Both teams go into this match on the back of 2-1 defeats in London last weekend – As we lost to already relegated Queens Park Rangers, the Hammers ended their home games with a reverse to Everton.
Speaking ahead of the game John Carver said “I’m looking forward to the challenge,”
“I have enough players in that dressing room who realise how much this game means. Let’s be honest – it’s the biggest game at this football club for six years.
“I’m sure that Sam (Allardyce,) will bring his strongest team here. Everybody wants to win a Premier League football match and Sam and Kevin Nolan won’t be any different.
“I’m expecting the players to step up to the plate and put in a big performance that’s worthy of keeping them in the Premier League.
“We have to win this game. I said a few weeks ago that four points was the target and we got one against West Brom so yes, we have to win.
“The lads have to play to the game and not the occasion because sometimes you can get carried away with what’s going on around the outside, but they need to stay composed.
“We can’t fear wanting to get on the ball and play, if we get that reaction and we get on the ball then I’m confident.
“I’m expecting the atmosphere to be electric. Against West Brom it was like being in a proper football stadium again – it was fantastic. I know that for the 90 minutes on Sunday it’ll be the same.
“Six years ago it wasn’t in our hands but it is now. We can take care of our own business and that’s the important thing.”
Also speaking ahead of the game Fan and blogger Big Dave said ” I am dreading the game as I just don’t think our players have the bottle/ spirit to go and really give the Hammers a fight”, ” and I think we will have to hope that Man United do us a favour by beating Hull”, ” I also think it’s a real disgrace that Mike Ashley has let our once great club get into this position again because he wanted to gamble from Jan that we would have enough points to secure our Prem status without having to invest in the transfer window, the same way he gambled in Jan last year”. ” I can’t ever remember feeling so disinterested in our club as I have this year, it is just one mistake after the other, we have an owner that has zero interest or ambition in the club except to stay in the prem for the huge revenue from the televised games, and keep using us as as a huge advertisement hoarding for his only love Sports Direct, ” I am very near the point of not really worrying about the outcome of todays game, as I think if we stay up the Regime wont really learn or change their ways, and it will just be more of the same,” ” if we get relegated then things will have to change and the Regime will have the ambition to win games to get promoted back in to the multi million £ honey pot AKA the Premier league” . so it’s a toss up of remaining the Premier league’s whipping boy’s, or being a competitive Championship side ? the sad thing for me is that I know there is a lot of other Toon fans are thinking the same way and that is all down to one Man Mr Mike Ashley.
TEAM NEWS
Newcastle– Mike Williamson is in contention for a starting spot after serving a two-match ban for a red card at Leicester earlier this month. Siem de Jong (thigh) has trained but remains a slight doubt, while Massadio Haidara (knee), Cheick Tiote (knee), Rob Elliot (thigh) and Steven Taylor (Achilles) will miss out once again.
West Ham – Centre-back James Collins is expected to miss out with a calf injury, having been forced off in the first half against Everton last weekend. Fellow defender James Tompkins could return, however, after a spell on the sidelines with a dislocated shoulder. The Hammers will definitely be without striking duo Andy Carrol (knee) and Diafra Sakho (thigh), along with defender Guy Demel (calf).
HOWAY THE LADS
Team sheets
Newcastle United Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini (c), Williamson, Dummett, Sissoko, Anita, Colback, Gutierrez, Rivière, Cissé.
Subs Woodman, R.Taylor, Gouffran, Ameobi, Cabella, de Jong, Perez.
West Ham Adrian, Jenkinson, Burke, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Nolan (c), Kouyate, Downing, Valencia, Cole
Subs Jaaskelainen, O’Brien, Tomkins, Amalfitano, Jarvis, Lee, Nene
Yes, yes and more fucking yesses.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
get in Sissoko you useless ****
Big Dave(Quote)
riviere really is docile
Munich Mag(Quote)
Come on lads more more more
kimtoon(Quote)
SISSOKO GET IN 🙂
Terry(Quote)
Get Sissoko off now before he gets sent off
richietoon(Quote)
**** me. That was the wing play of old.
Don’t celebrate like that though, far from over…
Newkie(Quote)
Get in! Always knew Sissy was a keeper 😉 😳 Guti MOTM. Give him a new deal. Seriously.
Shamrock(Quote)
Keep your heads lads and please lets have another
kimtoon(Quote)
Place is rockin now
kimtoon(Quote)
………..YYYYAAAAAAAAAASSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!!
geordieqatar(Quote)
I was going to say it earlier after watching Jabba, but I think if we win today it will be a big turning point for us 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Jonas has been brilliant
kimtoon(Quote)
listen to them fans sing now
I think I can hear Troy 😛
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
…………..HOWAY MAN LADS ……………..COME AAAARRRRNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
geordieqatar(Quote)
**** off Nolan ya gobshite
kimtoon(Quote)
should get £20M for Sissoko now surely
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Tim wtf is wrong with you man
kimtoon(Quote)
Krul 😯 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
take a look at that bench going on meltdown !! jonas you legend what a cross and sissokoo !!!!!!!!!
