After drawing last weekend against Southampton, and ideal present from the lads would be for us to get back to winning ways against the Eagles.
However it won’t be easy. A few weeks ago Crystal Palace were in danger of limping out of the Premier League with barely a whimper, but a new manager and new approach under Tony Pulis seems to have given them some renewed hope. Indeed a win today coupled with other results falling for them elsewhere could see them lifted out of the bottom three just in time for Christmas.
United are capable of winning this one but they will need to match the fight and effort a side put together by Tony Pulis will put into a match. If they can do that then eventually our quality should show through but we’ll just have to wait and see what happens I guess.
For more background information about the match including a history of the fixture, injury concerns for each side and some stats and facts then why not take a look at the match preview if you’ve not already done so? Just scroll down the page and look for the link.
The match will not be shown live here in the UK but it has been listed for broadcast by several overseas channels so picking up a stream should be a possibility. Normal rules apply though which means if you do find a stream then share it with others by leaving a link in the ‘comments’ section below.
Team news will be added in fully below as soon as I can get my hands on it. I’ll actually be able to watch the game today as I don’t start work until later which is a bonus for me. Hopefully the players can put on a show for me, and for all of us.
Howay the lads!
Crystal Palace: Julian Speroni, Adrian Mariappa, Danny Gabbidon, Damien Delaney, Dean Moxey, Joel Ward, Mile Jedinak, Jason Puncheon, Barry Bannan, Marouane Chamakh, Cameron Jerome
Subs: Lewis Price, Jonathan Parr, Jose Campana, Yannick Bolasie, Jonathan Williams, Kevin Phillips, Dwight Gayle
Newcastle: Tim Krul, Mathieu Debuchy, Fabricio Coloccini, Mike Williamson, Davide Santon, Vurnon Anita, Cheik Tiote, Yohan Cabaye, Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran, Loic Remy
Subs: Rob Elliot, Massadio Haidara, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Gabriel Obertan, Hatem Ben Arfa, Shola Ameobi, Papiss Cisse
Benny should have gone down then.
toonsy(Quote)
nice action Benny
HBA39(Quote)
Impact already ,so close there
KIMTOON(Quote)
Benny defo gonna get one
KIMTOON(Quote)
bad luck Benny
Toonsy replied 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Should be out of sight here now
toonsy(Quote)
What no yellow ref 😯
KIMTOON(Quote)
turning out to be a good old scrap
Big Dave(Quote)
so no booking for that tackle then 👿
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Card for them, my don’t strain yourself ref 🙄
KIMTOON(Quote)
Shola you donkey 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
nice action Ben arfa
HBA39(Quote)
Penalty
toonsy(Quote)
finally our first penalty this season
shola time
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Get in Benny Lad 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Get in Benny lad 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Said he’d score didn’t I 😉 good pen
KIMTOON(Quote)
Is this a battering Big dave?
Stuart79(Quote)
clean sheet please
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Nowt less than we’ve served. Great performance all round really
toonsy(Quote)
30 points before xmas then 😆
stonking performance from all
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Positive goal difference now aswell 😆
Must go hunting those confident Palace fans on Twitter now 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Kim from the last thread sorry I wasn’t ignoring you he’s a Blue Staffy
Big Dave(Quote)
Toonsy most of the games lately we have showed a lot of grit and spirit, which will be helped by the confidence of a very good spell.
Big Dave(Quote)
6 wins and a draw from last 8 matches 😆 😛
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Great win.. happy days
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Debs is my man of the match
genius
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
that should of been a proper tonking we were unlucky not to win by 5 or 6 goals there 😯 good result though played well 😀
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
kebab motm for me 😀
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
Great win in awful conditions as well. Merry Feckin Christmas lads, 30 points from Santa by Christmas. 😀
Dave@173, Aw, cute as 😀
KIMTOON(Quote)
RED CARD – Sunderland – Wes Brown
Yet another red card for Sunderland under Gus Poyet! My word.
Wes Brown, who had his dismissal at Stoke waived, will be lucky to have this one turned over. It’s needless in injury time as he clatters hard into Ricky van Wolsfwinkel as he shepherds the ball out. Reckless.
