Jaissle's Newcastle visit Coventry in first PL meeting since 2001

📰 Matthias Jaissle's Newcastle travel to Frank Lampard's Coventry. 📌 Key points 📅 It is the first Premier League meeting between the clubs since January 2001. ⚫ Newcastle are ninth on eight points (W2 D2 L1). 🔵 Coventry are 18th on three points and have lost all three home games. 🩹 Joelinton and Nico González are back in first-team training. 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks referees, with Constantine Hatzidakis on VAR. 📝 What happened 🔵 Coventry won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest before the break through Jay Dasilva, their first top-flight win since April 2001. At home, though, they have lost all three, according to Sky Sports. ⚫ Newcastle are ninth on eight points after beating Hull City 2-1 last time out. 🩹 Newcastle's injury list is long. Local reports say Joelinton and Nico González are back in first-team training, though neither is confirmed for Monday. Livramento and goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen are out, while Coventry are without the suspended Taiwo Awoniyi. 🕰️ According to Newcastle, the last Premier League meeting was in January 2001, a 3-1 home win for the Magpies. 📊 By the numbers • Newcastle ninth (8 pts), Coventry 18th (3 pts) • Coventry: three home games, three defeats • Per Sky Sports, Coventry have lost seven of their last eight against Newcastle 👀 What to watch 🏠 Coventry's first home win — Can they carry the momentum from Forest back to their own ground? 🔙 Newcastle's midfield — Joelinton and González have never played together; their return would change the balance. 🧠 Lampard v Jaissle — Lampard beat Newcastle 16 times as a player. 🧑‍⚖️ Officials — Referee John Brooks, fourth official Paul Tierney, VAR Constantine Hatzidakis. 🔭 Why it matters Newcastle need points to chase the top half's leaders; Coventry need them for survival. Kick-off is 8pm on Monday 12 October at the Coventry Building Society Arena.