THE visit of Newcastle United to Home Park is a big day for everyone at Argyle, but even more so for John Carver.

Argyle's Assistant Head Coach made his name in the game with the Toon and he admitted that the clash will be a strange experience.

Despite his love for Newcastle, Carver is a Green now and he is expecting the Championship leaders to make changes for Saturday's game.

"I had almost 20 years at the football club in total and this is the first time I'm coming up against them," he said.

"It is mixed emotions but I'm a professional, and I want the right result for Plymouth Argyle. I'll be making sure that we prepare the team properly, along with Paul [Mariner], to get that result.

"I expect Newcastle to make a few changes. Their priority is Premier League football and the club is geared for that, so I think they'll make three or four changes, although I don't think they'll be making wholesale changes.

"They will still have players good enough to give us a tough game and I'm sure they still want a run in the cup because Newcastle is traditionally an FA Cup-based club. I got to two finals with them and a semi-final, so they will want a run.

"Our priority is to stay in this division. The pressure is off our guys. They can go out there and enjoy themselves, and it's amazing what can happen when you relax. You sometimes get an even better performance, so let's see what happens.

"I've not seen my wife since I came down here, so she's coming for the game. I also have some friends and guys from the media because that's what I was doing before I arrived here.

"It's a game that everybody is looking forward to."