Parker may miss out

Newcastle skipper Scott Parker remains a major doubt for tomorrow night's FA Cup third round replay against Birmingham with a stomach muscle injury.

The former Chelsea midfielder missed Sunday's 3-2 win at Tottenham with the problem, and despite his return to training, is unlikely to be risked, while Emre will once again be sidelined by a calf problem.

Damien Duff, Michael Owen and Charles N'Zogbia (all knee), Shola Ameobi and Olivier Bernard (both hip), Celestine Babayaro and Craig Moore (both hamstring), Titus Bramble (calf) and Stephen Carr (foot) remain on the casualty list.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Solano, Edgar, Taylor, Ramage, Huntington, Butt, Milner, Pattison, Troisi, Gate, Martins, Dyer, Sibierski, Luque, Carroll, LuaLua.