On paper Newcastle will be favourites to overturn Championship side Leeds United, but we were favourites on Saturday and have been numerous times against so-called “weaker” opposition in cup matches in recent years and quite often we’ve come out second best.
With Alan Pardew promising a strong side ahead of the game I’m hopeful that we can avoid such a scenario again but this is Newcastle United and you can never be sure if we’re going to turn up or not. Turning up would actually be a start and would give fans something to get behind and in my opinion we’re going to need more than one goal to win it in conventional time although I’m half expecting extra time and penalties to decide it.
The match preview is online and has been all day so if you haven’t already done so then please make your way to the previous article and have a look at a history of the fixture, some stats and facts and injury news for both sides.
Once again we’re not on the TV here in the UK but we are being broadcast overseas so chances of picking up a stream are high. Normal rules apply so if you happen to find a decent stream then please post a link to it in the ‘comments’ section below.
Team news is featured in full below.
Howay the lads!
Newcastle: Tim Krul; Mathieu Debuchy, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, Paul Dummett; Vurnon Anita, Cheik Tiote; Sylvain Marveaux, Yoan Gouffran, Sammy Ameobi; Papiss Cisse
Subs: Jak Alnwick, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Dan Gosling, Gael Bigirimana, Gabriel Obertan, Haris Vuckic, Hatem Ben Arfa
Leeds: Paddy Kenny, Sam Byram, Scott Wootton, Jason Pearce, Stephen Warnock, Rodolph Austin, Alex Mowatt, Michael Tonge, Ross McCormack, Dom Poleon, Matt Smith
Subs: Alex Cairns, Luke Murphy, Paul Green, Noel Hunt, Aidy White, Michael Brown, El Hadji Diouf
lol comedy misskick by Williamson reminds me of last season 😀
Santii(Quote)
JJ@142, what are you on about mate ? What has Shola got to do with anything ?
Munich Mag(Quote)
YOU **** OBERTAN!!!!!
Rodzilla(Quote)
Stating the fact he scored a sitter is hardly complaining JJ
Santii(Quote)
easier to score 🙄
Andymag(Quote)
Oba 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
Obertan has really a problem with the shoot. and I don’t know if he will improve one day
HBA39(Quote)
Christ what a miss Oba 🙄 😳
KIMTOON(Quote)
Also, just out of interest. Next week, it will be two years to the month since we last scored from a corner kick. 😯
JJ(Quote)
go on the Ober. get stuck in lad..
mark(Quote)
who the hell is that coming on? thought Gosling was an actor 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Anita is turning in to a real decent wee player
Big Dave(Quote)
Another good game from Anita very tidy tonight a few good interceptions as well.
Santii(Quote)
MM,
Shola is our only other choice of striker, so if you had a choice between him and Cisse who would it be.
If you’d pick Cisse, then why constantly complain that he is in the team?
JJ(Quote)
JJ, have no fear, I still think Pardew is a lame sneezing horse, allergic to Beechams.
Rodzilla(Quote)
…he could win the league this sneason and I’d still think he was a **** though.
Rodzilla(Quote)
Can I just say now that I predicted 2-0 for us? Howay the lads!!! 😆
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Obertan could be our new ketsbaia up front. 😯
mark(Quote)
Yep Anita is well good
KIMTOON(Quote)
@G2
I hope we concede now 😆
mark(Quote)
G2 is your link better now ❓
KIMTOON(Quote)
Mark surely it would be nicer if we scored again 😛
Santii(Quote)
JJ, Goofy is a striker though, not a winger. He’s been playing too far out wide for me. Shows our lack of depth which has been going on for fkn ages. Players out of position domino effect.
Rodzilla(Quote)
Looks like Swans game load is starting to bite they are 3.0 down now
KIMTOON(Quote)
NUFC = Newcastle Utility-Players Football Club
Rodzilla(Quote)
@SANTII a wins a win mate… a decent one too
mark(Quote)
what a goal that would have been 😛
Santii(Quote)
Yes doing better now Kimtoon thanks. Beautiful Goofy goal. Shame on you Mark @170! 😆
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Don’t be silly Kim it’s only Pards who can’t handle Europe. Great managers like Laudrupp never make mistakes
Premandup(Quote)
…gona have a right moan here if we don’t win 3 nil like. 👿
Rodzilla(Quote)
Arsenal v West Brom drawing
KIMTOON(Quote)
Oh Obertan, such a clown 😕
Newkie(Quote)
JJ@164, what are you on about mate ? You brought Shola into the equation not me 😳
In my opinion, Cisse has been twatful the last 4 months.
