Newcastle vs West Ham match.
Newcastle will be licking their wounds heading into the contest, having been mauled by Birmingham in the FA Cup in midweek and Roeder will be demanding a response.
The Magpies are ten points clear of West Ham in the relegation slots, but they are by no means safe and Hammers chief Alan Curbishley will be eager to see some signs of life.
Curbishley has been an active player in the transfer market and he is set to hand a debut to Calum Davenport after he completed his move from Tottenham on Thursday.
The new arrival is likely to partner Anton Ferdinand after The Hammers lost both Danny Gabbidon and James Collins to injury.
January recruits Luis Boa Morte and Nigel Quashie made solid starts against Fulham and they will look to add some attacking pep to a West Ham side which has failed to score in 13 games this season and will be without the suspended Bobby Zamora and injured Carlos Tevez.
The Hammers will surely take confidence from Newcastle's defensive record of late, as they have gone nine games without keeping a clean sheet in the Premiership and Shay Given picked the ball out of his net on five occasions against Birmingham in midweek.
Roeder has been forced to field an extremely inexperienced defence in recent weeks and his options have thinned out further following a suspension to Steven Taylor, but Stephen Carr is on the brink of a return for the first time since 11th November and he could slot in at right-back.
Skipper Scott Parker seems certain to return to the middle of the park, but Turkish schemer Emre is still struggling with a calf strain.
Obafemi Martins has looked extremely good for Newcastle of late and he will have fond memories of playing against West Ham, as his first Premiership goal came against The Hammers in September.
Roeder, though, will be eager for the rest of his players to support the Nigerian and snuff out the threat of West Ham.
Skysports.com Prediction: 1-0
Newcastle to find a rare clean sheet and secure three points.
Player to watch: Kieron Dyer
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