Sunderland v Newcastle - Live!

Team news we've plucked from the wires

Sunder land boss Roy Keane throws winger Carlos Edwards straight back into the heat of the 127th Wear-Tyne league derby on his return from injury.
The Trinidad and Tobago international, who has not played a senior game since tearing his hamstring at Birmingham on August 15, is joined in the starting line-up by defender Paul McShane on his return from suspension, Ross Wallace and former Newcastle striker Michael Chopra.

Magpies manager Sam Allardyce recalls striker Mark Viduka after his calf injury and asks Emre, who scored the winner in the reverse fixture two seasons ago, to replace suspended midfielder Nicky Butt. There's also a return at the back for Czech international David Rozehnal in place of Claudio Cacapa, who endured a nightmare in last weekend's 4-1 home defeat by Portsmouth.

The teams

Sunder land: Gordon, McShane, Nosworthy, Higginbotham, Harte,
Edwards, Leadbitter, Etuhu, Wallace, Chopra, Jones. Subs: Ward,
Stokes, Miller, Collins, Connolly.

Newcastle: Harper, Taylor, Faye, Rozehnal, N'Zogbia, Milner,
Smith, Barton, Emre, Owen, Viduka. Subs: Forster, Jose Enrique,
Martins, Geremi, Beye.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

Kick-off is at 12.45pm. While you're waiting, here's an article comparing and contrasting the management styles of Roy Keane and Big Sam. And an interview with one of Sunder land's myriad Irishmen, Anthony Stokes, in which the 19-year-old explains why turning up late to catch the bus for an away trip to Barnsley is a mistake he'll only make once.