Enrique and Routledge both back for Magpies

Published: 17 Mar 2010 - 19:27:06

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JOSE Enrique and Wayne Routledge both return to Newcastle's starting line-up for this evening's Championship home game with Scunthorpe. The duo were both on the bench for Saturday's 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough, but are restored to the starting XI against the Iron. Enrique replaces Tamas Kadar at left-back, with Routledge preferred to Fabrice Pancrate at right midfield. Fabricio Coloccini has been passed fit to retain his place at centre-half despite hobbling out of the draw at the Riverside with a dead leg. There is no place for Alan Smith though as he continues to recover from an ankle injury. NEWCASTLE (4-4-2): Harper; Simpson, Coloccini, Hall, Enrique; Routledge, Nolan, Guthrie, Gutierrez; Lovenkrands, Carroll. Subs: Krul (gk), Kadar, R Taylor, Butt, Pancrate, Best, Ranger. SCUNTHORPE (4-4-2): Murphy; Forte, Raynes, Jones, Williams; J Wright, A Wright, McCann, O'Connor; Thompson, Hayes. Subs: Lillis (gk), Milne, Togwell, Sparrow, Woolford, McDermott, Canavan.

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