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title: "Newcastle: George Caulkin claims Elliot Anderson set for more chances to impress"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Aaron Hindhaugh"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2023-02-02T18:25:10Z"
modified: "2023-02-02T18:25:10Z"
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# Newcastle: George Caulkin claims Elliot Anderson set for more chances to impress

**George Caulkin believes that Elliot Anderson could be in line for more [Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) appearances during the second half of the season.**

### The Lowdown: A chance to impress

Over the summer, [Eddie Howe](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/eddie-howe/) was left very impressed with Anderson and how he was performing in pre-season as well as the early stages of the [campaign](https://www.nufc.co.uk/nufc-tv/latest-videos/howe-we-found-a-way-to-win/) – but he’s still yet to start a league game.

The academy graduate will have been hoping for more opportunities under Howe this season after [impressing last time out on loan with Bristol Rovers](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/elliot-anderson/leistungsdaten/spieler/567576/plus/0?saison=2021) when he helped them earn promotion on the final day of the campaign.

However, Howe clearly rates the young midfielder as [he didn’t want to lose him on loan](https://www.newcastleworld.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/eddie-howe-rules-out-january-transfer-exit-for-valued-newcastle-united-star-3976899) during the January transfer window, and following the departure of Jonjo Shelvey and Bruno Guimaraes now serving a three-game suspension, he could be in line for more minutes.

### The Latest: Anderson may be handed more minutes

Caulkin has claimed on the latest episode of [Pod on the Tyne](https://podfollow.com/pod-on-the-tyne/episode/e19ee685a83f791f798e3218595b6e6af2b99f08/view) that Anderson could soon be handed more meaningful minutes due to a sheer lack of options for Howe to call upon in midfield.

He said: “There is also Elliot Anderson, I think that’s something important to kind of point out as well. I think they’re putting their faith in him to a certain extent now moving forward, in the sense he will now get more of a chance and we’ll get to see whether he is the player that we hope he can be.”

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### The Verdict: Howe has to show faith in Anderson

This would now appear to be the perfect opportunity for Howe to see what Anderson is capable of, as [he only has three senior first-team members](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/kadernachposition/verein/762) capable of playing in the centre of midfield, leaving Anderson as his next option off the bench.

The fact that Howe decided against moving for a midfielder in January would suggest he indeed does have a lot of faith in Anderson to do a job in the Premier League if called upon, which should be a huge confidence boost for the youngster.

During pre-season, Howe insisted that Anderson had a [‘very bright future](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/eddie-howe-ready-give-elliot-24896777)‘ with the Magpies, and now is his chance to show that, as [he’s not been handed significant minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/elliot-anderson/leistungsdaten/spieler/567576) for a long time now with just brief cameos off the bench being the best he could hope for.

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