It's the same old story as far as Newcastle are concerned, as the Toon suffered 41 significant injuries last season and Davide Santon (hip), Loïc Rémy (muscle strain), Massadio Haïdara (knee) and Jonás Gutiérrez (hamstring) will all be
unavailable for selection, whilst Steven Taylor will also miss the game
after picking up a straight
red card for using his arm illicitly against Sergio Agüero in their opening fixture.