Cisse is the better option than Shola…
What is your point exactly ?
Is it that Cisse is better than Shola, and because we have no other options we shouldn’t be allowed to criticise Cisse ?
Munich Mag(Quote)
…what’s all that fkn Family Fortunes ‘tinging’ **** like?
Rodzilla(Quote)
lol Obertan hahaha i feel sorry for the lad 😆
Santii(Quote)
Prem@179 , I’m watching them with interest as unlike us they did strengthen the team.
KIMTOON(Quote)
Rod 3 mins to get your bet up
Big Dave(Quote)
@RODZILLA lol
mark(Quote)
Rod@184 ,I know ,I keep expecting a lift door to open 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
G2@167, are you turning all “Troy-like” on us ?
Munich Mag(Quote)
Dippers losing
KIMTOON(Quote)
ffs Oba, Game over anyways
KIMTOON(Quote)
Temuri Obertan… watch this space 😆
mark(Quote)
**** me how cant gabby shoot ❓
Andymag(Quote)
Prem@179 😆 😆
Be careful what you say of the Messiah Prem, there’s some round here who would have you in chains for that remark.
Newkie(Quote)
Hooray! When is the draw? Anybody got a link to that?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Obertan shoots straight at the goalie again. I was hoping he would score so we can sell him in January even if it spoiled my fantastic prediction!! 😆
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Pretty standard win few good performance’s but we didn’t really get out of first gear.
Which is pretty good i guess. Thats how it should be against poor opponents.
Santii(Quote)
whens the draw?
Andymag(Quote)
Ha Munich mate @190. No but I have to big up my only correct prediction to date mate! 😆
GeordieTwo(Quote)
well thats us through to the next round
Big Dave(Quote)
FSOTC
you beat me to it 😉
Andymag(Quote)
The draw is later tonight Andymag.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
Makkems in the next round. I can feel it in me watter 😆
Munich Mag(Quote)
@G2
I predicted we would only win by one or two goals so i guess my prediction was right as well. Gee whiz im awesome 😛
Santii(Quote)
Is there a highlight show on itv tonight? i love watching it when we win 😀
Santii(Quote)
Mark-you shut your ***** mouth, Kets was no where near as bad as Oba!
😀
Newkie(Quote)
Well that did us all a world of good I suspect. I’m feeling much better. It’s only Leeds in the league cup I know but some decent performances in there from what I saw. Obie can’t score and Willo still looks scary at the back though.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
YES! I won. Take that, Andy mag.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Yes you are Santii mate. It’s like I have a crystal ball growing oot a the side a me heed!!
GeordieTwo(Quote)
BBC 1 for highlights
Groucho(Quote)
@G2 yeah i know the way some of us are acting on here tonight you would think we actually support the same team and like each other 😀
Santii(Quote)
@NEWKIE 😆
I’m telling you, he’s like a new forward 😛 🙄
mark(Quote)
@SANTII
shut up you mackem 😆
mark(Quote)
well decent enough. a bit stevens at the back but we’re thru to the next round..
Toon Toon
mark(Quote)
Anybody know where to catch the draw?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Mark/Kim…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AWKfMvDtw 🙂 😯
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG8iwrP6eWE
…Dave, had a lumper contingency bet on us to win in normal time at 7/10, so the 3-0 didn’t make a dent. 😎
Rodzilla(Quote)
The draw is supposed to be on Sky Sports live.
GeordieTwo(Quote)
lol @ Rod.
I watched that utube vid straight after your family fortunes post.. 😆
mark(Quote)
Young Fergy part of the Brum team which just cuffed Swansea. Well done lad 🙂
Munich Mag(Quote)
😆
…there’s an HD version. I want Bob Johnson for manager! 👿 👿 😯 😆
Rodzilla(Quote)
Rod@217 😆 😆 ,max was a brilliant entertainer too ,great episode that.
KIMTOON(Quote)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHiGT_odU2Y
All hail Bob Johnson. 😎
Rodzilla(Quote)
Ah, well, I ain’t got me no Sky Sports.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Rod@221 ,He may as well as the players often run around like headless chickens/turkeys ,he’d be right at home like 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)