Newcastle head into this game on the back of a narrow victory in the Europa league on Thursday night. Narrow it might have been, but ultimately it was enough to see us secure a passage through to the group stages of the competition, meaning we can look forward to more odd kick-off times as the season progresses.
I say odd kick-off times, because this one is odd. It’s a 4pm kick-off on a Sunday which usually means we are being shown on Sky, but not this time around. In fact we aren’t scheduled for any live TV broadcasting here in the UK today so you know what you have to do if you can’t actually get to the match…
As an interesting sub-plot today, there is a chance that we could see some history being made by witnessing our 1000th Premier League goal being scored. For that to happen we need to score two today, so the scorer of the second goal will be written into history basically.
As ever team news will be published below as and when it becomes available and if you haven’t already done so I would suggest reading Connor’s match preview which details injury news for both sides plus some other titbits such as previous history and likely team selections.
Which just about neatly wraps it up. We saw a largely second string side once more in midweek so I think it’s pretty safe to assume that we’ll see more of what are our “big hitters” for this match. Plus the transfer window is closed now so hopefully those players that do remain can get their heads in to gear, focus on the match, and send the fans into the international break on the back of a win.
Howay the lads!
Newcastle: Time Krul, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Davide Santon, Hatem Ben Arfa, Vurnon Anita, Yohan Cabaye, Jonas Gutierrez, Papiss Cisse, Demba Ba
Subs: Steve Harper, Mike Williamson, Dan Gosling, Gael Bigirimana, Sylvain Marveaux, Romain Amalfitano, Gabriel Obertan
Aston Villa: Brad Guzan, Matt Lowton, Ron Vlaar, Ciaran Clark, Eric Lichaj, Brett Holman, Karim El Ahmadi, Stephen Ireland, Barry Bannan, Andreas Weimann, Darren Bent
Subs: Shay Given, Nathan Baker, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Charles N’Zogbia, Graham Burke, Jordan Bowery, Derrick Williams
where is Cabaye playing I dont understand good
HBA39(Quote)
DJG disagree mate. Villa are no great shakes, we are just very poor.
Look how very few tackles we actually put in. So many Villa players run past us without body contact. We need to start mixing it, we are too powder puff and lightweight all over the field..
Munich Mag(Quote)
Is Pardew trying to be true to his promise to Ba, or is he doing it as a tactical matter?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
2 villa corners already ,**** just ****.
kimtoon(Quote)
Is anyone gonna freakin put a tackle in ffs 👿 👿 👿 👿
Munich Mag(Quote)
that was big big **** from Benny
HBA39(Quote)
Why the **** would you shoot from there Benny
Newkie(Quote)
this game is lost. fkn *****.
hashish(Quote)
Santon got away with that..
Newkie(Quote)
Anita really struggling with the pace and intensity. Guzan dealing with crosses very well
M(Quote)
There’s a Cissa-Ba pass for you!
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Okay, that’s a better cross from Anita.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
That’s better from BENNY
kimtoon(Quote)
sAINTS 2.1 UP 😯
kimtoon(Quote)
Unlucky Benny, good cross by Anita…
Munich Mag(Quote)
This ref is a **** douche.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Good pressing from Cisse up top. Come on boys…
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
ok Bigi wake up guy
HBA39(Quote)
Anita is really very very poor. AM i the only one to think that?
HBA39(Quote)
Come on boys…
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Anita looks very shakey to me.
kimtoon(Quote)
Jonas is so wasteful going forward. I honestly think he is rapidly on the decline.
Just seems a bit heavy and his decision making is terrible.
JJ(Quote)
Sorry but today this is all at Pardew’s door. Lacklustre morale in the team, no bite at all, lethargic and a poor substitution to boot.
Not to forget that Villa are absolutely garbage.
Munich Mag(Quote)
Three games in, let’s not throw Anita under the bus yet. Big step up from Eredivise.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
And there we go, fro mthe final third with our throw back to Krul.
Newkie(Quote)
Pards has got to change something here, for sure. He’ll try something… won’t he?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Only the peoples favourite Gabby Obertan can change this game for us… The rest is all too predictable and not stretching a very poor Villa at all.
Munich Mag(Quote)
Nice to see us back playing such aimless hoof ball again
CC(Quote)
Pressing again from Cisse… wants to make something happen, he does.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
passing is grim today….resorting to Krul hoofs…easily handled by Villa thus far
M(Quote)
Good call, MM. He was so good on Thursday.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
the passing has been absolute ***** today.
hashish(Quote)
Benny what a schorcher
Big Dave(Quote)
Beauty, Come on now put these cunts out of their misery 👿 👿 😈
CC(Quote)
Fucking magic, i love you be narfa!
Newkie(Quote)
Benny babay!
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
BEN ARFA IS A FUCKING GENIUS RIGHT FOOTTEDD. I TOLD YOU THATS OUR ONLY CHANCE
HBA39(Quote)
**** me that was class Benny ,you utter utter gem
kimtoon(Quote)
OK goal….for his weak foot like 😆
Dubtoon(Quote)
scorcher even 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
What the fooooook was that HBA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That must have reached 7300kmph Get in ya beauty !!!!!!!!!!
Munich Mag(Quote)
Was that with his right foot or am I that hungover?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
thank **** for that magical little Frenchman!
M(Quote)
Great goal.
Stuart79(Quote)
another day, another Ben Arfa Show!
ron(Quote)
Our midfield and defenders NEED TO START PUTTING A FREAKIN FOOT IN !!!
Munich Mag(Quote)
Argh if only cisse could pass
Newkie(Quote)
That was very very poor from Cisse.
HBA39(Quote)
That was so funny… The Villa midfielder though he had forced Benny onto his weak foot and backed off. Bad move 😉 thunk it’s in the back of the net 😳
Munich Mag(Quote)
**** Agbonlahor in. very very quick and Staylor very very slow especially today, very poor
HBA39(Quote)
Poor choice Jonas… 🙄
Munich Mag(Quote)
what horrendous execution by Cisse, should be fined for that pass
M(Quote)
Finally get a call from this tool ref.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Jonas a million miles better as a dm than a winger..Villa still look very sharp though, great passing and movement.
Newkie(Quote)
**** Benny put that in again
HBA39(Quote)
We’ve stepped it up a lot, but man Villa are absolutely useless…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Benny-Legend. Sit the **** down Bent
Newkie(Quote)
I bet bents face is a bit sore 😆 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Ouch. That’ll be a concussion for poor old Bent…
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
now, that’s how u win a corner…. 😆
M(Quote)
Oh my ,bet that hurt 😆
kimtoon(Quote)
Bigi has such a potential, he’s so confident in his play, despite his young age.
Cadbury(Quote)
Seriously are french people incapable of taking corners?
Newkie(Quote)
he should have been booked for handball
Big Dave(Quote)
Man that was a CLEAR hand ball ffs … 😯
Munich Mag(Quote)
Charles Insomnia is back!
What is JFK up to these days anyway?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
👿 zog the frog 😈
Big Dave(Quote)
What a total waste of corners 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
insomnia on.
kimtoon(Quote)
Anyone else hates Lamberts tracksuit?
Cadbury(Quote)
How many fouls has Lichaj had? How many have Villa had and how many have they been called for? This ref is a tool.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Benny and Cabaye are clearly having a ‘who can take the shittest corner’ competetion
M(Quote)
close
kimtoon(Quote)
It’s getting beyond a joke now how poor Cabayes corners are… 😳
Munich Mag(Quote)
Cisse out for Marveaux.Marveaux can take corners he has a good left foot
HBA39(Quote)