Butt out for Magpies

Newcastle will be without midfielder Nicky Butt against Charlton on Sunday as they attempt to bounce back from last night’s demoralising UEFA Cup exit.

Butt is suspended after reaching five bookings for the season, while full-back Stephen Carr is likely to miss out again with the thigh problem which kept him out against Alkmaar.

Oguchi Onyewu is available following his ineligibility in Europe, while Craig Moore returned to the bench in Holland for the first time since picking up a hamstring injury in November.

However, Celestine Babayaro and Peter Ramage (both hamstring) and Shola Ameobi (hip) are still out.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Solano, Edgar, Taylor, Bramble, Onyewu, Moore, Huntington, Parker, Milner, Duff, Emre, N’Zogbia, Pattison, Troisi, Martins, Dyer, Sibierski, Luque, Carroll, LuaLua.