Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan has confirmed reports he is travelling to London for talks with club owner Mike Ashley on Friday.

Keegan said: "The reason we have fetched the press conference a day early is that I am going to London tomorrow to talk with Mike Ashley. That's a good thing and I will look forward to that.

"That's the only comment that I am going to make on anything to do with that today because this is a pre-match conference for the game against Everton and that's all I am going to talk about from now on.

"Any other questions, they will save for another day, I am sure, and I will try on that day, whenever it is, to answer them as honestly as I can."