That last one being a rather comfortable 3-0 victory over ten man Wigan Athletic at St James’ Park a week ago. It perhaps wouldn’t have been as comfortable as the scoreline suggested had the visitors had a full compliment of players, but a win is a win and it’s points on the board we so badly need.
The win last week was annoying though as we failed to move up any places in the table. It’s valued all the same, but to win a game and not move up the table feels as though you are running on a treadmill, trying to go the right way but ultimately not going anywhere. Tonight though at least a victory would move us up one place leapfrogging Fulham in the process but it will be a tough ask as detailed in my match preview which you can view by clicking the blue text.
The good news in that preview is the potential return of a number of key players such as Davide Santon, Demba Ba and Cheik Tiote, who were all left at home for the trip to Bordeaux midweek, along with a potential return to action for Hatem Ben Arfa who has missed the last few games with a hamstring strain. Of course the only way we’ll find out who is fit is by looking at the official team news which will be added in below as and when it becomes available.
As mentioned at the very top, we are being broadcast globally this evening so hopefully there will be streams available for those who aren’t fortunate enough to be at Craven Cottage this evening, for those outside of the UK or for those inside the UK who don’t have access to Sky TV. Normal rules apply with regard to posting links for fellow NUFC fans.
Which just about wraps this up really as I don’t need to add much more. Needless to say I’m hoping for a committed performance from the start this time and I’d also quite like to see Damien Duff not turn into Superman just because he is playing us. A result would be nice also…
Howay the lads!
Fulham: Mark Schwarzer, Sascha Riether, Aaron Hughes, Brede Hangeland, John Arne Riise, Damien Duff, Steve Sidwell, Chris Baird, Alexander Kacaniklic, Dimitar Berbatov, Hugo Rodallega
Subs: Neil Etheridge, Kieran Richardson, Philippe Senderos, Giorgos Karagounis, Mahamadou Diarra, Ashkan Dejagah, Mladen Petric
Newcastle: Tim Krul; Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, Davide Santon; Vurnon Anita, Cheik Tiote; Papiss Cisse, Hatem Ben Arfa, Jonas Gutierrez; Demba Ba
Subs: Steve Harper, Shane Ferguson, James Tavernier, James Perch, Gael Bigirimana, Sylvain Marveaux, Shola Ameobi
Benny
Big Dave(Quote)
Benny always has the tools to unlock any defence, thats why I always say he is wasted when he’s back defending
Big Dave(Quote)
Bit slow to react there Dave ,was you stunned by that shot mate 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
Good tackler but what is Tiote’s pass completion rate??
Les Jeffs(Quote)
Wow. Hatem pure brilliance… Come on! I think Bramble has possessed Tiote. Jonas has also been gash again… Impressed with Simpson… We need Marv on for Jonas and we can win this!
JJ(Quote)
Two strikers combining 😯
toonsy(Quote)
Ba trying to better Benny with a long shot 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
It’s about time we could rid of that stupid stat of not winning when we go behind, and if we keep this up theres no reason why that won’t be tonight
Big Dave(Quote)
C’mon Benny kill em ,they are rockin man
KIMTOON(Quote)
Fucking Demba Ba need to wake up a little bit
HBA39(Quote)
Dave ,agree ,stats are there to be p*$$*@ on 😉
good save Krul
KIMTOON(Quote)
come on Lads sort the defence out FFS
Big Dave(Quote)
defending heads on lads
KIMTOON(Quote)
Bollocks 🙁
toonsy(Quote)
ffs un bloody believible 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
Marking is just pathetic.
Stuart79(Quote)
FFS 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Colo should have done better there
Big Dave(Quote)
Marv on now please Alan ,give em someone else to worry about
KIMTOON(Quote)
Once again down the left, a stupid foul to give away. will we never learn
ash1001(Quote)
ash1001 – Who gave the foul away?
toonsy(Quote)
Jonas are you going to start doing something, whats happened to you, get your finger out.
ash1001(Quote)
Just give the ball to benny he will score again. He just play allright at the moment, BUt Cisse and Ba need to wake up
HBA39(Quote)
I wouldn’t mind but a deflection and a set piece undone us ,we defo deserve a point from this game imo.
KIMTOON(Quote)
Williamson is so poorr
HBA39(Quote)
Stupid Pardew
HBA39(Quote)
Benny off Slayer on 😯 .Got to be to protect him as otherwise makes no sense.
KIMTOON(Quote)
Unlucky Colo
toonsy(Quote)
Benny coming off 😥
Big Dave(Quote)
his Pardew **** wise, skill for skill Shoal for Benny, its a laugh.
Woweee Colo so nearly got it in
ash1001(Quote)
Where was Cisse and Ba after the ball hit the post.
HBA39(Quote)
God that bloody crossbar 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
Jonas still on the pitch fucking ridiculous
HBA39(Quote)
I want at least a point from this game or I’ll feel very hard done by.
