Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan welcomes back midfielders Nicky Butt and Alan Smith from suspension for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round trip to Arsenal.

Newcastle 0 Bolton 0

Newcastle 4 Stoke 1

Newcastle’s caretaker manager Nigel Pearson is facing a major selection headache ahead of tomorrow night’s FA Cup third round replay against Stoke.

Newcastle will be without striker Obafemi Martins and captain Geremi for Sunday’s FA Cup trip to Stoke after the pair headed off on African Nations Cup duty.

Newcastle striker Alan Smith could return to the squad for Sunday’s FA Cup third round trip to Stoke after recovering from concussion.

Newcastle striker Alan Smith is a major doubt for tomorrow night’s Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester City as he recovers from concussion.

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will not play in his side’s Premier League clash at Chelsea tomorrow after being remanded in custody until January 3, charged with common assault and affray.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce will make a late decision over England striker Michael Owen ahead of the St Stephen's Day clash with Wigan.

England Under-21 captain Steven Taylor returns to the Newcastle United squad for Sunday’s game with bottom-of-the-table Derby County at St James’ Park.

LAWRIE SANCHEZ admits his plans to spend his way out of trouble have been put in jeopardy by the club's unwanted arrival in the Premier League relegation zone.

Newcastle defender Claudio Cacapa could return from injury for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Fulham.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is unlikely to have any of his recent injury victims back for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Birmingham.

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Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has resigned himself to losing defenders Abdoulaye Faye and Stephen Carr to injury once again for tomorrow night's Premier League clash with leaders Arsenal.

Joey Barton returns for Newcastle at Ewood Park and made only his fourth start after arriving from Manchester City in the summer.

IT was never like this at Bolton for Sam Allardyce. For one thing, they used to beat Liverpool with a regularity that upset the Anfield manager Rafael Benitez.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has been left counting the cost of England duty after losing Michael Owen and Steven Taylor ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool.

CZECH REPUBLIC sealed first place in Ireland’s Group D with a comfortable victory in Cyprus.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane threw winger Carlos Edwards straight back into the heat of the 127th Wear-Tyne league derby on his return from injury.

Striker Mark Viduka will return to the Newcastle squad for tomorrow’s derby trip to Sunderland.

AS a man who treats each team he sends out as an extension of his not inconsiderable ego, it comes as little surprise that Sam Allardyce is someone who takes defeat rather personally.

Newcastle striker Mark Viduka will miss tomorrow’s home clash with Portsmouth as he continues his recovery from a calf problem.

WITH a win bonus weighing down his pockets and the adulation from scoring one of the quickest goals in Premier League history still ringing in his ears, what more could Shane Long have wanted from his Saturday afternoon?

Newcastle’s hopes of having striker Mark Viduka back for Saturday’s trip to Reading have been dashed.

Newcastle striker Michael Owen is fit for Monday night’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham after returning from England’s trip to Russia unharmed.

CZECH REPUBLIC booked their spot in next summer’s European Championships last night with a 3-0 victory over Germany in Munich.

EMRE was barely noticed when he crept on as a substitute towards the end of this Curate’s Egg of a match.

Michael Owen could return to action for Newcastle against Everton on Sunday.

Shay Given was handed his first Barclays Premier League start under Sam Allardyce as Newcastle looked to maintain their encouraging opening to the new campaign by beating Manchester City at Eastlands.

Mark Viduka is expected to return from a foot injury to partner Obafemi Martins in Newcastle’s attack against Manchester City tomorrow.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gave youth a chance to impress in tonight’s Carling Cup third-round tie against Newcastle at Emirates Stadium.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce will be without striker Michael Owen and defender Claudio Cacapa for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup third-round trip to Arsenal.

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Michael Owen retains his place in the Newcastle starting line-up after a week of speculation regarding his groin problem.

Derby County 1 Newcastle 0

Derby 1 Newcastle 0

Newcastle striker Mark Viduka and full-back Jose Enrique will undergo late fitness tests on hamstring injuries ahead of Monday’s Premier League trip to Derby.

Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce will make a late check on striker Michael Owen before naming his side to face Derby on Monday night.

STEVE STAUNTON’S dream of leading the Republic of Ireland to next summer’s Euro 2008 finals are effectively over after Marek Jankulovski’s first-half winner gave the Czech Republic an almost unassailable Group D advantage.

As expected Steve Staunton made one change for a match the Republic of Ireland realistically needed to win in order to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the Euro 2008 finals.

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce will assess Michael Owen’s fitness before naming his starting line-up for the visit of Wigan to St James’ Park.

Michael Owen will return to the Newcastle starting line-up for the club’s Carling Cup second round clash with Barnsley tomorrow night.

NEWCASTLE boss Sam Allardyce was an unhappy man after seeing his side leaving Middlesbrough with just a point after twice taking the lead.