Emre Not In Starting Line-Up

Graeme Souness:"I believe Emre came through 45 minutes for Turkey on Wednesday without any problems, so that's great news for us. He won't be starting on Saturday, though - he's not ready for that yet.

"Although they'll be pretty down I gather the Irish players are OK and we seem to have everyone back fit. Luque's back running now. It's good news but he's still another six weeks away from playing.

"I'm confident in any game we play, but we know it's going to be hard for us. They've not had many players away on international duty, so that will be a big help for them.

"Wigan have been on a good run and they will fancy themselves. They will be thinking this is a good time to play Newcastle United and we've got to make sure it isn't."