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September 23, 2012 3:00 PM BST
St. James' Park — Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Referee:‬ N. Swarbrick‎
Attendance:‬ 49402‎
 
20′ Demba Ba
 

Newcastle - Norwich: Hughton returns to Tyneside for first time since dismissal

The former Magpies boss takes his new club to the Sports Direct Arena but his Canaries side could find it tough against a side that have lost just once at home in 2012

By Michael Lightfoot

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NEWCASTLE UNITED

Harper
Perch, Williamson, Taylor, Santon
Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Anita, Gutierrez
Ba, Cisse
NORWICH CITY

Ruddy
Martin, Barnett, Bassong, Garrido
Snodgrass, Howson, Johnson, Surman
Holt, Jackson

Steve Harper is likely to return in goal for the Magpies, despite Rob Eliot's mid-week Europa League heroics as Tim Krul (elbow) continues to recover from injury.

Danny Simpson and Fabricio Coloccini (both hamstring), Ryan Taylor (knee) and Cheikh Tiote (groin) are notable absentees, Vurnon Anita missed the mid-week tie at Maritimo due to the birth of his first child, but he may return for the Premier League fixture.

Norwich City have Steven Whittaker (ankle), Elliott Bennett (knee) and Simon Lappin (ligament damage) out injured for manager Chris Hughton's first trip back to Newcastle since he was sacked two years ago.

They look set to name the same side that featured in the goalless draw against West Ham.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Newcastle have won eight and lost just once in 12 Premier League games at home in 2012.
  • Jonas Gutierrez (pictured right) has been fouled 14 times this season, the most in the top-flight.
  • All five goals the Magpies have scored in the Premier League this season have come in the second-half .
  • Norwich have not kept a clean sheet in their previous 35 Premier League away games.
  • The Canaries have not picked up a single card in their first four games this term, the first team to do so since Blackburn in 1993-94.
  • They have only scored with four per cent of their shots, the lowest conversion rate of the Premier League.

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Top 3 Predictions
  • Newcastle United 2-0 Norwich City
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  • Newcastle United 3-0 Norwich City
    12.55 %
  • Newcastle United 3-1 Norwich City
    12.17 %
Head to Head
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Last Five Matches
Newcastle United
19 May 2013Newcastle United 0 - Arsenal FC 1EPL
12 May 2013QPR 1 - Newcastle United 2EPL
4 May 2013West Ham 0 - Newcastle United 0EPL
27 Apr 2013Newcastle United 0 - Liverpool 6EPL
20 Apr 2013West Bromwich Albion 1 - Newcastle United 1EPL
Norwich City
19 May 2013Manchester City 2 - Norwich City 3EPL
12 May 2013Norwich City 4 - West Bromwich Albion 0EPL
4 May 2013Norwich City 1 - Aston Villa 2EPL
27 Apr 2013Stoke City 1 - Norwich City 0EPL
20 Apr 2013Norwich City 2 - Reading 1EPL
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Team News
Available Squads
37Stephen HarperGoalkeeper
3Davide SantonDefender
6Mike WilliamsonDefender
14James PerchMidfielder
27Steven TaylorDefender
4Yohan CabayeMidfielder
8Vurnon AnitaDefender
10Hatem Ben ArfaMidfielder
-Jonas GutierrezMidfielder
9Papiss CisséStriker
29Demba BaStriker
21Rob ElliotGoalkeeper
34James TavernierDefender
20Gael BigirimanaMidfielder
24Cheikh TioteMidfielder
23Shola AmeobiStriker
25Gabriel ObertanStriker
44Sammy AmeobiStriker
1John RuddyGoalkeeper
2Russell MartinDefender
5S. BassongDefender
18Javier GarridoDefender
20Leon BarnettDefender
4Bradley JohnsonMidfielder
7Robert SnodgrassMidfielder
8Jonny HowsonMidfielder
11Andrew SurmanMidfielder
14Wesley HoolahanMidfielder
5Steve MorisonStriker
28Mark BunnGoalkeeper
6Michael TurnerDefender
24Ryan Bennett Defender
12Anthony PilkingtonMidfielder
27Alexander TetteyMidfielder
9Grant HoltStriker
10Simeon JacksonStriker
Players to Watch
Demba Ba
Demba Ba
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 29
Games Goals YC RC
14 2 0 0
With talks of a rift between the striker and his boss, Ba came off the bench to net twice last time out, and the Senegal international needs to continue his form to stay in the good books.
S. Bassong
S. Bassong
Position: Defender
Squad Number: 5
Games Goals YC RC
34 3 3 0
The former Newcastle defender will have to be on his toes if he is to shut down both Ba and Papiss Cisse and give his goalkeeper an easy day at the office.
Prediction
As Newcastle have only lost once at home this calendar year and Norwich have failed to keep a clean sheet in their past 35 games, Alan Pardew's men should come out victorious.
Editor's Prediction
Newcastle United 3
Norwich City 0
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