Source: SKY_Sports
Newcastle v Everton preview
ewcastle will be hoping to give recuperating boss Joe Kinnear a perfect welcome home present when they take on Everton at St James' Park on Sunday.[LNB] The Magpies boss took ill before their game with West Brom and his side went on to do him proud, winning the crucial relegation six-pointer 3-2 at The Hawthorns.[LNB]Following successful surgery, he is now due out of hospital on Sunday and his charges will be hoping for another 'get well soon' win in this game - which is being screened live on Sky Sports 1 at 4pm - to pull further away from the relegation zone.[LNB]But they will not find it easy against a high-flying Everton side who can do no wrong at present.[LNB]David Moyes' charges have tasted defeat in just one of their last 13 league and cup games - against defending champions Manchester United at Old Trafford.[LNB]But they have seen off other heavyweights in this run, including in-form Aston Villa 3-1 in the FA Cup last time and a last-gasp 1-0 victory over arch-rivals Liverpool before that.[LNB]Team newsNewcastle caretaker manager Chris Hughton will welcome back Argentinian winger Jonas Gutierrez for the game.[LNB]Hughton will also hope that Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins will be ready to play some part in the clash after being out of action since December with a hernia problem.[LNB]Martins and fellow strikers Alan Smith and Mark Viduka are all in the squad, but long-term injury victims Joey Barton, Michael Owen, Habib Beye and Danny Guthrie are all still out.[LNB]For Everton, French striker Louis Saha could return after he resumed full training on Tuesday following a hamstring problem sustained against Spurs in late November.[LNB]But Jo also has strong claims for a starting-berth up front after scoring twice on his debut against Bolton before being cup-tied for the Villa victory.[LNB]Tony Hibbert and Tim Cahill are suspended and there are doubts about injured midfield trio Leon Osman (stomach muscle tear), Marouane Fellaini (back) and Steven Pienaar (hamstring), although the club's medical team are working hard to give all three the best possible chance of facing the Magpies. [LNB]Possible starting XIsNewcastle: Harper, Coloccini, S Taylor, Enrique, R Taylor, Bassong, Butt, Nolan, Ameobi, Duff, Lovenkrands.[LNB]Everton: Howard, Lescott, Jagielka, Baines, Jacobsen, Neville, Gosling, Arteta, Osman, Fellaini, Jo.[LNB]
