Bellamy, Carroll and Suarez start

MORE changes for Liverpool today as Kenny Dalglish bids to get his side back to winning ways in the league. Agger, Johnson, Kelly, Lucas and Adam are amongst those missing from today’s Liverpool side due to injury, but Craig Bellamy makes a welcome return to the starting line-up.

Flanagan continues at right-back, with Jamie Carragher retaining his place in the continued absence of Agger.  Henderson and Downing are on the bench for their return to the North East but Andy Carroll starts against his old club.

There’s also a start for Jonjo Shelvey and Maxi Rodriguez is back in the 18.

Liverpool’s final league position stopped mattering in real terms after Arsenal won the league match at Anfield, ending Liverpool’s hopes of a Champions League place six days after winning the Carling Cup and ensuring qualification for next season’s Europa League. But with five defeats in the last six in the league there’s a need to boost morale amongst the squad and the supporters and to maybe silence the critics who are looking for a story that might not really be there.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Perch, Cabaye, Guthrie, Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Tiote, Cisse, Ba
Subs: Elliot, Santon, R Taylor, Ferguson, Gosling, Vuckic, Sh Ameobi

Liverpool: Reina, Flanagan, Carragher, Skrtel, Enrique, Spearing, Gerrard, Shelvey, Suarez, Carroll, Bellamy.
Subs: Doni, Aurelio, Coates, Downing, Maxi, Henderson, Kuyt.

Kick-off: 1:30pm BST