Source: Northern_Echo
Butt replaces injured Smith at Sheff Wed
NICKY Butt returns to Newcastle's starting line-up in place of the injured Alan Smith at Sheffield Wednesday.[LNB] Butt also takes over the captain's armband in the only change to the Newcastle side that beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in last weekend's Tyne-Tees derby.[LNB] Smith is nursing a minor knock, but it is hoped that the former England international could be available for Monday's home game with Derby.[LNB] Marlon Harewood makes the final appearance of his current loan spell from Aston Villa this afternoon.[LNB] SHEFF WED (4-4-2): Grant; Simek, Purse, Beevers, Spurr; Soares, O'Connor, Potter, Johnson; Tudgay, Varney.[LNB] Subs: O'Donnell (gk), Buxton, Hinds, Jeffers, Esajas, Clarke, Gray.[LNB] NEWCASTLE (4-4-2): Harper; Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique; Guthrie, Butt, Nolan, Gutierrez; Harewood, Ameobi.[LNB] Subs: Krul (gk), Lovenkrands, R Taylor, Pancrate, Carroll, Kadar, Ranger.[LNB]
