Toon in training: Terriers test

And that means some big decisions for the Magpies boss, who could hand a full competitive debut to new signing Miguel Almirón against the Terriers. 

He also has the likes of Ki Sung-yueng, Mohamed Diamé and Paul Dummett back in contention after injury, while Jonjo Shelvey has been training this week too. Rob Elliot and Ciaran Clark are the only players ruled out.

Federico Fernández celebrated his 30th birthday on Thursday and is pushing for a start while Sean Longstaff and Isaac Hayden will look to keep their places in the heart of midfield.

Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this exclusive gallery from the Magpies' Benton base.

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