Newcastle United travel to the Liberty Stadium for the third time in their history this afternoon, hoping to make it three out of three in avoiding defeat. A draw when the two sides met in the Championship back in 2010 and a hard-fought 2-0 victory during their incredible winning run towards the end of the last campaign have made their trips to Wales joyful in recent seasons. However this fixture could be the worst time for the Geordies to play Swansea at their home ground as the mood will be jubilant after their League Cup victory last Sunday. Kick-off for the non-UK televised (though it is showing overseas) Premier League clash is at 3pm. Here's the team news ahead of the game; For Swansea, defenders Neil Taylor and Chico Flores are out. Goalkeeper Michel Vorm could play if he can shake off the flu. Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini misses the game with a back injury. Recent suggestions claim he could be missing for several weeks and the impressive new recruit Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa will likely make his first Premier League start for The Magpies. Hatem Ben Arfa is still sidelined as he attempts to regain fitness after his recent injury. Tim Krul is out for at least the rest of March with an ankle problem, meaning Rob Elliott is likely to deputize in goal with Steve Harper also unavailable. Ryan Taylor and Haris Vuckic are still unavailable, though Dan Gosling has returned to training and is available for selection. This week saw a handful of Newcastle players depart the club with Sammy Ameobi joining Middlesbrough on loan, Shane Ferguson moving to Birmingham City on a one-month loan deal and the troubled Nile Ranger's contract cancelled by mutual consent. Likely Line-ups; SCFC: Tremmel, Rangel, Bartley, Williams, Davies, Ki, Britton, De Guzman, Dyer, Michu, Routledge NUFC: Elliott, Debuchy, S Taylor, Mbiwa, Santon, Gutierrez, Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran, Sissoko, Cisse source -
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