KIMTOON(Quote)
No way we deserve to be losing this.
Where was this passion 10 games ago lads.
We massively miss Cabaye defensively.
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
Jonas and Tiote awful tonight
KIMTOON(Quote)
Marv for Jonas please.
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
We have 3 big guys upfront and we loose all the headers…?
HBA39(Quote)
Solano ,spot on ,I see desire to get something tonight
KIMTOON(Quote)
would not care but we are the better team at the moment, but its dirty undies team every time they attack.
ash1001(Quote)
Colo brilliant
KIMTOON(Quote)
Right lads FK make it count ffs
KIMTOON(Quote)
utter ***** again
KIMTOON(Quote)
Since Benny is out we dont even have one half of chance a part from Colo shot.
Marveaux in please, he can bring something.
Our striker cannot keep one ball
HBA39(Quote)
2 – Damien Duff has as many assists for Fulham this evening as he did in 68 Premier League appearances for Newcastle. Update.
Hate that bitter ****.
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
What are the odds we go all season without scoring from a set piece I wonder 🙄 I may just have a punt as reckon I’ll get paid out at the rate we are going.
KIMTOON(Quote)
Get Santon on the right fcking wing and Marv on the left so we can get some decent balls in ❗
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
Really why no Marv 😕
KIMTOON(Quote)
Yeah Jonas is a shadow of what he was, well a big shadow
Big Dave(Quote)
18 ft 10 inches up front and we cannot win the ball in the box against Haggers and a ex Toon (you are not good enough) player, woweee what a pile driver from Shoala – it just about reached Swartzakof (yes you have guessed I think Shola is a waste of time)
ash1001(Quote)
we have 3 guys in the box but anyone to cross a ball…
HBA39(Quote)
cisse good interception
KIMTOON(Quote)
at the moment SHola is more than useless. As is Cisse or Ba
HBA39(Quote)
what is Shola doing 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
Pardew has shown himself to be tactically inept again tonight for me like!
Why take Benny off when he’s having such a big influence on this game?!, to rest him for the City game?! We could win this one FFS!!
Jonas has been ***** tonight and shouldn’t have started ahead of Marv in my opinion!.
Ba and Cisse have been none existent … why? coz he’s playing them in the wrong fucking positions again!!
CBs haven’t been great again tonight either
Sharpy17(Quote)
wtf this changes 5 minutes left…? the players were so good in the pitch that he doesnt want to break the teamm….
HBA39(Quote)
MARV AND Bigi in the 85th minute too late now I suspect 🙄 Glad to see the back of Rodders too
KIMTOON(Quote)
Why has no club attempted to lure Shola away?
Les Jeffs(Quote)
Jonas get a grip man
KIMTOON(Quote)
We must keep Ba.
Jonas is past wherever he was. Slow, predictable and a liability.
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
hopeless now, toiling away for nowt .
KIMTOON(Quote)
@Sharpy
to be fair, he’s come back from injury. Don’t know why for Shola though.
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
Where have this fucking strikers—— for once a good cross from Gutierrez and anyone there….
HBA39(Quote)
Good Jonas cross no one there to capitalise
KIMTOON(Quote)
Some one tell Shola, Cisse plays for us ffs, that guy is a total waste of time,
How the hell is Jonas still on the field, used to like him as well.
Pardew you have to be on borrowed time, clueless, Jonas on his backside again 16th time tonight,
ash1001(Quote)
Actually a decent cross from Jonas there, to a bunch of statues.
SolanosTrumpet(Quote)
I hate this change when its 5 minutes left. what can do Marv with 5 minutes he touches 2 balll. WTF pardewww
HBA39(Quote)
We didn’t deserve to lose that
toonsy(Quote)
Fecked off beyond belief ,we were more than their match .
KIMTOON(Quote)
Sharpy – Taking Benny off was ALWAYS going to happen regardless. The guy has just come back from a hamstring injury. Yes he was playing well but it’s standard to give players an hour or so to aid recovery. So we play him all game and he breaks down and is out for longer? Is that a good idea like?
toonsy(Quote)
No real cohesion. Colo one of the best attackers!
Les Jeffs(Quote)
Before everyone comes on here being negative I thought we played fine and didn’t really deserve to lose. Yes it’s a worrying run and Pardew made mistakes but there has been improvement these last few weeks.
SJP14(Quote)
ST – I understand that mate, but are we likely to win this game or the City game (well neither now like) but you know what I mean. How many goals does Shola get us? No way Benny should have came off when Jonas has been so ***** tonight
Sharpy17(Quote)
Man of the match = Pardew with his wonderful awe inspiring substitutions.
Fucking clown. 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
for sure we didnt deserve. But with our defence actually very difficult to have one single clean sheet. Just to weak defensively, even if we had some great chances, dont forget that Krul make 2 crucial save and the post from Petrov.
HBA39(Quote)