Midfielder David Norris is expected to return to the side as the Blues take on Plymouth for the first time since the 27-year-old left Home Park in January for a fee of around £2 million. Norris is likely to take a place in the centre of Town s midfield.
Tamás Priskin, Jon Stead, Alex Bruce, Pim Balkestein, Jack Colback, Owen Garvan, Damien Delaney and Colin Healy are all set to play for an unusually strong reserves side at Peterborough United this afternoon (London Road, KO 2pm).
Striker Pablo Couñago and defenders Moritz Volz and Pim Balkestein are injury concerns ahead of Saturday s trip to the Valley. Couñago appears the most likely of the three to be fit enough to face Alan Pardew s side.
A Kevin Nolan hat-trick and a freekick from Ryan Taylor condemned Town to a 4-0 home defeat to Newcastle United on the day the North Stand was rechristened the Sir Bobby Robson Stand in honour of the clubs’ former manager. Three goals in four minutes around the half hour all but settled the game.