Shearer Takes In Reserve Fixture!

Alan Smith, Danny Guthrie, Andy Carroll, Xisco, David Edgar and Nile Ranger, look set to play.

Shearer: "I will be watching the game tonight.

"Everybody is fighting for their place right now. And that's what I will be telling the lads who play tonight.

"It's a good chance for me to see those lads.

"All of those who are involved need games, so it's a good time to be playing."