Newcastle Vs West Brom Match thread. Live on SKY Sports 1 19.45 KO

M5

Huge match in the championship. Anything bar a win for WBA would be a massiv dent in their automatic promotion chances after being spanked by the other of the trio pushing hardest for automatic promotion. Newcastle have the best Home record, WBA have the best away record in the division

Bookies fancy the home team with Newcastle At evens. WBA are 11/4

Teams

NUFC injury free bar Barton. Lovenkrands may feature despite the loss of his father midweek

WBA without Zuiverloon, James Morrison and Abdoulaye Meite

Cake Man

Really big game for us tonight, biggest of our season so far. Home advantage may prove crucial for us. We have the best home form of the league, whereas WBA have the best away form so it'll be an interesting match.

Am hoping we can grind out a win but I can see WBA coming with the intention of packing the midfield and basically doing everything not to lose the game, I'm sure they'll be playing for a draw. That way, they will feel they will be still in the promotion race. Hopefully though, we can take them.

Come on Toon!!

M5

Cake Man wrote: »

Really big game for us tonight, biggest of our season so far. Home advantage may prove crucial for us. We have the best home form of the league, whereas WBA have the best away form so it'll be an interesting match.

Am hoping we can grind out a win but I can see WBA coming with the intention of packing the midfield and basically doing everything not to lose the game, I'm sure they'll be playing for a draw. That way, they will feel they will be still in the promotion race. Hopefully though, we can take them.

Come on Toon!!

Dont think they will sit back. they can play ball! Well able to out pass us on their day! (not that we are a passing side :-))

M5

TEAMS

NUFC: Steve Harper, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Danny Guthrie, Alan Smith (c), Kevin Nolan, Jonas Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi, Peter Lovenkrands

Subs: Tim Krul, Ryan Taylor, Nile Ranger, Nicky Butt, Andy Carroll, Fabrice Pancrate, Tamas Kadar

WBA: Scott Carson (c), Gonzalo Jara, Marek Cech, Jonas Olsson, Jerome Thomas, Graham Dorrans, Youssouf Mulumbu, Robert Koren, Chris Brunt, Gabriel Tamas, Roman Bedner

Subs: Dean Kiely, Simon Cox, Luke Moore, Joe Mattock, Gianni Zuiverloon, Ishmael Miller, Filipe Teixeira



Lovenkrands starts!!!!

Cake Man

Lovenkrands??

Didn't think he'd be back so soon, but fair play to him hopefully he won't be affected by his fathers passing away and continue from where he left off last Weds night.

M5

Cake Man wrote: »

Lovenkrands??

Didn't think he'd be back so soon, but fair play to him hopefully he won't be affected by his fathers passing away and continue from where he left off last Weds night.

He'll get a really huge reception when he comes on! Might spur the lad on!

Wonder what kind of a crowd we will get tonight? Could hit the 50k mark

M5

Actually excited about watching a game for the first time in ages

Cmon the toon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Headshot

West Brom are a class act with the shirts

fair play to them

M5

Headshot wrote: »

West Brom are a class act with the shirts

fair play to them

Absolutely! Well done WBA! Barcelona how are ya!

Beekay

What did WBA do with their shirts?

M5

Beekay wrote: »

What did WBA do with their shirts?

Website supporting the aid operation in Hati

M5

oooo that was a good chance, whisker away

M5

ref is being lenient tonight!

M5

Muck defending there, poor marking, ameobi asleep

M5

All over the shop here, wakey wakey

M5

We are playing a very very high line here, almost been caught 3/4 times. Dangerous game

therokerroar

It's all gone very quiet in here

M5

Get in lad! super freekick

M5

therokerroar wrote: »

It's all gone very quiet in here

you should post more often :-P

therokerroar

M5 wrote: »

you should post more often :-P

Haha!

Who scored for Newcastle? Good goal I take it?

EDIT - Just seen it.

Why is Carson standing behind his wall?

Set up a wall on one side. Stand on the other. If he gets it in the other side you deserve the goal.

happydayz182

Any sopcast link or stream ? i not at home really want to watch this

M5

therokerroar wrote: »

Haha!

Who scored for Newcastle? Good goal I take it?

Guthrie, peach of a fk

therokerroar

M5 wrote: »

Guthrie, peach of a fk

Just seen it.

Why is Carson standing behind his wall?

Set up a wall on one side. Stand on the other. If he gets it in the other side you deserve the goal.

M5

therokerroar wrote: »

Just seen it.

Why is Carson standing behind his wall?

Set up a wall on one side. Stand on the other. If he gets it in the other side you deserve the goal.

Fair point, will take it tho

Decent game, WBA impressive to be fair

M5

happydayz182 wrote: »

Any sopcast link or stream ? i not at home really want to watch this

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/

several there m8

That_Guy

West Brom all over us..... they score.

We put pressure on West Brom.... we score

West Brom putting pressure on us.... only a matter of time it seems.

Our defending is all over the fcuking place. Need to sort that out.

Great free kick by Guthrie even though it was Carson's positioning which allowed it all. Take nothing away from the technique though.

M5

That_Guy wrote: »

West Brom all over us..... they score.

We put pressure on West Brom.... we score

West Brom putting pressure on us.... only a matter of time it seems.

Our defending is all over the fcuking place. Need to sort that out.

Great free kick by Guthrie even though it was Carson's positioning which allowed it all. Take nothing away from the technique though.

West brom are the better team!

That_Guy

M5 wrote: »

West brom are the better team!

Very much so. We've shown absolutely nothing. We're poor going forward and poor at the back. We're very lucky to not be 2 or 3 behind.

Don't mark Olsson at your peril.

M5

Our midfield pass selection is horrendous! Seem to pick the player out with 3 men around them

M5

Jonas should be booked for that, shocking

That_Guy

That was some control by Ameobi.

Fcuk sake lads. They're breaking on us far too easily. If I was a neutral I'd be loving this end to end stuff but FFS it's making me nervous every time West Brom break away.

That_Guy

M5 wrote: »

Jonas should be booked for that, shocking

I hate that about him. And I agree. Booking him would really make him cop on.

therokerroar

Just been watching the last 15 minutes, decent game, end to end.

I expect Newcastle to ride out the WBA pressure and go on to win the game though.

That_Guy

therokerroar wrote: »

Just been watching the last 15 minutes, decent game, end to end.

I expect Newcastle to ride out the WBA pressure and go on to win the game though.

I dunno mate. We've been extremely dodgy all over the pitch. Something needs to be said at half time otherwise I can only see a West Brom goal.

M5

Feckn quick half! Nowhere near 50k at the game 42/3 id say. Super save by harper there

That_Guy

I'd like to see Carroll come on for Ameobi in the second half.

M5

That_Guy wrote: »

I'd like to see Carroll come on for Ameobi in the second half.

Hes been out of it! Not won nearly enough headers!

That_Guy

M5 wrote: »

Hes been out of it! Not won nearly enough headers!

He just doesn't have that presence that Carroll has. Plus he's marking Olsson and Olsson has the height advantage and will win those balls ahead of Ameobi all day.

M5

That_Guy wrote: »

He just doesn't have that presence that Carroll has. Plus he's marking Olsson and Olsson has the height advantage and will win those balls ahead of Ameobi all day.

really puzzled by that. Taylor should be marking him at corners! Carrol cant finish like Ameobi tho! Seems to have more of a knack. Carrol gets into more positions arguably! Carrol contributes more to the team. Hes a super defender

That_Guy

FFS!!!!!!

What the fcuk are we playing at?

M5

Absolutely shocking defending there

That_Guy

Ah Jonas...... Poor poor cross. Nobody getting into the box.We look gutless at the moment.

smog

somethings got to change here :mad:

M5

smog wrote: »

somethings got to change here :mad:

Ah LADS!!!!!

Cant see two subs tbh! Carrol has to come on after that fcuk knows

That_Guy

smog wrote: »

somethings got to change here :mad:

Danny Simpson has been muck tonight so far at right back. Ryan Taylor could slot in there. As for presence up front...... There's none. Carroll needs to come on... and soon.

We're giving the ball away too cheaply. What was Enrique doing there?

That_Guy

Lovenkrands you fcuking beauty!!!!!

M5

Get the Fcuk in! Delighted for Lovenkrands

shiiiiiite goalkeeping

M5

Right lads, GET ON WITH IT NOW!

That_Guy

Now come on lads. Don't fcuking sit back. COME ON LADS.

M5

Where was the support for Jonas there????

smog

He had so much to do .. fair play to the lad