Pat Nevin
Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

There’s always a phenomenal noise at the start of a game at St James’ Park – it doesn’t matter where they are in the league.

The fans have certainly given their players a lift.

Newcastle are without the suspended Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie tonight but Magpies fans didn't seem too disappointed with either bit of news.

Couple of early attacks for Newcastle but Jamal Lewis' cross - against his old club - is headed away.

Can imagine 'make each day your masterpiece' being written on a wall in a coffee shop.

Maybe a nice Etsy print to get your mum.

Alistair Magowan
BBC Sport at St James' Park

Eddie Howe gets a warm welcome from the Newcastle fans, with a banner unveiled in the Gallowgate End which says: "Make each day your masterpiece."

It's a phrase Howe likes to use in his coaching, as he applauds all four sides of an expectant St James' Park.

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The battle of the bottom two is under way.

Norwich City have taken seven points from their last three Premier League games. They had recorded six points in the previous 25.

Newcastle United are the sixth Premier League team to fail to win any of their opening 13 games. The only side to avoid relegation after such a start were Derby County in 2000-01.

No team has failed to win in their first 14 matches and stay up.

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Anyone believe in omens?

This is Newcastle's first Premier League home match bottom of the table since October 2015. That day they beat Norwich 6-2, with Georginio Wijnaldum scoring four times.

6-0

A few weeks ago, this game would have been Steve Bruce v Daniel Farke.

But now it's Eddie Howe v Dean Smith.

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Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

I hate to use the phrase 'must-win' but that is what this game is for Newcastle, who haven't managed a single victory in their first 13 games and are entering the desperation stage of their season.

It's a big night for next-to-bottom Norwich too, but they come into it unbeaten under new boss Dean Smith and having taken seven points from their past three games.

I think the home crowd will play a big part here, because they realise relegation is staring them in the face. That might be enough to get Newcastle over the line, and get them a win - at last.

Prediction: 2-1

5-0

Newcastle are unbeaten in their past nine home league games against Norwich (won seven, drawn two), since a 2-0 defeat in September 1988.

There has been a hat-trick in each of the past three league campaigns in which the sides have met - Georginio Wijnaldum, Dwight Gayle and Teemu Pukki.

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Alistair Magowan
BBC Sport at St James' Park

It's wet at St James' Park but about 10 degrees warmer than it was on Sunday and Monday so a perfect night to get your first win of the season. It's a massive game for Newcastle seven weeks after the club's £305m takeover.

Eddie Howe will be in the home dugout for the first time, too. It makes a change from hearing the cheers through his hotel window because of Covid-19, when they drew with Brentford a week last Saturday.

He says it will be "a memorable moment" tonight but you suspect only if his team wins.

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Leeds United make three changes from the side that began the 0-0 draw at Brighton on Saturday.

In come Pascal Struijk, Mateusz Klich and Tyler Roberts, with Junior Firpo, Rodrigo and Jack Harrison dropping to the bench.

Striker Patrick Bamford and right-back Luke Ayling have not featured since 17 September, but are close to first-team returns and played for the Under-23s in a 3-2 loss to Manchester City on Monday.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Struijk, Cooper, Llorente, Dallas, Phillips, Klich, Forshaw, Roberts, Raphinha, James.

Subs: Firpo, Shackleton, Rodrigo, Klaesson, Cresswell, Summerville, Harrison, Jenkins, Gelhardt.

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Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira also makes three changes and hands starts to Jeffrey Schlupp, Odsonne Edouard and Jordan Ayew, with Luka Milivojevic, Michael Olise and Christian Benteke all among the substitutes.

Defender Joachim Andersen, who missed Saturday's 2-1 loss at home to Aston Villa, is again ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell, Gallagher, Schlupp, Kouyate, Edouard, Ayew, Zaha.

Subs: Butland, Clyne, Kelly, Eze, Hughes, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Olise, Benteke.

4-0

Ellen White's two goals in Doncaster make her the Lionesses' all-time top scorer on 47 goals. Kelly Smith had the old record.

England are 3-0 up against Latvia after nine minutes of their Women's World Cup qualifiers.

Follow live text of that here.

Leeds have won each of their past five home league games against Crystal Palace, since a 1-0 defeat in the Championship in March 2006.

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Alan Shearer
Newcastle United's all-time top scorer

There are no ifs or buts about it - Newcastle's season is really all about their next two games, Norwich on Tuesday and then Burnley on Saturday.

They are both at St James' Park, and they are both must-win matches for Eddie Howe's side.

Even six points probably won't lift Newcastle out of the Premier League's bottom three because their goal difference is so bad.

But two wins are imperative because that would at least put them in touch with the teams just above the drop zone, with an extremely tough run of games to follow.

Read Shearer's analysis here.

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