Niemi set for Fulham debut

New signing Antti Niemi goes straight into the Fulham squad to face Newcastle after joining from Southampton.

Chris Coleman also has defenders Carlos Bocanegra and Moritz Volz back as well as strikers Brian McBride and Heidar Helguson, who all missed the 2-1 home FA Cup defeat to Leyton Orient.

Steed Malbranque is back in training though he is rated 50-50 and is unlikely to feature from the start.

Team (from): Niemi, Warner, Drobny, Rosenior, Knight, Pearce, Jensen, Rehman, Goma, Bocanegra, Leacock, Volz, Elrich, Legwinski, Boa Morte, Elliott, Timlin, Milsom, Malbranque, John, Radzinski, Helguson, McBride.