Carroll on Newcastle sheet

Andrew Carroll is likely to partner Michael Owen up front against Liverpool with Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear reeling from a string of injury worries.

Jose Enrique is out after damaging a calf in the warm-up against Wigan as is Mark Viduka who has a torn groin muscle. Habib Beye was also a casualty at the JJB stadium while defender Sebastien

Bassong is suspended.

David Edgar and Charles N’Zogbia are likely to be used in a makeshift defence and striker Shola Ameobi could return after a groin injury.

Newcastle (from): Given, Coloccini, Gutierrez, Butt, Guthrie, N’Zogbia, Duff, Owen, Harper, Taylor, Geremi, Edgar, Xisco, Carroll, Ameobi, LuaLua, Gonzalez.