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Shearer set for striker boost
Newcastle United, 12:33, April 27, 2009 ,
Newcastle strikers Obafemi Martins and Mark Viduka could start the must-win game against Portsmouth on Monday night.
Magpies boss Alan Shearer needs a win against Pompey and looks set to unleash Martins and Viduka after groin and Achilles problems respectively.
The availability of the pair would allow Newcastle to launch a three-pronged attack on the visitors, with Michael Owen joining them up front.
Shearer also hopes to have left-back Jose Enrique back from a knee injury, but the game looks like coming too soon for Steven Taylor (ankle) and Joey Barton (metatarsal).
Pompey pair David Nugent and Younes Kaboul look set to shake off their respective thigh problems.