NEWCASTLE v Chelsea: Shearer given options for arrival of Blues

Newcastle boss Alan Shearer hopes to have three key players available for his first game in charge against Chelsea tomorrow.Steven Taylor (ankle) and Sebastien Bassong (groin) are improving and have not yet been ruled out, while Damien Duff (hamstring) was expected to train today. A hero's returned: Shearer laps up the praise on his return to St. James'Danny Guthrie is back in contention after an eight-match lay-off with a tornhamstring and strikers Andy Carroll (ankle) and Xisco (fractured toe) have returned to training.But Shola Ameobi is out with an ankle problem and Joey Barton (fractured metatarsal), Mark Viduka and Ignacio Gonzalez (both Achilles) remain on thesidelines.Provisional squad: Harper, Forster, Krul, S Taylor, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Enrique, Edgar, Cacapa, Butt, Duff, R Taylor, Gutierrez, Nolan, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Geremi, Smith, Martins, Owen, Carroll, Xisco.CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE REST OF THE WEEKEND'S PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS  

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