LATEST TEAM NEWS: Newcastle vs FC Basle
By Matthew Jones
November 26 2003
FC Basel coach Christian Gross ruled out two key players for Thursday's UEFA Cup tie at St James's Park.
TEAM NEWS
Murat Yakin and Christian Gimenez had to sit-out Basel's 5-2 Swiss League victory over Grasshopper-Club Zürich on Sunday due to injury and Newspapers today insisted that neither will travel to Tyneside.
CHRISTIAN GROSS SAID: "Murat Yakin and Gimenez won't play in Newcastle, they have got no chance. It is a major blow to us. We have already got a lot of work to do, and we didn't need this."
NEWCASTLE NEWS: Andy O'Brien WILL be fit following illness but it is likely that Jonathan Woodgate and Titus Bramble will remain as the central-partnership.
Robson cannot afford to loose on Thursday night.
FC Basel coach Christian Gross ruled out two key players for Thursday's UEFA Cup tie at St James's Park.