Andrew Carroll is likely to partner Michael Owen up front against Liverpool with Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear reeling from a string of injury worries.

DUBLIN might regard itself as one of the party capitals of Europe, but it is the last place you would expect a find a bunch of Premier League footballers who had just suffered a sixth straight defeat, their team five points adrift of safety, and manager on the brink of being sacked.

DESPITE Everton’s impressive away record at Wigan, David Moyes is urging his team to be wary of the threat posed by Steve Bruce’s side ahead of tonight’s Premier League clash.

REGARDLESS of whether Aston Villa make it into Europe this season, Patrick Berger will not be around to take part.