Squad sheets: Newcastle United v Swansea City

Louise Speed will be on Tyneside to see Newcastle United remember her late husband and their former midfielder, Gary, courtesy of a poignant pre-match tribute. Later, Newcastle's Tim Krul and Swansea's Michel Vorm will endeavour to prove why they should become Holland's first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Euro 2012. Much may depend on whether the much-coveted Cheik Tioté – or "our warrior" as Alan Pardew calls him – passes a late fitness test on the knee injury which has sidelined the midfielder since October. If not, 19-year-old Mehdi Abeid, an Algeria Under-23 international midfielder, is expected to start in central midfield. Louise Taylor Venue St James' Park, Saturday 3pm Tickets £26-51 (0191 261 1571) Last season n/a Referee Lee Mason This season's matches 10 Y 31, R 0, 3.10 cards per game Odds Newcastle 5-6 Swansea 4-1 Draw 11-4 Newcastle Subs from Elliot, Santon, Perch, Kadar, Abeid, Vuckic, Smith, Sammy Ameobi, Ben Arfa, Lovenkrands, Best Doubtful Tioté (knee), Coloccini (thigh), Williamson (match fitness) Injured Guthrie (groin, Jan), Marveaux (groin, Apr), S Taylor (achilles, Aug) Suspended None Form guide LLDLWW Disciplinary record Y29 R2 Leading scorer Ba 11 Swansea Subs from Moreira, Tremmel, Caulker, Bodde, Orlandi, Dobbie, Moras, Cotterill, Lita, Moore, Bessone, Augustien Doubtful None Injured Rangel (ankle, Jan), Tate (broken leg, Jan) Suspended None Form guide WLDLDW Disciplinary record Y21 R1 Leading scorer Graham 5 Match pointers • Newcastle have not lost at home to Swansea since April 1980, although they have met only four times at St James' Park in all competitions since • Michel Vorm has already kept seven clean sheets in 2011-12 – one more than he managed playing for Utrecht in the Eredivisie last term • Newcastle have conceded the highest proportion of goals (58%) from set pieces • Swansea have failed to score in more matches (seven) than any other side • The injured defender, Steven Taylor, has made the highest number of defensive blocks (23) in the division