Squad sheets: Newcastle United v Blackpool

Sol Campbell, Hatem Ben Arfa – aka the new Laurent Robert – and Cheick Tioté are hoping to make their Newcastle debuts but Chris Hughton may well be reluctant to disrupt his starting XI. Marlon Harewood, a loanee at St James' Park from Aston Villa last season, will aim to jog Tyneside memories with a goal while spearheading Blackpool's attack. Not that Ian Holloway is overly optimistic. "We'll be doing fantastically if we get one point from our next two games at Newcastle and Chelsea," he said. "We have to scrap, bite and kick for anything we can get." Louise Taylor Venue St James' Park, Saturday 3pm Tickets £25-40 (www.nufc.co.uk) Last season (Championship) Newcastle 4 Blackpool 1 Referee L Mason This season's matches 1 Y 3, R 0, 1.00 card per game Odds Newcastle 8-13 Blackpool 5-1 Draw 3-1 Newcastle Subs from Krul, Campbell, Kadar, Tavernier, Ben Arfa, Tioté, Ameobi, Ranger, Lovenkrands, R Taylor Doubtful Campbell (match fitness), Carroll (ankle) Injured Simpson (ankle, 18 Sep), Guthrie (ankle, 26 Sep), Best (ankle, Nov), S Taylor (shoulder, Nov), Gosling (knee, Mar) Suspended Xisco (first of three) Form guide DWL Disciplinary record Y10 R0 Leading scorer Carroll 4 Blackpool Subs from Halstead, Coid, Eardley, Martin, Ormerod, Grandin, Varney, Basham, Euell, Sylvestre, Edwards, Demontagnac, Keinan, Carney, Phillips Doubtful Baptiste (hand), Southern (knee) Injured Rachubka (knee, 18 Sep), Almond (shoulder, 23 Oct), Clarke (knee, May) Suspended None Form guide DLW Disciplinary record Y2 R1 Leading scorer Harewood 2 Match pointers • Newcastle last lost at home to Blackpool in August 1970, although they have played them only six times since • There have been 17 goals scored in Blackpool's three away games in all competitions in 2010-11 • Joey Barton has been booked in all three of his appearances this season and has now collected 49 yellow cards in his Premier League career • Blackpool have been caught offside 13 times, more often than any other side • Newcastle have hit the target with 65% of their shots, the best rate in the division