Preview: Newcastle vs Man U

Man Utd know that if they are to keep up the pace on Arsenal they must win at St. James Park. If Arsenal win earlier in the day United may even be eight points behind the Gunners, but Kevin Keegan would just 'love it' if his Toon side pick up a shock result against old rival Sir Alex Ferguson.

Overview

Man Utd are five points off the pace with Arsenal at the top and Kevin Keegan still awaits his first victory as boss of the Toon. Manchester United may find themselves eight points behind leaders Arsenal at this stage.

Injuries and Suspensions

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has admitted that goalkeeper Shay Given and striker Obafemi Martins may miss out. Ryan Giggs has recovered from the minor knee injury.

Keegan: we can surprise them

"They've got the form and we haven't, so we'll see if we can surprise a few people. We've had a little bit of a break and we've worked the players a little bit harder."

Squads

Newcastle (from): Given, Harper, Forster, Beye, N'Zogbia, Enrique, Cacapa, Taylor, Faye, Edgar, Butt, Smith, Milner, Duff, Barton, LuaLua, Owen, Viduka, Ameobi, Carroll.

Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Anderson, Scholes, Hargreaves, Giggs, Rooney, Tevez, Kuszczak, Saha, Carrick, Nani, O'Shea, Fletcher, Park, Simpson.

Eyefootball Premiership Predictor

Newcastle 1-2 Man Utd

This will be a big victory for United, still desperate to keep up the pace on the Gunners.

Goalscorer: Carlos Tevez