Newcastle go into their match against Swansea at St James' Park knowing that only a victory will give them a chance of remaining in the race for survival.

The Tynesiders are six points adrift of safety with as many games remaining and manager Rafael Benitez will be aiming to record his first victory since taking over.

They also face Manchester City at home on Tuesday and the next two matches could go a long way towards deciding their fate.

The Swans head into the match having hit the 40-point mark courtesy of their 1-0 win against reigning Premier League champions Chelsea last time out.

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Team news

Midfielder Jack Colback is available for Newcastle after serving a two-match ban for collecting 10 bookings.

He will be joined in the squad by left-back Paul Dummett on his return from a hamstring injury, but Benitez will be without right-back Daryl Janmaat, who was prepared to play with two broken fingers but also has a groin injury.

He joins keepers Tim Krul and Rob Elliot (both knee) and defenders Fabricio Coloccini (calf), Steven Taylor (muscle strain), Massadio Haidara (knee) and Kevin Mbabu (hip) on the sidelines

Leon Britton has recovered from a back injury and rejoins the Swansea squad but faces a fight to return to the starting line-up after the Swans beat Chelsea in his absence last weekend.

Jack Cork and Leroy Fer look set to continue in central midfield and Alberto Paloschi should again get the nod over Bafetimbi Gomis in attack as head coach Francesco Guidolin selects from a full-strength squad..

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Newcastle have won just one of their nine Premier League games against Swansea (W1 D2 L6).

Swansea have won just three of their last 17 Premier League away matches (W3 D5 L9).

The Swans have lost none of their last four Premier League trips to St James Park, including winning the last three in a row.

Newcastle's 25-point tally after 32 games in their worst at this stage of a Premier League season; surpassing their previous lowest in 2008-09 (30 points) when they were relegated.

Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored in nine of his last 14 Premier League appearances for Swansea.

On Christmas Day, Newcastle (17 points) were two points ahead of Swansea (15) after 17 games. Since then, the Magpies have picked up just eight points in 15 games, while Swansea have won 25 points in 16 games.

Newcastle have won just one point in their last seven Premier League matches (W0 D1 L6).

Paul Merson's prediction

No matter what the result is in the early kick-off between Norwich and Sunderland, Newcastle have to win. A Norwich win and a Newcastle defeat will near-enough send Benitez's side down.

If you have watched Newcastle recently, defensively they have been atrocious. However, I'm backing Newcastle to win. They have to put everything on the line on Saturday and for me, that will be enough.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Sky Bet odds 8/1)

Betting

Newcastle are Sky Bet's 5/4 favourites to take a much-needed three points off 11/5 shots Swansea, despite picking up only one point from the last 21 available. The Magpies are odds-on for the drop and will be hopeful that the Swans take their foot off the gas after securing their own top flight survival. The visitors have scored at least two goals against Newcastle in each of their last five meetings and are 2/1 to score two or more at St James' Park. Check out tips from our Sky sports pundits including Phil Thompson's tip of Aleksandar Mitrovic to score in a Newcastle win which is Price Boosted to 4/1. Bet here.

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