Source: Daily_Mail
NEWCASTLE v Liverpool: Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton available for new manager Alan Pardew
New Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will hope for a major fitness boost as he prepares for his first game in charge against Liverpool night.[LNB]Midfielder Joey Barton missed last weekend's 3-1 defeat at West Brom with a slight groin injury which delayed his return from a three-match ban, while skipper Kevin Nolan is expected to be fit following the ankle problem which has sidelined him for the last two games.[LNB] Welcome Alan: Joey Barton is set to return for Alan Pardew's first game[LNB]Danny Guthrie was carried off on a stretcher at the Hawthorns with an ankle injury, but the damage is not as serious as was first feared and he could yet retain his place in the squad.[LNB]Steve Harper played a reserve team game in midweek on his return from shoulder surgery and is continuing his quest for full fitness, and Leon Best (ankle) is also on the comeback trail.[LNB]But Fabricio Coloccini and Mike Williamson serve the final leg of their own three-match bans and Dan Gosling (knee), Ryan Taylor (ankle ligaments) Hatem Ben Arfa (double leg fracture) are still out.[LNB]Team (from): Krul, Soderberg, Simpson, Perch, Ferguson, Enrique, S. Taylor, Campbell, Kadar, Barton, Tiote, Smith, Routledge, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Nolan, Vuckic, Tavernier, Donaldson, Carroll, Ameobi, Lovenkrands, Ranger, Xisco.[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE[LNB] Explore more:People: Kevin Nolan, Danny Guthrie, Hatem Ben Arfa, Ryan Taylor, Joey Barton, Leon Best Places: Newcastle, Liverpool
