With the greatest of respect to Wigan, this should be a game that the boys of NUFC win comfortably, at least according to the form book, and Shamrock who penned this stat-tatsic match preview for you all to peruse.
Personally I’m not so sure. My powers of prediction are famously awful so I tend to steer clear of them, but for some reason I have a feeling that we could trip up in this fixture although there is little doubt that we are the favourites for the game, especially if you look at the bookies odds – Skybet have us at 4/7 for the win while Wigan are priced at 5-1.
Unfortunately with the match being a 3pm kick-off it means that there is no UK TV coverage, although it shouldn’t matter too much as there are plenty of overseas broadcasters who have the match scheduled for airing. That should in turn mean that streams are fairly easy to come by. As ever though, if you come across a decent one the feel free to share it with your fellow Toon fans.
I’m actually at work today, as you read this in fact I’ll be somewhere between London and Bristol, so unfortunately I have to miss the match. However in my absence I’ve managed to collar Big Dave into supplying the team news which will you will find at the bottom of this article.
All in all that is just about it. Hopefully we can extend our unbeaten league run to 12 games and our overall run to 14 games.
Howay the lads!
Newcastle: Krul; Simpson, S.Taylor, Coloccini, R.Taylor; Obertan, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez; Ba, Best
Subs: Harper, Santon, Perch, Smith, Marveaux, Ben Arfa, Ameobi
Wigan: Al Habsi, Boyce, Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Diame, Watson, Jones,Moses, Rodallega, Crusat.
Subs: Pollitt, McArthur, Gomez, Sammon, Thomas, Maloney, Lopez.
HWTL
Brisvegas(Quote)
I’m watching on tv and the image is completely ****** up. How are the streams now?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Wigan Mascot just tried to steal the ball!
Got soccer saturday on. I reckon 2-0 win
Glenn(Quote)
well done Krul
Big Dave(Quote)
***…… What a save by Krul…… Wigan is controlling
southafricantoon(Quote)
What a save from Krul, defense all over the place 👿
TonyGreenSupreme(Quote)
*defence
TonyGreenSupreme(Quote)
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/87365/1/watch-newcastle-utd-vs-wigan-athletic.html
This link is great with English commentary
lacedaemonian(Quote)
TGS we always seem shaky when we start
Big Dave(Quote)
foul my **** 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Bertan loosing the ball again!!!! o
southafricantoon(Quote)
Jonas is our best player like. Not just in this 10 minutes but this season.
18/1, gan on son, get the first goal!
Moreno(Quote)
Come on Toon!
King Arfa(Quote)
WTF
hitman(Quote)
Moreno @ 86 good shout mate 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Looking so shaky at the back, a better team would be beating us by now
Moreno(Quote)
Poor start, classic Newcastle for the slip up game 😕
Newkie(Quote)
Raylor having a mare ❗
TonyGreenSupreme(Quote)
Not a great start. Nobody seems to be on the same page. And Taylor is getting beat consistantly…
JJ(Quote)
Why are we playing *****?
King Arfa(Quote)
Obertan crosses the ball exactly like Routledge
M(Quote)
Bad start for us!!!
southafricantoon(Quote)
They’re targeting Raylor today…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Obertan and Raylor seem to be the weak links.
King Arfa(Quote)
Cabaye yellow card
southafricantoon(Quote)
poor touch by Obertan…wasted opportunity on the break… 🙁
Munich Mag(Quote)
Seems to me that the players don’t want to pass to Simpson if they don’t have to… Little faith…
JJ(Quote)
Wigan:
58% possession
4 shots on target
1 shot off target
FFS! We should be walking all over them!
King Arfa(Quote)
At least its 0-0 still
The 59 sound(Quote)
Best needs to start getting ball side of his defender.
Keeps waiting for it into feet and gets sussed every time
Moreno(Quote)
come on Lads
Big Dave(Quote)
This is when we need the crowd to give the players a lift!
Johno Toon(Quote)
oh fuk that was close
Big Dave(Quote)
**** link gone
Premandup(Quote)
Best almost scored
southafricantoon(Quote)
agghh stream gone down. Any streams i dont need to download software – one work computer – security tighter than the freaking pentagon
Geordie Deb(Quote)
Best should have buried that….
Moreno(Quote)
Bit far out for Best that one 😉 😛
JJ(Quote)
help any links
Premandup(Quote)
that was poor by Best….an absolute sitter… 😥
Munich Mag(Quote)
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/12624/1/newcastle-united-vs-wigan-athletic.html
bit jittery unfortunately…and a shoit scot commentator…
Munich Mag(Quote)
some of our passing is bad and there has been a few hospital passes made 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Best is infuriating… The only time he shows any enthusiasm is when the ball is at his feet.
