McCann boost for Iron
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Team Stat Comparison
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Scunthorpe United
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Newcastle United
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Matches Played
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17
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17
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Table Position
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21
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1
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Points
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17
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36
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Goal Difference
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-15
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16
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Goals for
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1.6
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1.3
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Goals against
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1.5
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0.7
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Last 5
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L-L-L-L-W
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W-W-W-W-L
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Last 5 home
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L-W-W-D-W
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W-W-D-D-W
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Last 5 away
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L-L-L-L-L
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W-W-L-L-W
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*
Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away club
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Club Stats:
Scunthorpe United
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Newcastle United
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Next Five Matches in Competition
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Scunthorpe United
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Newcastle United
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11/28
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H: Leicester City
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11/28
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H: Swansea City
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12/6
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H: Coventry City
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12/5
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H: Watford
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12/9
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A: Barnsley
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12/9
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A: Coventry City
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12/12
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A: Reading
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12/12
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A: Barnsley
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12/19
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H: Ipswich Town
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12/20
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H: Middlesbrough
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· Club Fixtures: Scunthorpe United | Newcastle United
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Updated: October 19, 2009, 5:40 PM UK
Scunthorpe have no fresh injury worries ahead of the clash with Newcastle at Glanford Park.
There had been fears Grant McCann would be ruled out after taking a knock in the 3-1 win over Sheffield United at the weekend but he is fit for the visit of the Magpies.
Michael O`Connor will be suspended after being booked for thr fifth time this season against the Blades.
Striker Ben May is on crutches and will be out until December with an ankle injury while Kenny Milne is still on the long road to recovery from a long-term knee problem.
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton may have to do without key defenders Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini once again for the game.
Taylor (hamstring) and Coloccini (groin) both missed Saturday's 1-0 Championship defeat at Nottingham Forest and are not expected to recover in time for the trip.
However, while Taylor will also struggle to make Saturday's home clash with Doncaster, the Argentina international is expected to be fit after almost a month on the sidelines.
Elsewhere, Hughton has only long-term injury victims Shola Ameobi and Joey Barton missing, both with long-term foot problems as the Magpies attempt to bounce back from a run of three games which has seen them take just two points and slip from the top if the table as a result.
Scunthorpe United 2 - 1 Newcastle United