PREVIEW: EDINBURGH v NEWCASTLE (KOC)

EDINBURGH and Newcastle are set to meet twice in under 48 hours in the first round of the Championship KO Cup.

The sides clash at Armadale tonight (Friday) with the return leg on Sunday afternoon at Brough Park.

The Diamonds are without Ben Barker after his practice day crash, and bring in Kyle Howarth to guest at No.1, whilst Joe Lawlor is ruled out for the Monarchs and Tom Woolley stands in at reserve.

Edinburgh are operating with a restricted capacity but are also streaming home matches via EMTV.

EDINBURGH: Sam Masters, Nathan Greaves, Kye Thomson, Josh Pickering, Richie Worrall, Tom Woolley, William Lawson.
NEWCASTLE: Kyle Howarth, Adam Roynon, Connor Mountain, Max Clegg, Matthew Wethers, James Wright, Joe Alcock.