Injured O'Brien to sit out Bolton clash

Newcastle will again be without Republic of Ireland defender Andy O'Brien for the visit of Bolton to St James' Park tomorrow …

Newcastle will again be without Republic of Ireland defender Andy O'Brien for the visit of Bolton to St James' Park tomorrow night.

O'Brien (back) and Andy Griffin (elbow) remain on the sidelines, although Titus Bramble is back in contention after playing for the reserves last week.

Clarence Acuna has been withdrawn from the squad on compassionate grounds and been allowed to fly home to Chile to visit his mother, who is ill in hospital.

Provisional squad: Given, Harper, Bernard, Elliott, Hughes, S. Caldwell, Dabizas, Bramble, Dyer, Solano, Robert, Jenas, Kerr, Shearer, Bellamy, Cort, Ameobi, LuaLua.

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