Bluebirds against Magpies – all that you need to know
Yes, the game will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League from 11.30am. Kick-off is 12.30pm.
If you don’t have a Sky subscription, you can buy a Now TV day pass to watch the game. Prices start at £7.99.
Alternatively, follow the WalesOnline live match blog for minute-by-minute updates.
Cardiff win - 21/10 Newcastle win - 7/5 Draw - 21/10 All odds according to SkyBet and correct at time of writing.
Cardiff City: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison (capt.), Bamba, Bennett; Arter, Ralls, Reid; Murphy, Hoilett, Zohore Newcastle: Dubravka; Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett; Shelvey, Diame; Ritchie, Perez, Kenedy; Rondon Referee: Craig Pawson. Cardiff - Joe Ralls: The box-to-box man will be vital in the Bluebirds’ engine room as they look to disrupt Newcastle’s flow. Newcastle - Jonjo Shelvey: The former Swansea star will look to dictate the game’s tempo from a deep-lying midfield position. “I think everyone in Newcastle is relieved that the transfer window is now shut. The problems between the owner Mike Ashley and manager Rafa Benitez have been well documented in terms of vision for the club, money spent and in terms of transfers.
“They did sign seven players but Benitez was extremely frustrated and the tension was really building. Once the window shut, the attention obviously turned to the team and everyone’s excited that the season is back.
“Newcastle played well at the weekend, albeit they lost (2-1 to Tottenham), and there is some positivity on Tyneside.
“Cardiff are an unknown quantity and it will be a very different game to Spurs, not just quality-wise, but also in terms of style of play.
“Newcastle know they’re going to be in for a physical battle. They’re going to have to be far better from cross situations, which is how they conceded two goals last weekend.
“Newcastle are targeting this game for a win, basically because they have to with the tough run of fixtures they’ve got. They’ll go to Cardiff believing they can win, although they won’t be taking this lightly. They went to Huddersfield in the second game of last season and lost.
“The Toon Army always travel in heavy numbers, a think the few tickets that are remaining are now getting snapped up. Lots of Newcastle fans went down on a Friday evening after getting promoted on the last day of the 2016/17 season.
“A lot of eyes will be on Rondon from a Newcastle perspective: I think we can expect him to start instead of Joselu and Javier Manquillo at right-back. I’m sure Cardiff fans will be giving Fernandez a feisty reception.”