Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer is a doubt for tomorrow night's derby trip to Middlesbrough after suffering a recurrence of his shin problems.
Dyer has not trained for the last two days and today underwent x-rays on the shin in which he has previously suffered stress fractures, but has a chance of making the starting line-up.
Jermaine Jenas is standing by after recovering from an Achilles problem, while Laurent Robert and Steve Harper return from suspension.
Team (from): Given, Harper, Hughes, Bernard, Griffin, Woodgate, O'Brien, Bramble, Speed, Dyer, Robert, Solano, Jenas, Viana, Kerr, Shearer, Bellamy, Ameobi, LuaLua.