Magpies stay unchanged for United clash

Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson will take an unchanged squad to Manchester United on Sunday for the third game in a row.

United have picked up no fresh injuries from their victories over Southampton and Leeds and that means only Craig Bellamy (knee), Lee Bowyer (hip), Shola Ameobi (fractured cheekbone) and Steve Caldwell (thigh) are on the casualty list.

Bellamy is expected to be out for another four to five weeks, while Ameobi could return to training next week, as could Bowyer provided that his problem has finally settled down.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Hughes, Bernard, Griffin, Woodgate, Bramble, O’Brien, Speed, Robert, Jenas, Solano, Viana, Ambrose, Shearer, Dyer, LuaLua, Chopra.