Newcastle vs Swansea live: Latest score, team news and updates with Jonjo Shelvey dropped by Rafa Benitez
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Your support makes all the difference.Newcastle know they need to beat Swansea in order to close the gap on Norwich and give themselves a chance of Premier League survival, with Rafa Benitez yet to win a game since replacing Steve McClaren. Follow the latest here.
- Benitez has not won a game in his four matches in charge of Newcastle
- Daryl Janmaat out with groin injury as well as breaking two fingers punching a wall
- Jack Colback returns from suspension but Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor out
- Jonjo Shelvey benched on return to his former club
- Swansea have fully fit squad and are safe from relegation
Teams:
Newcastle: Darlow, Anita, Mbemba, Lascelles, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Townsend, Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Cisse.
Subs: De Jong, Shelvey, Obertan, Aarons, Perez, Woodman, Mitrovic.
Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Fer, Ayew, Sigurdsson, Montero, Paloschi.
Subs: Amat, Britton, Nordfeldt, Routledge, Gomis, Naughton, Barrow.
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
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Today’s fixtures:
Norwich City vs Sunderland – 12.45pm
Everton vs Southampton – 3pm
Manchester United vs Aston Villa – 3pm
Newcastle United vs Swansea City – 3pm
West Bromwich Albion vs Watford – 3pm
Chelsea vs Manchester City – 3pm
Sunday’s fixtures:
Bournemouth vs Liverpool – 1.30pm
Leicester City vs West Ham – 1.30pm
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace – 4pm
Monday’s fixture:
Stoke City vs Tottenham Hotspur – 8pm
Good morning and welcome to the Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League action in what is set to be crunch time for Aston Villa.
Villa know that anything but a victory against Manchester United will see them relegated to the Championship, although their fate may be taken out of their own hands before they've even kicked a ball. Norwich face Sunderland in the lunchtime kick-off in a crucial relegation encounter, and should the Canaries win they will go 18 points clear of Villa and hold a vastly superior goal difference, meaning that Villa would be all but relegated with 18 points available.
Elsewhere, Newcastle must get a victory against Swansea if they are to fight back in the battle for Premier League safety, while Southampton have the chance to overtake West Ham in fifth when they travel to Everton and West Brom host Watford at the Hawthorns.
Finally, we wrap up the day with an enticing fixture at Stamford Bridge as outgoing champions Chelsea take on Champions League semi-finalists Manchester City at 5.30pm.
Just under an hour until kick off in the mouthwatering relegation crunch (which sounds like a terrible brand of cereal) between Norwich and Sunderland – anyway here are the teams:Norwich: Ruddy, Wisdom, Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Jarvis, O'Neil, Howson, Brady, Naismith, Mbokani. Subs: Jerome, Rudd, Hoolahan, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Redmond, Ivo Pinto.
Sunderland: Mannone, Yedlin, Kone, Kaboul, Van Aanholt, Kirchhoff, Borini, Cattermole, M'Vila, Khazri, Defoe.
Subs: Jones, Larsson, N'Doye, Pickford, O'Shea, Toivonen, Watmore.
It's all kicking off in Norwich! Sunderland winners in today's battle of the mascots - even if Norwich's 'Captain Canary' has a great name
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