Confirmation of the starting eleven and substitutes named for this afternoon's fixture away to Newcastle United.
| Competition: with Budweiser F.A. Cup Date: Saturday, 7th January 2012 Time: 15:00 Venue: St. James' Park | ||||
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Newcastle United | v | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tim Krul | |
| 5 | Danny Simpson | |
| 6 | Michael Williamson | |
| 2 | Fabricio Coloccini | |
| 3 | Davide Santon | |
| 13 | Mehdi Abeid | |
| 25 | Gabriel Obertan | |
| 4 | Yohan Cabaye | |
| 10 | Hatem Ben Arfa | |
| 18 | Jonás Gutiérrez | |
| 20 | Leon Best | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 16 | Ryan Taylor | |
| 15 | Dan Gosling | |
| 35 | Robert Elliot | |
| 28 | Sammy Ameobi | |
| 14 | James Perch | |
| 29 | Haris Vuckic | |
| 23 | Shola Ameobi | |
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mark Bunn | |
| 39 | Adam Henley | |
| 31 | Grant Hanley | |
| 3 | Martin Olsson | |
| 5 | Gaël Givet | |
| 29 | Simon Vukcevic | |
| 15 | Steven N'Zonzi | |
| 12 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | |
| 14 | Radosav Petrovic | |
| 20 | Rubén Rochina | |
| 25 | David Goodwillie | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 33 | Josh Morris | |
| 22 | Nick Blackman | |
| 35 | Jason Lowe | |
| 24 | Yakubu Aiyegbeni | |
| 19 | Jordan Slew | |
| 10 | Mauro Formica | |
| 34 | Jake Kean | |
