Matty Longstaff has made four appearances for Newcastle, scoring onceNewcastle head coach Steve Bruce says he is "quietly confident" of securing teenage midfielder Matty Longstaff to a new deal in the next few weeks. A Villa vs Newcastle Live onAsked about negotiations, Bruce said: "Those things are still ongoing. Newcastle centre-back pairing Florian Lejeune and Fabian Schar are back in contention for Monday night's game at Aston Villa, live on Sky Sports. "Florian Lejeune is now ready to go and the same goes for Fabian Schar too," said Bruce. But he's done everything, he's played in the games, he's got the minutes under his belt on the training ground.

Source: Sky sports November 21, 2019 11:15 UTC