Like it says in the heading.

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... I jest, but Newcastle fans are probably sick of hearing/reading the words "a crucial match in their fight to avoid relegation".

This, of course, is crucial. But there are those supporters who are resigned to dropping down a division again, and believe that staying up would be a bonus.

Opposition manager Alan Pardew spent four years in charge of the Magpies, and this week stated that it was a "difficult club to manage". Nothing new there.

He does not have the warmest relationship with the fans either, following the "Pardew Out" campaigns. So no doubt he'll get a great reception today.

That might not bother him too much because he is basking in the morning glow of guiding his beloved club to the FA Cup final.

Will we see today an Eagles side in second gear, with more than one eye on that Wembley date? Or will Newcastle be on the wrong end of a side buoyed by recent success?

Stay here to find out.

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