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Toonsy them Palace twitterers are looking more like twatterers now 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
BB, he had too mate they are desperate for Christmas cards 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
Right away to get some food catch you’s in a bit
Big Dave(Quote)
Had to*
KIMTOON(Quote)
fancy dress at stadium of ***** today
12000 fans turned up dressed as red plastic seats……… 😆
***** fans 😛
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
When was the last time we have won by 3 or more goals? Man United?
Great game considering the weather. There was a lot of wayward passes but we still managed to play some decent stuff at times.
Motm is a hard one. Debuchy, Cabaye, Tiote, Colocinni, Sissoko, Williamson. It could go to anyone of those guys.
Santii(Quote)
Last two games of 2013 AT HOME~~
WIN THIS TWO, off to new year, hopefully some new players as well. 😳 😳
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
3 points off top 4 spot and 6 points off the top spot 😉 madness 😆
KIMTOON(Quote)
10 points by xmas
pure class 😳 😳
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Santi@187, just for you from previous article 😉
KIMTOON
December 21, 2013 at 09:35
Stu@25&Dave@27, Our last big PL win was in the 2010/11 season on our return to top flight footie with 3 big wins v VILLA 6.0, Scum 5,1 and WestHam 5.1. Since then our biggest win was 3.0 v Stoke and Manure in 11/12 season at home and 3.0 vWigan last season .
The Fizzy pop season was good recording a 4.0,4.1,5.1 and 6.1 over Ipswich,Blackpool ,Cardiff and Barnsley. 😉
Hopefully today is the day we record this seasons highest score. If not I will settle for 1st febs match 😈
KIMTOON(Quote)
Great win. Bit premature by those who said French players had no grit and we had too many French players. I think we can get better as confidence goes up. If we go into the transfer market in January (big if) players will want to join us.
Groucho(Quote)
@KIMTOON:
And that Feb 1 will be my 22nd birthday. 😎 😎
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
Groucho, More to the point, keep this up and hopefully no one wants to leave us 😀
KIMTOON(Quote)
Agree with santii – decent performances considering the weather.
When ben arfa came on we looked very very dangerous – we definitely took it up a coupke of levels.
It’s a shame gouffran hit the post, it would have looked very good for him & us if we won 0-4!
Tiote being suspended makes pardew’s job a little easier for stoke. I’d want to see quite a few changes considering we have arsenal on sunday.
KK(Quote)
AOD 😀 that would be a cool present, my birthday is 27 days after that 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
I’m a little concerned about cover for debuchy. I think he’s played almost every game but wow he is very consistent.
Good result, decent performance, bad weather
KK(Quote)
Nice one Kim i wasn’t on the last one.
I can’t see anyone leaving in January. Its to much of a risk for our world cup players. Think we only need 1 more player in the window but i would be happy enough to finish the season with our current squad. Especially if we continue to pick up points like we have been doing 😀
Santii(Quote)
just need Swansea to beat everton tomorrow for a very happy xmas
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
KK – I remember not so long ago Debuchy was a fizzy pop player according to some of our fans 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Santi, I’m a tad concerned about the Remy situation mate , he’s turning into Cisse mk2 and we really do need a good striker because apart from today we aren’t scoring that many goals . Goofy has been brilliant for us though I must admit. We could do with a good winger too imo. Would like us to get Finnbogsson ,soz spelling 🙄 .
KIMTOON(Quote)
@MsiDouglas: Since Mike Williamson came back, #nufc have kept four clean sheets in 5 away games (if this one finishes 3-0).
3hourswasted(Quote)
What has Steve Bruce done to the West Brom player?
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71898000/jpg/_71898427_bruce.jpg
funkyjesus(Quote)
Remy – 5 matches without scoring.
Hardly a sniff really.
what’s going on ❓
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Well maybe it was not the 5 or 6 nil i was thinking it would be but we did well and truly stuff them .On wards and upwards for Pards Black and white army 😀
Axel(Quote)
@toonsy
Yeah i remember too but it wasn’t just debuchy, apparently ALL french players lack the passion & fight to do well in the league!
Also carr was overrated because every player he’s ever signed has had a decent debut before turning rubbish!!
Nothing to do with the fact that moving to another country & culture might affect some players performances.
