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.
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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In the meantime, we have news of two players who United manager Rafa Benitez doesn't expect to be fit before the end of the season.
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.