Game on! Newcastle United V’s West Brom

Big Dave

A warm welcome to West Bromwich Albion
A warm welcome to West Bromwich Albion
Welcome one and all to this ‘Game On’ article which will take us through the highs and lows ( Of what JC has billed as the most important game in 6yrs ) as we play host to WBA in this afternoons Premier league game (3pm kick-off), We go into the fixture on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Leicester City, which saw us finish with just nine men following red cards to Mike Williamson and Daryl Janmaat. That was the eighth successive top flight defeat for us.
When the sides met earlier in the season, we came away with a 2-0 victory from the Hawthorns.
Ayoze Perez’s brilliant flick on the stroke of half-time broke the deadlock before a Fabricio Coloccini header sealed all three points for the United.
Speaking ahead of the game John Carver said “West Brom are a very organised side under Tony (Pulis) and they are a huge threat from set plays,” said Carver.
“Manchester United found it very difficult to break them down but we are the home team and we need to win the game.
“It’s going to be very tight. I can’t see there being too many goals looking at our record and at theirs, but we are determined to find a way to win on Saturday.
“We have had a bad run of games but I’ve seen enough from the lads that they want to be productive and they want to do something about it.”
Despite the other teams at the foot of the table picking up points from their recent fixtures, Carver insists he remains focused on Newcastle’s games and no-one else’s.
“I’m not worried about anyone else’s results. We are in the position where we can affect what happens,” he continued.
“It’s in our hands – we are not one of the teams in the bottom three. We can’t afford to worry about what everyone else is doing.
“I don’t think about what the teams are doing below us because I can’t affect that in any way.
“I’m going to focus all my effort and all my concentration on what I can do at this football club, and the earlier we can get results the better – starting with this weekend.”

TEAM NEWS
Newcastle – Daryl Janmaat serves a one-game suspension for his red card at Leicester last weekend, while fellow defender Mike Williamson starts a two-match ban having received a red card in the same game. United are hopeful of having Paul Dummett available following a hamstring strain, while winger Rolando Aarons could make his first appearance in six months following a series of hamstring complaints. Leading scorer Papiss Cisse is available for selection having completed a seven-game suspension but Siem de Jong (thigh) and Adam Armstrong (calf) are doubts. Massadio Haidara (knee), Cheick Tiote (knee), Rob Elliot (thigh) and Steven Taylor (Achilles) remain sidelined
West Brom – Midfielder James Morrison is expected to face a late fitness test on a knock, while first-choice goalkeeper Ben Foster is the Baggies’ only definite absentee, sidelined with a long-term knee injury.

Newcastle Krul, Anita, Coloccini, Dummett, Gutierrez, Sissoko, R Taylor, Colback, Perez, Riviere, Cabella

Subs Woodman, Satka, Abeid, Ameobi, Aarons, Gouffran, Cisse

West Brom Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Lescott, Gardner, Fletcher, Mulumbu, Yacob, Brunt, Anichebe.

Subs Rose, Wisdom, Baird, Morrison, McManaman, Ideye, Berahino

About Big Dave

View all posts by Big Dave →

You may like these posts

311 thoughts on “Game on! Newcastle United V’s West Brom”

  1. Kimtoon, they had 2 penalties against Southamton as well. Wouldn’t you just know it? That’s why you don’t trust a useless pickled walnut with hair.

    But, c’mon, we need a win now more than ever you Ugly ****. Carver needs a win as well Troysta, YOU ugly **** 🙂

      (Quote)

  10. The fate of destiny still within Newcastle own hands judging by the looks of it.

    Burnely will confirmed relegation if they can’t beat Hull later….

    Looks like Sunderland will escape relegation thanks to Newcastle 6points given to them. 😳 😳

      (Quote)

  12. and i will say it again. We should be watching other teams results because the Mackems just won 2 in a row and have gone above us. Carver is an idiot and so is Troy.

      (Quote)

  14. Never in my life have I felt so depressed about the Toon. Why is Abied on the bench instead of on the pitch? Why is Gouffran anywhere near the team? Why is Rivière getting game after game? ***…. Just hope hull and Leicester lose.

      (Quote)

  15. Eric I really don’t see big deal in him saying about not worrying about other teams, I take it that he means that our fate is in our hands, if we win our games there is nowt anyother team can do ❓
    For me it isn’t all lost and if it was in the hands of other teams results tthat I would worry

    Howay the Lads

      (Quote)

  18. No pressure then Big D. Carver only says we have 3 cup finals and and this is our biggest game since we got relegated against Villa. No Pressure. Not another 2 games after this? No pressure on the players at all? After the Mackem result that dind’t matter to Carver, no pressure?

      (Quote)

  25. West Brom hit the post, then a good block on the rebound. Could this be the bit of luck we need to spur us on ?

    Tim Krul should be claiming that corner 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿

      (Quote)

  26. Only QPR has a worse defensive record. We have conceded 60 goals to their 61.

      (Quote)

  32. For the life of me I cannot understand why Raylor is in the team.
    Cabella 👿 👿 👿

      (Quote)

  33. ffs everyone can see we can’t win the lofted ball into the box, yet we keep pumping it up there
    What the Holy ****’s going on
    Brain dead

      (Quote)

  36. so no Williamson, so no idea when it comes to a free kick
    hopeless

      (Quote)

  39. 2-0 Leicester

    Everything against Newcastle now…

    If Hull score… 😐 😐

      (Quote)

  43. Cabella and Sissoko have been on the receiving end of some crunching fouls but the ref hasn’t given a card.

      (Quote)

  44. when it comes to the counter we look absolutely bereft of ideas

      (Quote)

  58. Ffs clowns. right, let’s have these protests and let’s have them properly. Useless wastes of space from top to bottom.

      (Quote)

  61. Why defend this regime with support when they thought it was ok to let two defenders go in January and bring none in and now we have 2 midfielders out of a back four playing in defence?

    Everything they get they deserve

      (Quote)

  62. Why can’t they fight and battle like other teams and why do we only buy midgets 😥

      (Quote)

  63. The cry went up
    support the Team
    The Fans turn up
    in their thousands
    to witness the same old circus performance
    and a one way ticket to relegation

      (Quote)

  68. goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllperez

      (Quote)

  73. I bet Tory Boy is glad he didn’t boycott now
    he’d be gutted if he had missed that one

      (Quote)

  74. can’t fault the effort, but the quality is missing. we need a break….and just got one Perez 1-1 !!!!!!

      (Quote)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *