sport news

Newcastle will have defender Steven Taylor available for the Championship encounter with Peterborough at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon.

Taylor has missed four games with a hamstring injury and will take his place in the side in the absense of loan signing Zurab Khizanishvili.

The Georgia defender will serve the second of his three-match ban, but boss Chris Hughton otherwise has no new problems with long-term absentees Joey Barton and Shola Ameobi out.

Peterborough will have keeper Joe Lewis back in goal after he missed the defeat by Barnsley through suspension.

Lewis will replace loanee Ben Amos at St James' Park and Craig Mackail-Smith could also come back into the side after an ankle injury - he will have a late fitness test.

Tom Williams is still out with his ankle problem but Paul Coutts is available and loanee Josh Simpson joins the squad.