out – with the latter being slowly eased back into the fold – but the good news is both Andy Carroll and DeAandre Yedlin have recovered from recent injuries and could return tomorrow night.



The NUFC boss believes it’s essential we ‘adapt’ and ‘have a bit of freshness’ ahead of the coming weeks, with us set to play SEVEN games over the next month.



Bruce is clearly wary of our ‘ridiculous schedule’ between now and the new year, however: “Certainly over the next few weeks we’ll have to [change things].

“When you look towards Boxing Day then the 28th – it’s a ridiculous schedule.

On the plus side, two players who’ve clearly recovered quickly from recent injuries are Carroll and Yedlin.

“They trained yesterday and, as long as there’s no real setbacks, they’ve got a chance.” Having both back would be a boost, but I expect Manquillo and Joelinton to get the nod once again tomorrow – whether Carroll and Yedlin are fully fit or not.