Cardiff vs Newcastle prediction, preview and team news as both sides look to bounce back from defeat
Rafa Benitez's men travel to Wales to take on the newly-promoted Bluebirds in what could be an early relegation battle
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NEWCASTLE travel to South Wales to take on Cardiff in this weekend's first fixture of the Premier League weekend.
Both clubs lost their opening game of the season - Newcastle 2-1 at home to Tottenham and Cardiff 2-0 away to Bournemouth.
Rafa Benitez's men showed enough against Tottenham to prove they will be a handful - but the return of Kenneth Zohore will certainly lift Neil Warnock's men.
Will the honours be even after 90 minutes or will one pick up their first win of the season and inflict more misery on the other in the process?
Check out all of the vital information ahead of this weekend's clash, below...
Key men
Newcastle will always pin their hopes on Jonjo Shelvey, whose range of passing is vital in the heart of midfield.
Meanwhile, Cardiff will hope Kenneth Zohore is fit to return to add a little bite to their attacking line a tame game against the Cherries in his absence.
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Cardiff will hope to welcome back Kenneth Zohore on Saturday
Likely line-ups
Cardiff are hoping to welcome back Zohore into the fold and he is almost certain to lead the line if he is.
Meanwhile, Newcastle are expected to put out an unchanged XI after a solid if unspectacular start last Saturday.
CARDIFF: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Bamba, Mendez-Laing, Paterson, Arter, Hoilett, Reid.
NEWCASTLE: Dubravka, Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Shelvey, Diame, Ritchie, Perez, Kenedy, Rondon.
Stat attack
Cardiff have lost ten of their last 11 games against Newcastle - with their only win coming in January 2014, in a 2-1 FA Cup victory.
What they said
Cardiff boss Neil Warnock: "We're going to need everyone working together; we're going to need this stadium buzzing on a match day, because if you look at all the teams that come up, it's important to get points at home throughout the season. The stadium has to play its part.
Newcastle chief Rafa Benitez on new signing Salomon Rondon: "We talk about characteristics of a player and Rondon he is strong, he can keep the ball and link with the others, and at the same time he has more mobility.
"He can give us this physicality and this kind of player that sometimes we were missing when we were under pressure.
“He can hold the ball and move forward. Joselu is doing a good job but maybe is not as strong as Rondon. He has clever movements but maybe is not as quick as Muto.”
Prediction
It's certainly never easy to call with these two teams involved, but Newcastle showed enough against Tottenham to suggest they'll be too strong for Cardiff. 1-2.
Is Cardiff vs Newcastle on TV and can I live stream it?
The match is live on Sky Sports Premier League/Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HD with coverage starting at 11.30am.
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You can also follow the action in SunSport’s LIVE blog.
BBC One's Match of the Day will show highlights at 10.30pm.