Newcastle travel to Goodison Park on Monday night knowing a win would lift them above the Toffees and possibly even into 8th place, but should Islam Slimani start?

It’s been a strange season for Newcastle. The doom and gloom surrounding the club has disappeared in the space of a couple of months, as an incredible run of form has lifted the Magpies into the top ten.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that they have done it without a truly top class goalscorer, and the loan of Aleksandar Mitrovic to Fulham felt worse with every goal he scored.

Islam Slimani was brought in during January to make up the difference, but the Algerian international has only just returned to action after a lengthy injury layoff.

With 26 goals in 56 caps for Algeria, Slimani is certainly the Magpies' most experienced striker, and he should start on Monday.

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Fans were impressed by the 29 year-old powerhouse when he came off the bench in the win against Arsenal, and now Rafael Benitez suddenly has a selection dilemma.

Dwight Gayle was incredible in the Championship but has yet to prove he can be a reliable Premier League goalscorer, and some fans are calling for the Algerian to take Gayle’s place.

So, Newcastle fans, should Slimani start over Gayle on Monday against Everton? Let us know by voting in the poll below…