Game On! Newcastle v Wolves

Well I think it's fair to say that the two weeks just gone has seemed like a proverbial lifetime.

The reason - no NUFC action!

That changes of course this afternoon as we return to Premier League action and look to put behind us a horror show at White Hart Lane last time out. It's not the only sub plot to the game today though as Wolves will be trying exorcise their own demons after going down 5-1 to their local rivals last time out.

I must confess that I don't actually know what it is like to be thumped 5-1 by your closest rivals. I'd ask a Mackem but I can't stand the smell of them so couldn't get close enough, plus I don't think they'd be able to answer without covering me in some form of mouth froth.

Anyway, I'll save that malarkey for next week. Right now it's managerless (sort of!) Wolves to contend with. I say 'sort of' because Caretaker Manager Terry Connor has been handed the Molineux managerial reins until the end of the season. Will that lead to the "new manager" effect on his players? We'll find out this afternoon I guess...

For more background on the match you can peruse my match preview by clicking here or you can take a look at NUFC stats' number crunching stat attack by clicking here.

That's enough talking for now anyway as we prepare for battle against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Can Alan Pardew's men keep the Wolves from the door? Or will Terry Connor's men huff and puff and blow the house down?

Howay the lads!

Newcastle: Krul; Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon; R Taylor, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez; Ba, Cisse

Subs: Elliot, Ferguson, Perch, Guthrie, Obertan, Ben Arfa, Ameobi

Wolves: Wayne Hennessey; Ronald Zubar, Christophe Berra, Richard Stearman, Stephen Ward; Kevin Foley, Karl Henry, David Edwards, Jamie O’Hara, Matt Jarvis; Kevin Doyle

Subs: Dorus De Vries, Jody Craddock, Roger Johnson, Nenad Milijas, Stephen Hunt, Michael Kightly, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake