Kadar and Hall start against Boro, Jose on bench
NEWCASTLE United's Mike Williamson is out of this afternoon's Tees-Tyne derby.
Fitz Hall comes in for the injured Williamson, while fit-again duo Jose Enrique and Wayne Routledge are named among the substitutes by boss Chris Hughton.
Tamas Kadar deputises for Enrique at left-back, while Fabrice Pancrate continues on the right side of midfield.
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Newcastle – who will be backed by 3,600 fans at the Riverside Stadium - lead second-placed West Bromwich Albion – who entertain Blackpool at The Hawthorns – by six points.
Meanwhile, striker Scott McDonald returns for Middlesbrough after a two-game absence.
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Harper; Simpson, Hall, Coloccini, Kadar; Routledge, Nolan, Guthrie, Gutierrez; Carroll, Lovenkrands. Subs: Krul, Enrique, Butt, R Taylor, Routledge, Best, Ranger.
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