Benitez should give these 3 Newcastle players a chance against Norwich

Daryl Murphy

It took Daryl Murphy a while to get to full fitness following his summer move from Ipswich, yet he performed excellently in the Newcastle side last month.

The 33-year-old struggled in the early phase of the campaign, and didn’t make his full debut for the Magpies until January 7, where he netted the opener in their FA Cup third round draw with Birmingham at St Andrew’s.

Back-to-back league starts and back-to-back league goals followed for the Republic of Ireland international, and it was his form that meant they didn’t miss the goals of Dwight Gayle too badly during his injury lay-off.

Should Benitez decide against starting Aleksandar Mitrovic, after he was lucky to avoid a red card on Saturday, Murphy could be the man to deputise at Carrow Road on Wednesday.