Newcastle United PREDICTED XI (And Score) Vs Swansea

8. Attacking-Midfield Right - Moussa Sissoko (Southampton Rating - 7)

Despite Swansea's midfield strengths their holding-midfield positions can be exploited and especially with the possibility that Ki Sung Yeung could be a doubt for the fixture. Jonjo Shelvey isn't a natural tackler and can be positionally clumsy at times, Sissoko's physical presence could cause him problems and lead to Newcastle grabbing a goal on the counter-attack. There were also absolutely no signs of him not wanting to play for the club against Southampton and he gave 100% effort throughout. One problem (considering he is playing on the wing) is he can€™t cross the ball particularly well and should look to ghost inside while looking for Daryl Janmaat's overlapping runs.

9. Attacking-Midfield Left - Gabriel Obertan (Southampton Rating - 7)

Many would have predicted that Gabriel Obertan would have been swapped for Rolando Aarons or Ayoze Perez after being trusted with a first-team place against Southampton. Yet, based on his performance against the Saints he simply can't be dropped. He was a constant option for the central-midfielders, looked confident going forward and grabbed himself a brilliant assist for Georginio Wijnaldum's well-timed header. The French midfielder will be up against Swansea's Kyle Naughton, who dealt with Eden Hazard and Willian very well last weekend.