Barton on subs bench for derby clash with Sunderland

Controversial Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton was named among the substitutes for the derby clash with Sunderland after returning from his six-match ban.

Manager Joe Kinnear kept faith with the 11 men who started Monday night’s 2-2 Barclays Premier League draw with Manchester City after a successful appeal against Habib Beye’s red card and skipper Nicky Butt’s recovery from an ankle problem.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane was able to include striker Kenwyne Jones among the substitutes for the first time this season following his knee ligament injury.

But he was forced to make a change in goal, where Marton Fulop replaced Craig Gordon who had a twisted ankle, while Dwight Yorke and El-Hadji Diouf returned at the expense of Grant Leadbitter and former Magpie Michael Chopra.

Sunderland: Fulop, Chimbonda, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque, Whitehead, Yorke, Richardson, Cisse, Diouf. Subs: Colgan, Bardsley, Tainio, Chopra, Jones, Leadbitter, Reid.

Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Geremi, Guthrie, Butt, Duff, Ameobi, Martins. Subs: Harper, Jose Enrique, Cacapa, Barton, N’Zogbia, Gutierrez, Xisco.

Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire)