Newcastle's Michael Owen has suffered a slight groin strain and
will not make his comeback, while fellow forward Shola Ameobi
remains short of fitness.
Shay Given is still nursing a groin problem, but Kieron Dyer, Scott
Parker and Antoine Sibierski could all return.
Chelsea have no new injury worries with Arjen Robben still short of
a return after suffering knee ligament damage.
Striker Andriy Shevchenko is set to figure having shaken off the
minor leg injury that kept him out in midweek.
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Newcastle (from): Harper, Srnicek, Solano, Carr, Babayaro, Taylor,
Bramble, Onyewu, Moore, Ramage, Butt, Parker, Milner, Emre, Dyer,
N'Zogbia, Martins, Sibierski, Luque, Carroll, LuaLua.
Chelsea (from): Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Ferreira, Diarra, Geremi,
Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Bridge, Obi, Makelele, Lampard, Essien,
Ballack, Wright-Phillips, Drogba, Shevchenko, J Cole,
Kalou.
Prediction : 0 - 3
