FULL TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED: Referee Steve Bennett blows for full-time as Sheffield United earn a 1-0 win to send Newcastle to the foot of the Premiership thanks to Danny Webber's goal on 67 minutes.

Alan Quinn is replaced by Nicky Law.

Steve Kabba is replaced by Colin Kazim-Richards.

Quinn beats the offside the trap and hits the post with Newcastle caught sleeping.

Babayaro is booked for a foul on Montgomery.

Leigertwood gets in another shot which narrowly misses the target.

Moore is then booked for a blatant block on Hulse.

Hulse is booked for an arm into the face of Moore.

Stephen Carr is booked for unsporting behaviour.

Emre tries again but pulls his left-footed effort wide of the target.

Danny Webber is replaced by Steven Kabba.

Emre gets his first shot away but fires wide.

Shot by Luque from 18 yards is caught by Kenny.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED (WEBBER): WEBBER hands Sheffield United a 1-0 lead with a header from a Nick Montgomery cross.

James Milner is replaced by Albert Luque.

Cross by Quinn is cleared by Titus Bramble.

Mikele Leigertwood lets fly from long range with his left foot but his shot is always rising.

Shot by Danny Webber drilled right-footed from 18 yards is saved by Harper - Hulse is caught offside on the follow up.

Cross by Milner is cleared by Jagielka.

Hulse finally gets a shot away at the end of a promising Sheffield United attack.

Quinn cuts in and tries his luck with a curling shot which goes wide.

Parker is caught offside as the home side look to take the initiative.

Charles N'Zogbia replaced by Nolberto Solano.

Nicky Butt replaced by Belozoglu Emre.

Sheffield United get the second half underway.

HALF TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED: Referee Steve Bennett brings an end to a dire first half with both sides lacking the polish in the final third.

Parker gets a shot on the run from the edge of the box away but Kenny collects.

N'Zogbia gives away a free-kick on the edge of the box but the Blades dally and the ball eventually goes out of play.

Claude Davis enters the referee's book after a foul.

Duff gets in a cross but Newcastle struggling to get bodies forward.

Both sides lacking the craft and invention to suggest an opening is on the cards.

Celestine Babayaro crosses this time but Davis again gets a touch to clear the ball.

Claude Davis slices the ball away for another corner - Milner delivers and Geary then gives away a corner. Milner crosses again but the Blades clear.

N'Zogbia crosses and almost catches Kenny out but the ball hits the crossbar.

Milner delivers and Parker almost gets on the end of it but his effort goes out of play.

Milner crosses and Kozluk takes no chances and clears for a corner.

N'Zogbia surges forward for Newcastle but he rushes his shot and Kenny watches it wide.

Kenny fumbles a Milner corner but the Blades finally get the ball away.

Corner by Charles N'Zogbia to the near post is cleared by Mikele Leigertwood.

Stephen Carr tries pick out Rossi with a cross but Phil Jagielka clears.

Hulse gives away a foul in a dangerous area for holding down Moore.

Webber and Hulse combine well but Montgomery loses possession for the Blades.

Duff is caught offside as Newcastle look to attack.

Quinn's attempted free-kick is always rising - a waste of a shot.

Rob Hulse turns sharply and lets fly from the edge of the box but Harper gathers his shot.

Alan Quinn gets in a timely block to thwart James Milner from 18 yards.

Webber gets in another cross but Craig Moore is on hand to clear the danger.

Paddy Kenny collects the ball as a Newcastle move breaks down.

Danny Webber gets an early cross in for the visitors.

Neil Warnock makes three changes as the injured Leigh Bromby, Michael Tonge and Chris Armstrong all sit out with Rob Kozluk, Nick Montgomery and Derek Geary coming in.

Krul, Steven Taylor, Peter Ramage, Nolberto Solano, Emre and goalscorer Albert Luque are the men to make way with all but the Dutchman and Taylor named on the bench.

Steve Harper, Stephen Carr, Celestine Babayaro, Scott Parker, Damien Duff and Giuseppe Rossi, who were all unavailable for the 1-0 Uefa Cup victory at Palermo in midweek, all return as the Magpies look for a first league win since September 17.

European hero Tim Krul is one of six men to make way as Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder rings the changes for this evening's vital Premiership clash with Sheffield United.

The referee gets this St James' Park clash underway.