Source: Daily_Mail
NEWCASTLE v Chelsea: Shearer given options for arrival of Blues
Newcastle boss Alan Shearer hopes to have three key players available for his first game in charge against Chelsea tomorrow.[LNB]Steven Taylor (ankle) and Sebastien Bassong (groin) are improving and have not yet been ruled out, while Damien Duff (hamstring) was expected to train today.[LNB][LNB] A hero's returned: Shearer laps up the praise on his return to St. James'[LNB]Danny Guthrie is back in contention after an eight-match lay-off with a tornhamstring and strikers Andy Carroll (ankle) and Xisco (fractured toe) have returned to training.[LNB]But Shola Ameobi is out with an ankle problem and Joey Barton (fractured metatarsal), Mark Viduka and Ignacio Gonzalez (both Achilles) remain on thesidelines.[LNB]Provisional squad: Harper, Forster, Krul, S Taylor, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Enrique, Edgar, Cacapa, Butt, Duff, R Taylor, Gutierrez, Nolan, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Geremi, Smith, Martins, Owen, Carroll, Xisco.[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE REST OF THE WEEKEND'S PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS [LNB]
