Bolton hope to welcome El-Hadji Diouf back into the fold and the striker may start on the bench after recovering from a double hernia operation. Nicky Hunt is suspended and the club's nine internationals will be assessed following their midweek exertions.
Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Walker, O'Brien, N'Gotty, Jaidi, Gardner, Faye, Speed, Okocha, Ben Haim, Nakata, Vaz Te, Nolan, Davies, Diouf, Giannakopoulos, Borgetti, Pedersen.
Newcastle (from): Given, Harper, Ramage, Babayaro, Boumsong, Elliott, Parker, N'Zogbia, Solano, Emre, Bowyer, Clark, Luque, Faye, Brittain, Pattison, O'Brien, Shearer, Ameobi, Chopra.