Selection poser for Robson

Newcastle boss Bobby Robson is facing a major selection headache ahead of tomorrow night’s UEFA Cup third round, second leg clash with Valerenga.

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ieron Dyer is out for up to two weeks with a hamstring problem, while Darren Ambrose is also sidelined by the muscle injury he picked up in the first leg.

Lee Bowyer is ineligible despite the club’s continued efforts to fight a ruling that he has not yet served his six-game European ban.

Full-back Olivier Bernard is suspended following his yellow card in Norway last week, so 21-year-old midfielder Bradley Orr and teenagers Steven Taylor, Lewis Guy and Martin Brittain are included.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Hughes, Elliott, Woodgate, O’Brien, Bramble, Taylor, Speed, Robert, Jenas, Viana, Orr, Brittain, Shearer, Bellamy, Ameobi, Bridges, Guy.