Football is back!

Thank fuck - three weeks since our last home game.

Jonas and Martins should return to the side today, the latter expected to start from the subs bench. Smith and the Duke are back in the squad also.

Jo is back for Everton after after being cup-tied and Louis Saha is in line to get his inevitable goal, although he may start on the bench.

Tim Cahill and Tony Hibbert are banned and the Toffees are also without Marouane Fellaini, Leon Osman and Steven Pienaar.

Squads:

Newcastle: Harper, S Taylor, Bassong, Coloccini, Enrique, R Taylor, Butt, Nolan, Duff, Lovenkrands, Ameobi, Jonas, Smith, Viduka, Martins, Edgar, Forster, Cacapa, Geremi, Edgar, Donaldson.

Everton: Howard, Jagielka, Lescott, Yobo, Baines, Gosling, Arteta, Van der Meyde, Neville, Osman, Rodwell, Saha, Nash, Castillo, Baxter, Jacobsen