Benitez should give these 3 Newcastle players a chance against Reading

Dwight Gayle

Dwight Gayle came off the bench to bag his 21st Championship goal of the season in the win at Huddersfield on Saturday, and will certainly be pushing for a start at Reading on Tuesday.

The former Peterborough and Crystal Palace forward missed a month of action earlier in the year due to a hamstring injury sustained against Brentford on January 14, and felt a recurrence of that in their 2-0 success over Aston Villa a few weeks back.

However, the 26-year-old looked fresh and ready to play when coming off the bench against the Terriers, capitalising on an error from goalkeeper Joel Coleman to seal the win for Newcastle.

If he’s fit, Gayle will surely start against a Reading side that have only lost twice at home all season.