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. 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. 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. Marlon Harewood makes the final appearance of his current loan spell from Aston Villa this afternoon. SHEFF WED (4-4-2): Grant; Simek, Purse, Beevers, Spurr; Soares, O'Connor, Potter, Johnson; Tudgay, Varney. Subs: O'Donnell (gk), Buxton, Hinds, Jeffers, Esajas, Clarke, Gray. NEWCASTLE (4-4-2): Harper; Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique; Guthrie, Butt, Nolan, Gutierrez; Harewood, Ameobi. Subs: Krul (gk), Lovenkrands, R Taylor, Pancrate, Carroll, Kadar, Ranger.

Source: Northern_Echo