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Howe's news conference to be dominated by Tonali questions

Man City v Newcastle (Wed, 20:00 GMT)

Ciaran Kelly

BBC Sport Newcastle United reporter

Newcastle United have an almighty challenge on their hands at the Etihad.

No side have ever reached a Carabao Cup final after losing the first leg at home by two or more goals.

It is a huge game for the holders.

But Eddie Howe’s news conference on the eve of Wednesday’s match is unlikely to be dominated by questions concerning Manchester City.

Instead, the Newcastle head coach will also have to field a number of queries regarding the transfer window and Sandro Tonali.

A report emerged on deadline day suggesting Arsenal were exploring a move for Tonali, but Newcastle insisted the midfielder was not for sale and that there had been no contact.

Tonali’s agent, Giuseppe Riso, also denied speaking to Arsenal but, in an interview with Sky Italy, he was asked about the club’s valuation and said “that’s something we will do in March or April if Newcastle are open to it”.

Expect Howe to be asked about those comments and to stress the importance of keeping hold of the club’s best players, not least after losing Alexander Isak to Liverpool last summer.

The Newcastle head coach will also give fitness updates on captain Bruno Guimaraes and team-mates Sven Botman and Lewis Miley, who did not feature in the defeat against Liverpool at the weekend.

Can Palace salvage their season?

Chris Collinson

BBC football statistician

Crystal Palace are the biggest expected goals (xG) underperformers in Europe's top five leagues this season.

Based on the number and quality of chances they have had, a team would have scored 13 more goals than Palace have in their 24 league games (25 goals versus an xG of 38).

And Mateta has been the chief culprit for their struggles in front of goal, scoring four fewer than expected - though seven other Palace players are also underperforming their xG by one goal or more.

While only six players have scored more than his eight goals in the league this season, only Erling Haaland and Igor Thiago have a higher xG than Mateta (12).

The silver lining for the Eagles is that in order for teams and players to massively underperform their xG, they have to be good enough to get a lot of quality chances in the first place.

While you want players to take their chances, it shows that Palace and their attackers are getting a lot of things right.

Jury still out on Palace January spending

Sami Mokbel

BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

Rarely has a club-record signing been met with such scepticism.

Palace have spent £48million on Strand Larsen yet the jury is out. The Norway international has scored just once in the Premier League season after all.

Of course, Palace are banking on last season's Strand Larsen arriving, his 14 goals last season pushed Champions League Newcastle into trying to sign him last summer.

But there are supporters who still need to be convinced. Palace are in malaise.

Michael Olise is gone. Eze is gone. Guehi is gone. Glasner, their manager, is leaving at the end of the season – if not before. The team is disassembling at a rate fans are apprehensive about.

Last season's euphoric FA Cup triumph seems a distant memory; the club's spiral towards the relegation zone is in stark contrast to the jubilation of nine months ago.

Whether Strand Larsen is the man to inject some positivity back into Selhurst Park remains to be seen.

The addition of Johnson will provide further options for an attack that has misfired in recent weeks, but the late saga around McNeil will have done little to ease concern.

Uncertainty reigns at Palace - can the new signings provide some direction?

'I'm here to bring energy and goals' - Strand Larsen

Arguably the biggest move of deadline day was Wolves forward Jorgen Strand Larsen making the move to Crystal Palace.

But it has been a season to forget so far for the striker.

He has only one Premier League goal in 22 outings for an out-of-sorts Wolves side, who are bottom of the table and 18 points from safety.

But Palace will be hoping the Norway forward will replicate the form that saw him net 14 times in 35 outings for the Midlands club last term before making a loan move from Celta Vigo permanent.

"I'm really excited to come to Crystal Palace," said Strand Larsen. "It's been something I've wanted to do for a long time now.

"I'm here to bring energy and goals, and to try to do my best for the club."

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While deadline day may have been a relatively quiet one, this year's January transfer window did have plenty of movement.

Manchester City spent big, Crystal Palace broke club records while the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa both brought in fresh faces.

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