Newcastle United news: Pardew faces media ahead of return, Benitez blow

Alan Pardew will face the media today ahead of his first return to St James's Park as Crystal Palace manager.
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Alan Pardew

Pardew – who left Newcastle United in December 2014 to take over at Selhurst Park – is holding his Press conference this afternoon ahead of Saturday's meeting between the two clubs.

Palace reached the FA Cup final last weekend.

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The Palace game is followed by a visit to Villa Park on May 7.

Newcastle quickly sold out their 2,900-seat allocation for the Aston Villa match and asked the relegated club for another batch of tickets.

The club has revealed Villa's response in a tweet.