HATEM Ben Arfa and Cheik Tiote will make their first Newcastle United starts in this afternoon's away game at Everton.
The pair have been promoted to the starting line-up in the wake of last weekend's 2-0 home defeat to Blackpool.
Tiote replaces Alan Smith at the heart of midfield, while Ben Arfa is expected to line up on the left-hand side after being preferred to Jonas Gutierrez.
Kevin Nolan will continue to play off lone striker Andy Carroll, with Mike Williamson partnering Fabricio Coloccini at centre-half. Sol Campbell has been named on the Newcastle bench.
Everton have included Jermaine Beckford, who came close to joining the Magpies in January, in their starting side.
EVERTON (4-1-4-1): Howard; Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines; Heitinga; Pienaar, Arteta, Fellaini, Osman; Beckford.
Subs: Mucha (gk), Neville, Coleman, Gueye, Bilyaletdinov, Barkley, Yakubu.
NEWCASTLE (4-4-1-1): Harper; Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Enrique; Routledge, Tiote, Barton, Ben Arfa; Nolan; Carroll.
Subs: Krul (gk), Campbell, R Taylor, Smith, Gutierrez, Ameobi, Lovenkrands.
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