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Fired up for Forest
The Magpies are back in Sky Bet Championship action when they travel to Nottingham Forest on Friday evening.
Karl Darlow and Jamaal Lascelles could line up against their former club at the City Ground, and both trained on a chilly Thursday morning at Newcastle's Benton base.
Rafa Benitez could rotate his squad again following the midweek EFL Cup quarter-final penalty shoot-out defeat to Hull City, so every player was keen to impress.
Club photographer Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this gallery.