NEWCASTLE UNITED V SWANSEA CITY

When: Saturday January 13th, 3pm kick-off Where: St James’ Park Odds: Newcastle 19/20, Draw 12/5, Swans 7/2 Key Men: Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle): The midfielder is the latest to question where the Swansea Way has gone and, given the way things ended for him at the Liberty, will be eager to keep the Swans off course. After a goal in the FA Cup against Luton, he may well fancy his chances of joining Jack Cork, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente by netting against his former side. Wilfried Bony (Swansea): With Tammy Abraham a doubt and Renato Sanches unlikely to have recovered, a fit and firing Bony could be key in Carvalhal getting the most out of the system he used in his debut win against Watford. Scored a brace on his last trip to St James’ as a Swan – a result that secured survival in April 2014. What the managers have said: Rafa Benitez: “We have done well the last few weeks but it is a long season, we have an important game and the mentality must stay the same. Swansea have a new manager, they are organised and it’s important to be sure we target three points.” Carlos Carvalhal: “In all three games, the players have played exactly as I wanted in that moment. The most important thing right now is that we are competitive in every game and we have been so far. At Newcastle we will try to use all the good things we have at the moment and we will try to hide the weaknesses we have.” Probable teams: Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Darlow; Yedlin, Clark, Dummett, Manquilo; Diame, Shelvey; Murphy, Atsu, Ritchie; Perez. Swansea (4-4-2): Fabianski; Roberts, Mawson, Fernandez (Capt), Olsson; Dyer, Carroll, Ki, Clucas; Ayew, Bony. Referee: Graham Scott