KK(Quote)
3hours, Willo has been very reliable to date, compliments Colo very well, feel a bit sorry for Mbiwa at the mo , he’s not getting a sniff of a chance.
KIMTOON(Quote)
@Axel
i tell you what, for a while there i thought Pardew and the players were smoking whatever you had 😀 Still it was a good goal difference booster just like you wished for. You must have been a good boy this year 😀
@Kim
I am not to worried about Remy yet he is still doing ok in terms of his build up play and he was unlucky not to get on the end of Debuchy’s cross today (the og one). Once he stops contributing to the team and not getting in the danger areas i will start to worry.
I think that miss last week has really put him under a bit of pressure/scrutiny from the fans.
In a way i am kind of glad we are not a one man band like some always say we are. We have goals throughout the team.
Santii(Quote)
@ SANTII says
I am not to worried about Remy yet he is still doing ok in terms of his build up play and he was unlucky not to get on the end of Debuchy’s cross today (the og one).
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
remy was no were near geting on the end of that cross 😆 😆 😆 😆
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
TAE He was close enough to put Gabidon under enough pressure to lunge at it.
Santii(Quote)
He is contributing as a forward, but not as a striker.
Strikers have to be fecking selfish 99% of the time.
Get in the box and not on the wings.
I blame that silver haired **** 😕
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Our style of play has change its why we are really better. We win all our games in the midfield with Tiote Cabaye and Anita. We keep the possesion play in the ground thats our main force at the moment. All the time the game start being crazy we are in danger because we lack pace from Coloccini and Willo but they read the game good.
In my opinion at the moment cabaye play the football of his life, one of the best midfielder in the premier league since the last 2 months.
All his touches, control, passes are just perfect precise, with perfect pace, always the right decisions.
And debuchy is just better and better every game.
Only concern about remy and gouffran today who bring no real danger upfront.
HBA39(Quote)
HBA39
We got better as soon as we switched to 4-4-2 we won 4 on the bounce with it. Pardew just needs to know the right games to switch between 4-4-2 & 4-5-1.
Santii(Quote)
Agree
In my opinion Pardew just continues with a team and formation until we loose one good game, not able to switch depends on game.
But what is more important than the formation for me is that we playing now with the quality of our players that means on the ground with short passes.
Did you remark Krul now don’t take all the time one minute to hoof it, Willo always tries to make a pass in the ground to when it’s possible.
And this mentality is in the mind in every player now so that even in some risky situations we don’t panic and tries to make pass in the ground.
In my opinion upfront we doesn’t have a player like Drogba or Lukaku to hoof it all the time.
HBA39(Quote)
Woo hoo hoo hoo 😛
I told you so! I told you so!
Stick with Pards and give him his to learn from his mistakes! 😆
How foolish do the Pards knockers look now. 😛
You all know who you are. 😳
Ouch! I’m dying for you’s here! Dying! 😳
Yikesy doodle! 😆
Troy Stavers(Quote)
And one more! Yikesy Doodle! 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Everyone discards the Pards knockers opinions now as bunkum! 😛
You know who you are. 😛 Bunkum 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Those worrying about Remy. hes got cisse syndrom.. if he doesnt pick the ball up from the half way line run to the box and score, thats it. cos nobody will pass the ball to him around goal. hes getting the same service cisse has had for 18 months. none !!!
fred(Quote)
<<<<<<<<<<< would bench remy meself and give cisse a crack 😉
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
Fred – Bingo
toonsy(Quote)
And the great silver fox doesn’t have a clue how to address it. 👿
Pardew for England after the world cup
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Nice to see some vindication for Cisse, he’s not the ***** player a lot say he is . He’s been a prolific striker for ages this is his first barren spell , yet I now worry we have the same concerns for Remy 🙄 .
KIMTOON(Quote)
Kim – Barren spell ❓
its far worse than a barren spell. Plus if you want to count the bad offside decisions that have gone against him, you mustn’t forget the sitters he has also missed.
I honestly think he needs a fresh start away from NUFC
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
I reckon if we buy Finnbogasson in January we could very well get a top 4 finish .The lad is a goal machine and would fit perfectly into our side an 8 million bid would get him
Axel(Quote)
2 home games to the half season point. I’d take a 72 pt season.
Premandup(Quote)