6:16pm Friday 19th March 2010
By Will Scott
BRISTOL CITY
Gerken
Orr Fontaine McAllister Carey
Sproule Elliott Skuse Haynes
Maynard Maierhofer
Lovenkrands Carroll
Gutierrez Nolan Guthrie Routledge
Enrique Hall Coloccini Simpson
Harper
NEWCASTLE
Newcastle subs (from): Krul (gk), R Taylor, Kadar, Butt, Pancrate, Ranger, Best.
Bristol City subs (from): Henderson (gk), Nyatanga, Johnson, Hartley, Ribeiro, Clarkson, Sno, Agyemang.
NEWCASTLE: Chris Hughton is sweating on the availability of Peter Lovenkrands as he ponders his selection for today's trip to Ashton Park.
If the Dane recovers from the muscular problem he sustained in Wednesday's win over Scunthorpe, Hughton is expected to select an unchanged team. Alan Smith
(ankle) is due to return to training on Monday, while neither Shola Ameobi nor Joey Barton are included in the
squad despite taking part in full training this week.
Suspensions: None
Injuries: S Taylor (knee), Williamson (hand), Smith (ankle), Vuckic (leg), LuaLua (hamstring)
Last five league games: WDWWW
Leading league scorer: Carroll, Nolan 12
Next game: vs Doncaster (A) 23/03/10
BRISTOL CITY: Winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce is suspended after he was sent off in the closing stages of Tuesday's 3-2 defeat at Plymouth. That result proved the end of the road for manager Gary Johnson, and it remains to be seen whether caretaker boss Keith Millen makes wholesale changes to the team.
Chris Iwelumo has returned to Wolves after the end of a loan spell, but former Celtic midfielder Evander Sno is available after making a goalscoring return from a back injury in the reserves.
Suspensions: Campbell-Ryce
Injuries: McCombe (leg), Elliott (knee)
Last five league games: LLWLD
Leading league scorer: Maynard 12
Key Player: Nicky Maynard - Without the strikers goals, Bristol City would almost certainly be in the relegation zone.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
League head to head: Newcastle 8, Bristol City 6, Draws 9
Referee: Andy DUrso (Billericay) G27 Y73 R2 Ave: 2.78
Last Newcastle game: vs Plymouth (H) 13/01/10 W3-0 Y0 R0
Odds: H5/2; A5/6; D12/5
It's a fact: Newcastle's last trip to Ashton Gate ended in a 5-0 League Cup win courtesy of goals from Les Ferdinand, Keith Gillespie, Robert Lee, Darren Peacock and Scott
Sellars.
Comment by Billy Scott: Bristol City will be hoping a change of manager equals a change in fortune, but Newcastle are capable of claiming all three points.
Prediction: 1-2
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