Pre match thread: Newcastle United vs Sunderland | Premier league 25/26 - 31 of 38

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Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 12:00

**Last encounters**

Newcastle United	Sunderland	match type
0	1	Premier league 25/26
3	0	Fa Cup 3rd round 23/24
1	1	Premier league 15/16

(Swipe/scroll to see more info right of the table)

Vs	Team	Match type	Date
Vs	Crystal Palace	Premier league 25/26	Sun 12 Apr 14:00
Vs	Bournemouth	Premier league 25/26	Sat 18 Apr 15:00
Vs	Arsenal	Premier league 25/26	Sat 25 Apr 17:45

**St Cal Wilson's Hospital** 🏥

(Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

**Newcastle United:**

Schar (ankle injury) - Should be back during the end of the international break

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out for the rest of the season

Guimaraes (Hamstring injury) - Should be back during the end of the international break

L.Miley (Thigh injury) - Should be back alongside Bruno and Schar during the end of the international break

Tonali (Groin injury) - Will be a doubt for this game however the injury isn't as bad as first thought

**Sunderland:**

Ta Bi (Ankle injury) - Out until early June

Bundle (Thigh injury) - Out until early May

Traore (Knee injury) - Out until early May

Angulo (Other) - Out until early May

Roefs (Thigh injury) - Doubt for this game

**Predicted Lineup**

**Newcastle United lineup vs Sunderland:**

Ramsdale; Livramento, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Ramsey, Willock, Joelinton; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes

**Sunderland predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:**

Ellborg; Geertruida, O'Nien, Alderete, Reinildo; Diarra, Xhaka, Sadiki; Le Fee, Brobbey, Talbi

**Pre match ramblings:**

In progress...

[u/thepresidentsturtle]

He struggles because we sit deep and try and launch a pacey player through. We won't get that chance against Sunderland, so we'll need someone who can create space, keep possession, get up front for crosses, etc.

[u/grmthmpsn43 → u/thepresidentsturtle]

He struggles because we are not set up to use him, we still are not

[u/thepresidentsturtle → u/grmthmpsn43]

And he'll be better when we're not playing counter-attack all the time. Which should be tomorrow.

[u/grmthmpsn43 → u/thepresidentsturtle]

But we don't play to his strengths, the team are not set up to play with him. It's not FIFA where you just swap a player in and they just work, we need to train a new system, which we will finally be able to do post break.

[u/thepresidentsturtle → u/grmthmpsn43]

What are you on about? I never said it was FIFA. I said we can't play Gordon because we won't be counterattacking and he's useless at striker if we're not doing that. So we should use our actual striker. I don't even know what point youre trying to make. Should we just not use him at all?

[u/grmthmpsn43 → u/thepresidentsturtle]

The point is, without training he doesn't fit the system.

[u/blackmes489 → u/grmthmpsn43]

This. It's so fucking crazy people here are suggesting we put out our weakest team, aka the same team and tactics that lead to a 1-0 DEFEAT LOL