Munich Mag(Quote)
Get a second and I think we’re ok
kimtoon(Quote)
Just don’t just sit back and defend FFS.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Ashley looked like he’d just been woken up by Charnley when we scored. He didn’t look overly delighted did he…
Still fancy Hull to win so we need to keep a clean sheet for once!
Stuart79(Quote)
For a guy who’s had testicular cancer, Jonas has more balls than half the team
kimtoon(Quote)
we need to get Perez on for Rivi
Big Dave(Quote)
Sam is looking a bit slimmer and less toadlike. Still toadlike, but slightly less so with the few pounds off.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Hull putting Amilfatano on now, he’s a good player could get a goal
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim for me Jonas cares as much for us as any of our players
Big Dave(Quote)
Please put Perez on John
kimtoon(Quote)
Get Guti on a rolling contract.
Shamrock(Quote)
Dave, when I watched us at Reading he was the ONLY one putting in a shift that day. Really hard working player, total pro.
kimtoon(Quote)
Hull very close again
kimtoon(Quote)
Sham@255 cracking Idea mate
kimtoon(Quote)
we need to get Perez on while we’re leading ffs
Big Dave(Quote)
Man Utd are pathetic! They can’t even pass to each other. Definitely an end of season feel to them.
Stuart79(Quote)
plus I would take Anita off push Sissoko in the middle and bring De Jong on, we really need to keep at them
Big Dave(Quote)
….Jonas playing like a foookin lion man!!!!!!!!! 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉
geordieqatar(Quote)
come on, we need a 2nd before the nerves set in and we try to hold what we have.
A recipe for disaster
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Stu all the talk of taking the game seriously is bollocks, if Hull get their shootin boots on they will win
kimtoon(Quote)
jonas has fought like a lion.
no substitutes please john. don’t disrupt the rythm.
Munich Mag(Quote)
how can time go so slowly
kimtoon(Quote)
tempting fate – West Ham are so ****.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
this result will see us finish above scum
COOOMMMEEE ON
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
come on JC make the change don’t wait too long
Big Dave(Quote)
**** it – Carlton Cole has gone off.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
…………..divvent wanna tempt fate like …….but above the unwashed
geordieqatar(Quote)
Valdes makes a fine save from Jelavic
kimtoon(Quote)
……..Munich Mag …….great minds and all that!!! 😆 😆 😆 😆
🙄 🙄 🙄
geordieqatar(Quote)
MM I wish he would disrupt the rhythm because I fear what normally happens
Big Dave(Quote)
Far from over this, need another, Hull still very threatening
kimtoon(Quote)
Not out the woods yet. Hull are looking likely to score and 1 goal for us is not enough.
Shamrock(Quote)
well done anita
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
God I feel sick
kimtoon(Quote)
ffs manure down to 10 😯
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Liverpool 😆
Shamrock(Quote)
Manure down to 10 men 👿
kimtoon(Quote)
The lesser spotted short corner from Colback! Didn’t work but was something different.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
So now Man Utd are down to 10 when it should be Hull down to 10!
Stuart79(Quote)
…….Manure doon to ten men!!! 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 🙂 🙂 🙂 ……….sheeeeeps heed sent ooorrrff!!! 😯 😯
geordieqatar(Quote)
Rivi can’t defend either
kimtoon(Quote)
Nolan misses deliberately ❓ ❓
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
**** off nolan
kimtoon(Quote)
………..fooookin hell man me noooorrrrrves are shot!!!! 😯 😯 😯 😯
geordieqatar(Quote)
Rivière could be the worst striker the PL has seen since Michael Ricketts
Stuart79(Quote)
Where’s De Jong and Perez?
Shamrock(Quote)
John, Perez now ffs, need a second man
kimtoon(Quote)
Fresh legs needed to run at them.
kimtoon(Quote)
nerves taking over now
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Please john, just do it man
kimtoon(Quote)
ridiculous this from Carver
make a fuggin change now please ffs
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
There’ll be about ten minutes of injury time in the Hull game too! Let’s hope West Ham don’t score
Stuart79(Quote)
nooooooooooooooooooooooonot Jonas
and Hull miss another sitter
kimtoon(Quote)
FFS Anita
richietoon(Quote)
oh what a GOLDEN chance to put it to bed
UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Jesus Christ how has he not scored
kimtoon(Quote)