A couple yards away he puts in no effort to chase or try win it.
JJ(Quote)
Simpson is actually having a decent game in possession for once
M(Quote)
Thanks Munich!
Geordie Deb(Quote)
When their left back has the ball Obertan should be closing him down. Whats the point in just standing 10 yards off him watching him play the ball out? He’s doing nowt else!
Moreno(Quote)
Our midfield is non exsistant so far.
JJ(Quote)
JJ…
You watching the same game? Best is closing the ball down all the time, nearly nicked it off the keeper before…
Moreno(Quote)
Knew it was gonna be like this,always up our game for big boys and get too confident with the also rans.Also bloody Wigan got a point to prove to the muppet panel on soc sat today.
kimtoon(Quote)
Raylor hasn’t won a single challenge or blocked a single cross on the left side…
JJ(Quote)
Apart from the once when Best should have ran after the ball, thought he’s done well so far
Newkie(Quote)
thanks for the link
Premandup(Quote)
Best what are you at 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Disagree Moreno.
He needs to keep it up, not just do it in spurts when up for it…
JJ(Quote)
no probs Deb 😉 😉
Munich Mag(Quote)
Actually to fair fair, they all playing below average.
JJ(Quote)
Santon should come on in place of Raylor in the second-half.
King Arfa(Quote)
I just hope Pards rips a few strips of them in the dressing room because they are not putting the work in they should be.
Big Dave(Quote)
Another great example of Obertan getting absolutely no support from Simspon.
Poor football in that half. Is say Wigan shaded it 🙄
JJ(Quote)
No harm to Best but I agree with Trampatonni when he said that apart from his goals he doesn’t really offer much else to the team.
Big Dave(Quote)
We had 65% possession and didn’t test their keeper once…
JJ(Quote)
Geordie Deb- good stream http://www.realtvsport.com/channel-3.php
Robert(Quote)
top link this like,pity i couldnt say the same aboot the game
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/12624/1/newcastle-united-vs-wigan-athletic.html
icedog(Quote)
BD
I thinking Best does hold the ball up well. But although Moreno sees if chasing and pressing… He does it in such a lazy fashion he never seems to be actually committed to winning the ball.
Obertan is guilty of the same thing.
JJ(Quote)
ok peeps….we have no divine right to roll Wigan over today, or i fact anyone in this league. Martinez 1 Pardew 0 on the tactical front. Pardew needs to change things around a bit second half to open up Wigan more. We are too far away from each other as a unit, we need to play collectively 5 metres further up the pitch and replace Raylor with Santon then we’ll be ok. HBA on for the last 30 to finally close the game out for us
Munich Mag(Quote)
Also for me. Taylor is very overated because of his set piece ability. Which although good… Is also overated.
JJ(Quote)
Thanks Robert. When Munich said his stream not great I also come across this one which has worked well so far – famous last words
http://magic-sportz.blogspot.com/p/channel-4_11.html
Geordie Deb(Quote)
I would be surprised if Pardew changes much at half time. He never does yet we always seem to come out better!
JJ, when you press the ball, it gives the defence and keeper less time to play it forcing mistakes. It’s extremely rare a striker actually wins the ball from keeper or defence in that situation.
Moreno(Quote)
I would bring Benny on for Best and Marv for Ober around the 60 min mark if they dont start to graft, but I think they will come out with a bit of fire in their belly as usual
Big Dave(Quote)
We haven’t played well so far, but it’s still 0-0. If we step it up a notch we will win this game.
The Kid(Quote)
Wigan are doing well in sitting back and closing the gaps forcing us into a couple long balls. We need to bring on someone like Benny to help cabaye and Tiote take the ball past the mid field.
Simmo is killing moves on the right and obertan is crowded out and not coping.
Raylor doing well defensively as it looks like they’ve targeted his side but the biggest problem is our 2 mids are getting nullified by their 3.
Benny or Marv to come on for Ba and maybe santon for simmo to help obertan going forward.
JerseyGeordie(Quote)
Moreno @ 142 > I would be surprised if Pardew changes much at half time. He never does yet we always seem to come out better!
I agree
Big Dave(Quote)
Moreno
“It’s extremely rare a striker actually wins the ball from keeper or defence in that situation.”
I know that, my point is he presses so lazily he hardly puts any pressure on the defence. Because he does it half heartedly.
And if he loses an aerial challenge he walks away rather than harrassing the player in possession.
JJ(Quote)
Hi Dave just been catching up on some earlier threads – hope your daughter is alright! Also what a muppet that GS character was.. 😯
Geordie Deb(Quote)
looks like HBA is coming on….
Munich Mag(Quote)