Hello and welcome to our LIVE match coverage of Newcastle United v Cardiff City from St. James’ Park. Kick off 15.00 BST.

Both meetings between these sides this season (one league, one FA Cup) have ended 2-1 to the away side.

Reasons for Magpies fans to be optimistic: Newcastle have won their last seven league games against Cardiff; a run that goes back to 1981.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "If we stay up it would definitely be a bigger miracle than Barcelona in 1999. That night it was possible, and in football anything is possible. So we need to give ourselves a chance in front of our fans against Chelsea. It takes belief, togetherness, a team that goes the extra mile, and a hero stepping forward and doing something magical. It's still possible, it's still possible that we are out of the bottom three if we win this weekend."

Newcastle were in eighth place on December 29 after losing to Arsenal. Since then they have lost 12 of their 17 league games but have only fallen one place in the table.

Alan Pardew: "It's a job that comes with fantastic highs and also deep lows, and you have to cope with those equally well. I have tried to be balanced with the players this week and the pressure is very much on me. Sometimes it angles towards someone. Sometimes it's the owner, sometimes it's the players - this time, it's me and in a way, that's probably better for the team on this occasion. We all know the importance of the game for us as a club, and the club comes first."

So Hatem Ben Arfa misses out again with Alan Pardew having suggested that he is not worth a place in the squad. Cardiff are without suspended defender Juan Cala after his sending off against Sunderland with Ben Turner coming in.

It’s also a big game for Newcastle and Alan Pardew with Newcastle having lost six matches on the bounce. Disgruntled Newcastle fans are set to make their feelings known with a mass walkout in the 69th minute, the time chosen as a reminder of the last time the club won a major trophy, the 1969 Fairs Cup.

TEAMS: Newcastle: Krul; Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Sissoko, Anita, Tiote, Gouffran; Shola Ameobi, Remy. SUBS: Elliot, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara, S.Taylor, Gosling, Armstrong, de Jong /// Cardiff: Marshall; Fabio, Caulker (C), Turner, John; Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Kim, Mutch, Zaha; Campbell. SUBS: Lewis; Jones, Eikrem, Cowie, McNaughton, Berget, Bellamy.

It’s a massive day for Cardiff, who will be relegated if they lose today. They need to win today and against Chelsea in their final game to harbour realistic hopes of survival although a win could see them jump clear of the relegation zone.