Enrique back for Magpies

Jose Enrique will return to the Newcastle squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Aston Villa.

The Spaniard’s recovery from a calf problem is timely with emergency left-back Charles N’Zogbia suspended.

Mark Viduka could start after returning from a calf injury as a substitute last weekend, while Habib Beye and Abdoulaye Faye are back in contention following their return from the African Nations Cup. However, striker Obafemi Martins is out with an ankle problem suffered while playing in the tournament for Nigeria.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Forster, Carr, Beye, Enrique, Cacapa, Taylor, Faye, Edgar, Butt, Smith, Milner, Duff, Emre, Barton, LuaLua, Owen, Viduka, Ameobi, Carroll.