Game On! Newcastle v Liverpool

Game on at SJP! Our penultimate home game of the season will see us do battle with Liverpool this afternoon, with a win having to be the ultimate aim for United.

In truth Liverpool are probably quite happy they are back to playing football after the last week, but there is no getting away from the fact that they will miss Luis Suarez.

It's up to Newcastle to take advantage of that fact and make them pay. If they can do that and grab the three points then we'll have just taken a huge, arguably total, step towards ensuring we have Premier League football next term. If we don't then we look at other results and see how things are looking, but almost certainly the issue will drag on for at least another week.

Moving onto the game, and if you'd like to read a bit more background about the fixture then why not have a look at the match preview? You can view it by clicking here should you wish to update yourself on the injury situation, or take a look at the recent history between the two sides.

The game itself will be live on ESPN so there is hope for those who can't get inside the ground to watch the game. Streams should be available as it's being broadcast on loads of channels at home and abroad so all I ask is that if you find one then please share it by leaving a link in the 'comments' section below.

Team news, as is always the case, will be added in at the bottom of the article as and when it becomes available. I'm at work again so once more somebody will be adding it in for me.

That's just about it really. I've nothing more to say and must, like everyone, wait to see what fate awaits us this afternoon. I've tried not to mention it, but hopefully our efforts and endeavour are much better than what we witnessed in our last home game!

Howay the lads!

Newcastle: Elliot; Debuchy, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara; Perch, Tiote, Cabaye (c); Sissoko, Cisse, Gutierrez

Subs: Harper, Williamson, Gosling, Anita, Ben Arfa, Gouffran, Shola Ameobi

Liverpool: Reina, Enrique, Agger, Carragher, Johnson, Leiva, Gerrard, Henderson, Downing, Sturridge, Coutinho

Subs: Jones, Wisdom, Coates, Skrtel, Shelvey, Suso, Borini