Newcastle United evening headlines: Kieran Trippier boost and Eddie Howe's Allan Saint-Maximin defence

A round-up of your Newcastle United evening headlines on Friday, 1 April.

Scott Parker has flirted with the idea of keeping Newcastle United loanee Freddie Woodman despite a frustrating stint so far. The former Toon captain - currently in charge of Championship high flyers Bournemouth - took a punt on the 25-year-old, who had fallen down the pecking order on Tyneside.

Steve Bruce gave the England U20 World Cup winner a chance at the start of the campaign due to injuries to Martin Dubravka and Karl Darlow. However, he lasted just four games before a horror show at Manchester United saw him dropped from the side.

Woodman moved to the south coast in January until the end of the season but things have only gone from bad to worse. He has struggled to dislodge first-choice goalkeeper Mark Travers, with his only appearance coming in the shock 1-0 defeat to non-league outfit Boreham Wood.

Despite Woodman’s struggles, Parker hinted he may still consider making the move permanent in the summer. "Yeah, maybe," the Cherries boss told DorsetLive. “There's definitely that possibility. I've been very impressed with Fred."

Eddie Howe has given his view on the Newcastle United midfield battle ahead of the trip to Tottenham Hotspur's state of the art stadium this weekend.

There's no doubt that Howe now has a squad all vying for a place to play on one of the most impressive stages in world football this weekend in North London. But somebody will miss out and Howe knows it will be a tough decision.

Should the United head coach go for a 4-3-3 formation then at least one big-name will be on the bench with Joelinton, Bruno, Jonjo Shelvey, Sean Longstaff and Joe Willock all battling for spots.

Eddie Howe is hoping to have Kieran Trippier back