Game On! Newcastle v Stoke

Game On at St James' After the football results yesterday it has become much clearer what a result would do for either team this afternoon at St James' Park.

Alan Pardew and Tony Pulis will prep their respective sides knowing that a win could potentially see either side in with a shout of finishing the weekend sat in the top half of the table.

To be more precise, a lot depends on how many goals each team is beaten by. Fulham currently occupy tenth place but don't play this weekend so it's their spot up for grabs. To move into tenth all Stoke need to do is draw today, which would see us move above Sunderland, but for United to make some real headway in the league then we need to beat Stoke by two goals which will be enough to propel us into 11th. Yes it is technically possible for us to make tenth today but we'd need to win by six clear goals so it's unlikely.

So results covered, what about the game today? Well a good place to start if you haven't already done so is by clicking here and reading our match preview. It's packed full of injury news, fitness worries, recent form tips, a history of games between the two sides and some fun facts and stats for your delectation.

The match is once again not on the telly box here in the UK, but it is being broadcast overseas so streams may be available for those who can't attend the game. If you do find a good stream then please feel free to share it by leaving a link in the 'comments' section below.

As ever team news will be published below, in full, as and when I can get my hands on it. I dare say that whilst I'm updating it somebody will have posted it in the 'comments' section anyway but it will be featured at the bottom of this article for sure.

Which means it's nearly time for kick-off in what is yet another must win game for United against a team occupying the same kind of league position we find ourselves in. It's a chance to move up the league, and it's a chance we simply have to take!

Howay the lads!

Newcastle: Rob Elliot; Mathieu Debuchy, Steven Taylor, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Davide Santon; Yohan Cabaye, Cheik Tiote; Jonas Gutierrez, Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran; Papiss Cisse

Subs: Steve Harper, Massadio Haidara, James Perch, Vurnon Anita, Gabriel Obertan, Sylvain Marveaux, Adam Campbell

Stoke: Asmir Begovic; Geoff Cameron, Ryan Shawcross, Marc Wilson, Andy Wilkinson; Ryan Shotton, Glenn Whelan, Steven Nzonzi, Jonathan Walters; Cameron Jerome, Peter Crouch

Subs: Thomas Sorenson, Brek Shea, Charlie Adam, Dean Whitehead, Michael Kightly, Kenwyne Jones, Michael Owen