Same again for Keegan

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan will look to field the same side yet again for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to West Ham.

Keegan has only minor knocks to concern him as he prepares for a game in which he hopes to extend the club’s unbeaten run to seven games.

Emre (calf), Stephen Carr (hamstring), Claudio Cacapa (groin), Peter Ramage (knee) and James Milner (foot) are all nearing returns, while Shay Given (groin) is unlikely to play again this season as he recovers from surgery.

Provisional squad: Harper, Forster, Beye, Enrique, Taylor, Faye, Edgar, Butt, N’Zogbia, Duff, Barton, Geremi, Owen, Smith, Martins, Viduka, Carroll.