No new fitness doubts for Roeder

Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder had no new injury worries as he and his players headed to Holland for tomorrow night’s UEFA Cup clash with AZ Alkmaar.

Stephen Carr and Emre both came through last week’s first leg unscathed after lengthy absences and should be available once again.

However, USA international defender Oguchi Onyewu is ineligible in Europe.

Craig Moore, Celestine Babayaro and Peter Ramage (all hamstring) are back in training but not yet ready to resume, while Michael Owen (knee) and Shola Ameobi (hip) are making progress but remain on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Srnicek, Carr, Solano, Edgar, Taylor, Bramble, Huntington, Butt, Parker, Milner, Duff, Emre, Pattison, Troisi, Martins, Dyer, Sibierski, Luque, Carroll, LuaLua.