Newcastle United look set to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, but their promotion campaign hasn't been quite as convincing as many expected when the Championship's fixture list was drawn up last summer.Despite boasting a Champions League-winning manager and one of the biggest transfer budgets in the second tier, Rafa Benitez's side are now in second place after losing to Sheffield Wednesday for the second time this season last weekend.However, things could well be different if summer signing DeAndre Yedlin hadn't limped off with a thigh injury against Huddersfield in March. The USA international was in strong form prior, notching up one goal and four assists in 18 Championship starts, and Newcastle's results have dipped in his absence - winning just two of their last six.And according to @NUFC_Index, no player to feature in and miss nine games this season has had a bigger impact on Newcastle's results, the Magpies missing out on 0.8 points per match on average when he's not involved.Does that make Yedlin Newcastle's most important player and a vital figure for their likely Premier League campaign next season? Let us know by commenting below!

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