Casper Ankergren starts his first game of the season and Gary Dicker also returns to the starting line-up...
Listen to live commentary on*Seagulls Player
TEAMS NEWS
Gus Poyet makes two changes to his New Year's Day starting line-up, which includes a first start of the season for Casper Ankergren.
The Danish goalkeeper starts in goal with Tomasz Kuszczak making way; the Polish stopper has been named on the bench.
Elsewhere, Irish midfielder Gary Dicker returns to the starting XI with former Newcastle United winger Kazenga LuaLua dropping to the bench.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew makes five changes to the side that lost to Everton in midweek.
In goal, Rob Elliot starts in place of Dutch international Tim Krul, while James Tavernier starts in the heart of the Magpies defence at the expense of Fabricio Coloccini.
Elsewhere, former Coventry midfielder Gael Bigirimana is given a place in the starting XI alongside Mehdi Abeid; Sylvain Marveaux drops to the bench and Cheick Tiote misses out owing to international duty.
Striker Sammy Ameobi returns to the Magpies strike-force, alongside his brother Shola, Papiss Cisse drops out of the side and has not travelled.
TEAMS
Albion: (4-3-3) Ankergren; Lopez, Greer, El-Abd, Bridge; Hammond, Bridcutt, Dicker; Orlandi, Mackail-Smith, Barnes. Subs: Kuszczak (GK), Dunk, Crofts, Buckley, Dobbie, LuaLua, Hoskins.*
Newcastle United:*(4-4-2) Elliot; Perch, Williamson, Tavernier, Santon; Bigirimana, Anita, Abeid, Obertan; Sa Ameobi, Sh Ameobi. Subs: Krul (GK), Amalfitano, Marveaux, Ranger, Ferguson, Dummett, Campbell.
Referee: Lee Probert
Lotto:www.seagullslotto.co.uk
Original article
Listen to live commentary on*Seagulls Player
TEAMS NEWS
Gus Poyet makes two changes to his New Year's Day starting line-up, which includes a first start of the season for Casper Ankergren.
The Danish goalkeeper starts in goal with Tomasz Kuszczak making way; the Polish stopper has been named on the bench.
Elsewhere, Irish midfielder Gary Dicker returns to the starting XI with former Newcastle United winger Kazenga LuaLua dropping to the bench.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew makes five changes to the side that lost to Everton in midweek.
In goal, Rob Elliot starts in place of Dutch international Tim Krul, while James Tavernier starts in the heart of the Magpies defence at the expense of Fabricio Coloccini.
Elsewhere, former Coventry midfielder Gael Bigirimana is given a place in the starting XI alongside Mehdi Abeid; Sylvain Marveaux drops to the bench and Cheick Tiote misses out owing to international duty.
Striker Sammy Ameobi returns to the Magpies strike-force, alongside his brother Shola, Papiss Cisse drops out of the side and has not travelled.
TEAMS
Albion: (4-3-3) Ankergren; Lopez, Greer, El-Abd, Bridge; Hammond, Bridcutt, Dicker; Orlandi, Mackail-Smith, Barnes. Subs: Kuszczak (GK), Dunk, Crofts, Buckley, Dobbie, LuaLua, Hoskins.*
Newcastle United:*(4-4-2) Elliot; Perch, Williamson, Tavernier, Santon; Bigirimana, Anita, Abeid, Obertan; Sa Ameobi, Sh Ameobi. Subs: Krul (GK), Amalfitano, Marveaux, Ranger, Ferguson, Dummett, Campbell.
Referee: Lee Probert
Lotto:www.seagullslotto.co.uk
Original article