Addison ready for Derby County return
The Rams are forced to make more changes in defence for the game at St James' Park (5.20pm).
Centre-halves Shaun Barker (thigh) and Dean Leacock (knee) miss out, while Dean Moxey is suspended after being sent off in Saturday's home defeat by Blackpool.
Fredrik Stoor's loan spell expired after the Blackpool game and he has returned to Fulham.
Derby will have to reshuffle at the back yet again for what is a tough-looking test at Newcastle.
Jay McEveley, a stand-in centre-back for the last five matches, is set to move to left-back to replace Moxey and the Rams will turn to Addison (pictured below), who is still troubled by a foot problem.
His last start was in the defeat by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on September 19. He has made only three brief appearances as a substitute since.
"Miles has had one training session but he will probably have to go in there," said manager Nigel Clough.
Centre-half Jake Buxton made his first start in four months against Blackpool after being out with hernia and groin injuries.
"We didn't think Jake would do two games in 48 hours but it looks like he might have to now," added Clough.
"I thought Jake battled very well against Blackpool striker Ben Burgess. It is a big ask for him because he has come back in when the back four is struggling a bit.
"We have got away with Jay McEveley at centre- half but you can only keep getting away with it for so long. Eventually you need a proper centre-half in there but he will get the chance to go back to left-back now.
"We are still looking for a settled partnership at centre-back, centre-forward, anywhere, and we are halfway though the season. It might sound like excuses but it matters.
"We cannot even put two centre-halves out there, never mind two settled ones."
Paul Green and Kris Commons return to the squad tonight.
Green missed the Blackpool game with flu.
Commons has not featured in the first team for two months, since injuring a hamstring at Middlesbrough.
"Kris had a game against Burton last week, his first for quite a while, and the plan was always to involve him at Newcastle," said Clough.
"We had four options up front for Blackpool in Chris Porter, Paul Dickov, Rob Hulse and DJ Campbell.
"Chris Porter went over on his ankle in the game and we will see how that is.
"It was never the plan to play him twice in two days but we have Rob, DJ and Kris, who all should be fresh to have a go at Newcastle. Two of those, maybe all three, could line up."
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