Newcastle vs Oxford Utd preview

Team news and stats ahead of Newcastle vs Oxford United in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).

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Team news

Valentino Lazaro and Nabil Bentaleb could make their Newcastle debuts against Oxford in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday. Inter Milan winger Lazaro will be in the squad provided the paperwork on his loan deal is processed in time.

Manager Steve Bruce confirmed that defenders Emil Krafth and Florian Lejeune, who scored twice in injury time to secure a remarkable 2-2 Premier League draw at Everton, have been added to the club's already lengthy injury list. Andy Carroll (groin) is expected to miss out.

Jonjo Shelvey was only fit enough for the bench at Goodison Park, so Bruce will make a late call on him. DeAndre Yedlin, Joelinton and Allan Saint-Maximin are all in contention.

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Oxford could be without as many as eight key players themselves. James Henry, Ben Woodburn, Cameron Brannagan, Matty Taylor, Anthony Forde and Malachi Napa have all been ruled out.

George Thorne is fully fit and may return to the squad while Jamie Hanson could be involved while Liam Kelly and Dan Agyei will both be hoping for a chance.

Tariqe Fosu has eight goals in 25 League One appearances this campaign and is expected to lead the line as manager Karl Robinson goes in search of a Premier League scalp.

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• Newcastle United and Oxford United have only faced in the FA Cup once previously, with the U's winning 3-0 at the Kassam Stadium in the fourth round in 2016-17.
• Newcastle last hosted Oxford for a match in May 1993 in the second-tier, winning 2-1 under Kevin Keegan via goals from Lee Clark and Andy Cole.
• Newcastle haven't reached the FA Cup fifth round since the 2005-06 season, going out at the fourth round stage on six occasions since then.
• Oxford are looking to progress to the FA Cup fifth round for only the seventh time in their history, last doing so in the 2016-17 season when they eliminated Newcastle at the fourth round stage.
• Newcastle manager Steve Bruce hasn't faced Oxford since April 2001, when his Wigan side won 3-2 in a third-tier match.

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