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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. Why Rafael Benitez thinks Newcastles match with Swansea could define their Premier League season Team newsMidfielder 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 Jack Colback is available for Newcastle 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..Opta statsNewcastle 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.Newcastles 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 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 Mersons predictionNo 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 Benitezs side down. Newcastle lost 3-1 at Southampton last weekend If you have watched Newcastle recently, defensively they have been atrocious. However, Im backing Newcastle to win. 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After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Joe Blanton got some backing from the Angels bats and bullpen, and finally got his first win of the season. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols hit solo home runs, and Mark Trumbo hit a two-run shot to help Los Angeles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Thursday night. With Jered Weaver set to return to the Angels rotation, Blanton could have been feeling pressure after going winless in his first nine starts. "Ive been doing it a long time, why should I feel a sense of urgency now," Blanton said. The right-hander held the Royals to seven hits and two runs in 6 1-3 innings. Trumbo put the Angels up 5-2 in the eighth with his team-leading 11th homer before the Royals made it interesting. "I thought we showed a lot of life at the end of the game," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Weve got a four-game set, and their closer came in and had to throw close to 40 pitches in the first game of the set, and I thought we had a good approach. Any time you can put the tying run at second base and the winning run at first base in the ninth inning, youve done something, especially when youve been down three." Ervin Santana (3-4), who spent 12 seasons in the Angels organization before being traded during the off-season to the Royals, struck out eight without a walk, but allowed five runs and eight hits -- four of which were homers. Chris Iannnetta hit one in the fifth.dddddddddddd The Royals scored on ground outs by Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas. Ernesto Frieri gave up two runs in the ninth on three hits and a walk. Perez, who had three hits, and George Kottaras hit RBI singles before Robert Coello was summoned to get the final out. He retired Alcides Escobar on a fly, to strand two runners for first big league save. "We won," Frieri said. "Thats what matters. Thats why Im happy." The Royals have lost 13 of their past 18 games to fall two games below .500, matching their worst record. They have scored three or fewer runs in 10 of the losses. NOTES: Santana, who allowed a big league high 39 home runs last season, gave up four home runs for the second time in his career. ... Weaver struck out nine and walked none in 5 2-3 innings Wednesday in an extended spring training game at Arizona, allowing one run and six hits against Diamondbacks minor-leaguers. . The Royals optioned RHP Kelvin Herrera, who had given up eight home runs in 20 1-3 innings, to Triple-A Omaha. The Royals recalled RHP Louis Coleman, who had a 1.04 ERA in 14 relief appearances with Omaha. Coleman worked a scoreless ninth against the Angels. . Perez, who missed the previous two games with a bruised right hip, returned to the lineup. . LF Alex Gordon went 0-for-3 to snap his 10-game hitting streak. ' ' '