Disgraced Newcastle midfielder Lee Bowyer will start on the bench for tonight's UEFA Cup quarter final first leg with Sporting Lisbon.
The 28-year-old was fined £200,000 and cautioned for brawling with team-mate Kieron Dyer during Saturday's Premiership game with Aston Villa.
Dyer, whose appeal against his red card was rejected despite his club's support, is included in the starting line-up as expected.
Newcastle United:1-Shay Given; 2-Stephen Carr, 18-Aaron Hughes, 5-Andy O'Brien, 27-Steven Taylor; 32-Laurent Robert, 15-Amdy Faye, 8-Kieron Dyer, 7-Jermaine Jenas; 9-Alan Shearer, 23-Shola Ameobi
Sporting Lisbon:76-Ricardo; 23-Rui Jorge, 22-Beto, 37-Rogerio, 4-Anderson Polga; 8-Pedro Barbosa, 5-Carlos Martins, 26-Fabio Rochemback, 28-Joao Moutinho; 10-Sa Pinto, 31-Liedson
Referee:Yuri Baskalov (Russia)