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A crowd of just over 10,000 will welcome Rafael Benitez's team to the Alexandra Stadium who won the 2006 FA Cup and who were also crowned European Champions the season before. Although a few big named players will be missing after taking part in Germany 2006 World Cup new signings Craig Bellamy, Mark Gozalez, Gabriel Paletta and Fabio Aurelio will all feature.
Regular players Robbie Fowler, Steve Finnan, Sami Hypia, John Arne Riise, Boudewijn Zenden and Jerzy Dudek will expected to be involved as they look to get in shape for the Community Shild match against Chelsea.