Jonathan Spector, Matt Holland and Marcus Bent replace Chris Powell, Alexei Smertin and Jay Bothroyd. There is also a return to St James’s Park for Darren Ambrose, who replaces Jerome Thomas. Also, young keeper Darren Randolph is on the bench.
Team: Myhre, Young, Hreidarsson, Perry, Spector, Kishishev, Hughes, Holland, Ambrose, M Bent, D Bent.
Subs: Randolph, Powell, Bothroyd, El Karkouri, Euell