Butt and Smith back for Magpies

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan welcomes back midfielders Nicky Butt and Alan Smith from suspension for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round trip to Arsenal.

The pair return from two-match bans, but Emre serves the second leg of his three-match suspension.

Striker Mark Viduka remains a major doubt with the calf problem which kept him out of the 0-0 Barclays Premier League draw with Bolton, while Habib Beye, Abdoulaye Faye, Geremi and Obafemi Martins are away on African Nations Cup duty.

Joey Barton is still unavailable and Peter Ramage (knee) remains on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Carr, N’Zogbia, Enrique, Rozehnal, Cacapa, Taylor, Edgar, Butt, Smith, Milner, Duff, LuaLua, Owen, Ameobi, Carroll.