Newcastle will want to put themselves in a position to secure passage into the next round by getting as much of the job done as they can tonight.
With no league game at the weekend a strong team is likely to be picked and the aim has to be a comfortable win to take to Ukraine next Thursday with the ultimate aim of meeting either Hannover of Germany or Anzhi Makhachkala of Russia in the Round of 16.
However United will have to be wary of the threat that Metalist Kharkiv can and will pose. This isn’t your stereotypical Ukrainian outfit full of physical powerhouses who can run all day. These are good technical players, the majority of which come from South America no doubt lured by their owners significant wealth. They won’t be the pushovers some seem to be expecting.
For a bit of background ahead of the match, such as advanced team news, injury updates, a history of United in the Europa League, some stats and facts rounded off with some random thoughts, why not take a peek at out match preview if you haven’t already done so or simply wish to have another look? You can view it online here.
Tickets are still being sold for the game and are available via cash turnstiles right up to pretty much kick-off time, and with tickets priced at just £15 for adults and £5 for children you should head down there and cheer the lads on.
However if you don’t want to or can’t get down to St James’ Park then why not watch it live on ESPN? Or on an internet stream if you haven’t got ESPN? Again if you’d like to share any decent streams please feel free to do so by leaving a link to said stream in the ‘comments’ section below.
As ever, team news will be updated below as and when I can get it published which shouldn’t take long as I have a rare night off. However I dare say somebody will post in the comments section below quicker than I can get it published so if you’re that impatient have a mooch and I’m sure you’ll come across it.
Which about wraps this up and now it’s left to us to see what kind of strong team Alan Pardew decides to play.
Howay the lads!
Newcastle:Tim Krul; Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Davide Santon; Cheik Tiote, Yohan Cabaye; Gabriel Obertan, Moussa Sissoko, Jonas Gutierrez; Papiss Cisse
Subs: Rob Elliot, Danny Simpson, Massadio Haidara, Vurnon Anita, James Perch, Sylvain Marveaux, Shola Ameobi
Metalist Kharkiv: Oleksandr Horyainov; Cristian Villagra, Papa Gueye, Marco Torsiglieri, Fininho; Edmar Halovskyi, Juan Manuel Torres; Marlos, Cleiton Xavier, Jose Ernesto Sosa; Jonathan Cristaldo
Subs: Vladimir Disljenkovic, Andriy Berezovchuk, Oleh Shelayev, Sebastian Blanco, Jaja Coelho, Oleh Krasnopyorov, Willian Gomes
Yanga-M’biwa can barely get his name to fit onto the back of the shirt
Andymag(Quote)
**** a duck Papiss
M(Quote)
ffs ,what we gotta do
KIMTOON(Quote)
Was that Marv’s fault?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
C’mon 🙄
Andymag(Quote)
😯 come on Lads
Big Dave(Quote)
*** ffs C’mon
KIMTOON(Quote)
nearly in there Marv 😉 come on son
Big Dave(Quote)
****, too heavy Marv, unlucky
Andymag(Quote)
Come on now. Saylor, nod one in.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
We really should of had 2 or 3 by now and another ***** corner
KIMTOON(Quote)
Ferchrissakes.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Colo completely wrongfooted, he should have shot when the ball was knocked back to him imo
Newkie(Quote)
Christ!
JJ(Quote)
Not again 😯
KIMTOON(Quote)
FUCKING OFFSIDE?!?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
magnificent cross from yanga
M(Quote)
Cisse
Big Dave(Quote)
Another **** decision. Level that was. What happened to benefit to the attacker?
toonsy(Quote)
No effing way. This is a fixed game.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
ON SIDE YOU ******* ONSIDE 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
and a freaking stinker of a decision
M(Quote)
FUCKING IN LINE
this linesman is a ****
Newkie(Quote)
FUK OFF
Big Dave(Quote)
Fucking hell 😡
Andymag(Quote)
But for the linesman we”d be cruising 2-0. Fucking ******.
toonsy(Quote)
Is that two Papiss goals ruled offside today?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Cisse picked up a curse.
