Both Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini were injured in yesterdays' 3-0 home defeat against Chelsea. Liam Ridgewell -- experienced Premier League player And with Steven's Achilles injury likely to be serious, Newcastle will definitely need to go into the market for a center-back in January.

The international break heralds a mini 'silly season' as Newcastle United are reported to be interested in no less than 5 new players. With January fast approaching and no Premier League football for two weeks, it's inevitable that the names of potential targets will be bandied about. Our impressive start to the season and the [.

Things are definitely looking up for Newcastle United at the moment, that's for sure. Liam Ridgewell a target in January? I talked on the phone last night with my brother-in-law Michael, who lives in High Heaton, Newcastle and we both agreed we couldn't quite believe how well things are going at the Newcastle club at the moment, but we hope it [.

Recently relegated Birmingham started their new life in the nPower Championship today with an opening day defeat at the hands of Derby County. Former Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies appeared to have given the visitors the perfect start as he scored in the 19th minute, but less than ten minutes later Jason Shackell equalizer for Derby.

During Birmingham City's nerve-jangling 2-2 draw with Manchester City last week, Nikola Zigic's 23rd minute equaliser was the first time a Birmingham striker has netted in the Premier League since November. That's a staggering 937 minutes of action without one of their marksmen beating a keeper.

Nigel De Jong claims another victim Manchester City defender Micah Richards' prodigious leap has long been considered one of his finest attributes. But his salmon-like capabilities proved to be a double-edged sword during last night's draw with Birmingham. The England international mounted an enormous jump over Liam Ridgewell to clear the ball before discovering that [.

Gameweek 23 provides us with a really super Sunday. We have the Second City, Tyne-Wear and Merseyside derbies to look forward to and if that's not enough there is Man Utd's visit to Tottenham to cap it all off. A day of goals, drama, high emotion and controversy is on the cards.

Aston Villa's short trip to St Andrews looks to be a close encounter, and it could be at the back where the points are to be had.

Gameweek 23 provides us with a really super Sunday. We have the Second City, Tyne-Wear and Merseyside derbies to look forward to and if that's not enough there is Man Utd's visit to Tottenham to cap it all off. A day of goals, drama, high emotion and controversy is on the cards.

Aston Villa's short trip to St Andrews looks to be a close encounter, and it could be at the back where the points are to be had.