Can Sissoko teach Jonas how to cross on the run first time like that?
All Jonas does is trap the ball, slow down all attacking momentum, allow defenders to get back and then he loses the ball.
Surely a winger should be able to cross first time?
JJ(Quote)
boot it 1st time man Papiss
M(Quote)
Get Ameobi Cisse is playing **** again.
Santii(Quote)
well we seem to be starting to put the pressure on them. But they could still hit us on the break
Big Dave(Quote)
FSOTC – Yep. Two legitimate ones aswell 👿
toonsy(Quote)
We’ve been done here. I mean we haven’t played well but we’ve won 2-0 just not officially.
sjp14(Quote)
I’m sorry, but linesman needs to be investgated after this one….
MDS(Quote)
these officials will need a police escort if Metal Crappy go onto win this . 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
Such bullshit
Andymag(Quote)
@JJ
You mean surely a wing should be able to cross? 😀 he does nothing but 2 yard passes waste of space.
Santii(Quote)
Fix, baby. Where’s that Singaporean tonight?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Santii @ 255 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
Come to the unbiased conclusion that this match has been fixed 😉
Newkie(Quote)
Oh god, Shola? Please, Shola, prove me wrong to complain here.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
That’s the third time this season Cisse has had an effort ruled out when he wasn’t offsides.
Lad has had no luck.
JJ(Quote)
Cisse must be fuming mad I know I am .
Tiote off Slayer on , C’mon Shola man
KIMTOON(Quote)
Super sub Ameobi coming on
Andymag(Quote)
errr, what about the tackle on Sissoko ref?
M(Quote)
This referee and his fucking assistants. Jesus christ man
toonsy(Quote)
Been a **** game to watch. We have been robbed though.
Sissoko is a great player though, my word.
JJ(Quote)
50 50 challenge you ****
Newkie(Quote)
How is that a foul let alone a yellow?
Andymag(Quote)
*** when is Pardew going to learn 4-4-2 doesn’t work when you have two ***** wingers on. Whats the point in switching to it.
Santii(Quote)
Can we not arrange a St Valentines day massacre on these officials 👿 They have to of been paid off . Once is incompetent twice is downright dodgy.
KIMTOON(Quote)
If that was the other end the **** would of give a pen
KIMTOON(Quote)
Jonas, better at rugby than football. Probably why he’s bulked up.
JJ(Quote)
Fecking ref ,spoilt this game
KIMTOON(Quote)
Kim – Not forgetting the yellow cards we’ve got but Metalist have got away with 👿
toonsy(Quote)
Nice one Jonas, subtle 😆
Andymag(Quote)
ropey challenge
M(Quote)
**** me ref calls it right 😯
KIMTOON(Quote)
Wow, ref gave us a decision? **** me
Newkie(Quote)
Cheers ref 🙄
Andymag(Quote)
Toonsy ,yeah and that 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
This really is a shocking performance from the ref. After the match fixing stuff last week you’d have to say this is dodgy.
sjp14(Quote)
Shola still got lead in his boots I see. Useless in the air too.
JJ(Quote)
Fecking Hoofball
Andymag(Quote)
Anybody watching the betting sites?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Whitley bay can score but we can’t. 🙄
Andymag(Quote)
good knock down, they just poked it out of danger
Newkie(Quote)
We were **** poor tonight really didn’t deserve to win it. The ref will give people an excuse on why we didn’t beat. them.
I think we are out not a chance we will go to their ground and win based on this season’s results we will get hammered.
Santii(Quote)
In addition to the un-goals and all the **** fouls against us, that’s four yellows against us and the ref conveniently puts two on the books for them in the last minutes of regular time to even things up a little on paper. Very suspicious.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
FSOTC
Cissé to have a third called offside is 3/4
Andymag(Quote)
Andy – We did, twice, legitimately, but the ref had other ideas.
toonsy(Quote)
**** **** **** ,bollox
KIMTOON(Quote)
Toonsy the 2nd one was offside…
Santii(Quote)
oh Cisse
Big Dave(Quote)
Robbed of at least a 2-0 win, should have been more as well.
Newkie(Quote)