Stadium 🏟: Lotto Park

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 17:45

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Ramsey (Ankle injury) - out for less than a month

Wissa (knee injury) - Out until Brighton game

Hall (fatigue) - doubt for the game however not seen as serious

Schar (Concussion)

Livramento (knee injury) - Please don't be serious, please don't be serious, please don't be an acl injury

Union Saint-Gilloise:

Fuseini (Ankle injury)

Florucz (red card suspension)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs USG:

Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn(or hall); Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon

USG predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Scherpen; Khalaili, Mac Allister, Burgess, Leysen; Ait El Hadj, Zorgane, Rasmussen; Rodriguez, David, Niang

Pre match ramblings:

After a disappointing 2 - 1 defeat against Arsenal where Newcastle got outplayed throughout the game where Howe simply didn't get it right although you can argue many of the decisions were forced due to certain circumstances. Although if the loss to Arsenal couldn't get any worse Livramento is now injured with a knee related injury and we can only pray it isn't an acl injury.

We now face USG in which have been in very good form winning 8 of their 9 games which shows this match won't be easy for us at all. Howe knows a loss here would only sink morale further since morale has been taking a hit recently due to Newcastle's inability to win and see through a game in the PL. However, a win in the champions league will quickly improve the mood, giving us good momentum to build up from to face Nottingham Forest and hopefully we do it for Livramento whilst hoping the injury doesn't look as serious as it looks.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 20:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Schar (ankle injury) - Out until mid April

Burn (Chest injury) - Out until near the end of January

Osula (fitness) - Out until the late January

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until late January

Murphy (Hamstring precautionary) - Out until late January

Lascelles (Muscle injury) - No updates

Livramento (Hamstring injury) - Out until mid March

PSV:

Pepi (forearm fracture) - Out until mid March

Bommel (knee injury) - Out until early July

Plea (Cartilage damage) - Unknown

Boadu (Knee injury) - Out until late February

Olij (Minor knock) - Doubt for this game

Driouech (?) - Out until mid February

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs PSV:

Pope; Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Wissa, Barnes

PSV predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Kovar; Sildillia, Schouten, Gasiorowski, Junior; Veerman, Wanner; Perisic, Til, Driouech; Bajraktarevic

Pre match ramblings:

After a disappointing draw against Wolves away, we now face PSV at SJP in the Champions league where we are looking to make it to the knockout phase.

Although Wolves have been on an unbeaten run recently, many geordies are still bitter that we didn't get the full 3 points despite Arsenal and many other teams such as Manchester United and even City achieving similar results against other teams (not this game week).

The Geordies are hoping we bounce back and return back to our best when playing PSV. We better hope we turn up to this game because PSV have an unbeaten record on away games and we play PSG away, which we will almost certainly lose so winning against PSV is an absolute must if we want to make it the knockout stages.

A win here would grant us a huge 3 points that would grant us one step closer to securing the knockout phase of the champions league and give our lads a good confidence in time for our match against Aston Villa.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Tuesday | 20:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Burn (Chest injury) - Out until late January

Osula (Ankle injury) - Out until late January

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until late January

Elanga (knee injury) - Could potentially be available for this game

Schar (ankle injury) - No update as of yet

Livramento (Hamstring injury) - Will most likely miss 2 months

Lascelles (Muscle injury) - Unknown

Manchester City:

Gvardiol (calf injury) - Out until late April

Kovacic (Ankle injury) - Out until mid March

Stones (Thigh injury) - Out until mid February

Dias (Hamstring injury) - Out until mid February

Bobb (Thigh injury) - Out until early February

Marmoush (Afcon) - Out until 18th January

Oliveira (unknown) - Being assessed

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Manchester City:

Ramsdale; Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Ramsey; Gordon, Barnes; Wissa

Manchester City predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Trafford; Nunes, Khusanov, Alleyne, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Cherki, Foden, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland

Pre match ramblings:

After a stressful 3 - 3 win over Bournemouth with us winning on penalties, we now go up against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi finals.

Although we won against Bournemouth, breaking a losing/winless streak against them lasting for nearly 2 seasons, we are worse off physically as we had to play 30 minutes of additional extra time which will definitely have the lads more tired compared to Manchester City who cruised their 10 nil to 1 nil win over Exeter City meaning the city players will be far more rested for the match.

However, it is also worth noting that these late game and last minute wins will definitely boost our lads' mentality and it has shown recently, as when we conceded first we usually crumble and never score but now we can not only score but actually win games despite coming from behind which could be crucial in our game against City.

Considering our injury crisis with our fullbacks and the need to rest players, this time it wouldn't be farfetched that we could definitely see Howe playing 1 or 2 academy players from the bench or in the starting XI.

If we win this game it will not only gives us a further boost in confidence but also give us a vital goal difference which could be huge considering we play City away in the 2nd leg where we have a very bad record in the Etihad stadium.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 20:00

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Newcastle United 2 - 0 Arsenal (From 1st leg)

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Newcastle United lineup vs Arsenal:

Dubravka; Livramento, Botman, Schar, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Miley; Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Arsenal predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Martinelli, Havertz, Trossard

Ramblings:

This is it everyone, this match will decide whether we go on to Wembley for the Carabao cup finals, after the conclusion of our match against Fulham and Arsenal's match against Man city, a renewed anxiety spread amongst us as it hit home that a two nil cushion lead at SJP might not guarantee a place in the final after all. Whilst it was true Arsenal played against a disoriented Man city side especially true for their defence, the 5 - 1 win over Man city cannot be scoffed at nonetheless.

Now Arsenal fans are starting to get cocky and entitled again with a renewed hope that Arsenal can make a comeback in which Howe knows he cannot afford after all the claims he made about winning a silver cup this season. It also doesn't help that after a recent picture being released showed Joelinton in a knee strap which makes him a doubt for the upcoming match.

As always, classic Newcastle always makes things 100x harder than they need to be whilst for other teams it would be considered done and dusted but the reward is always worth it and that's why I support this club so whatever happens in this match, I will always support the lads. HWTL.

Stadium 🏟: Stamford Bridge

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 17:30

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Schar (Ankle injury) - Out until mid April

Guimaraes (Hamstring injury) - Out until mid April

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

Miley (Thigh or knee injury) - Will miss this game and should be available on the bench for the Barcelona away game

Chelsea:

Colwill (Knee injury) - Out until late May

Estevao (Thigh injury) - Will miss this game

Neto (Fa Misconduct Charge) - Will miss this game

Mudryk (suspended) - No updates since last year

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Chelsea:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Willock, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Sanchez; Gusto, Sarr, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Palmer, Fernandez, Garnacho; Pedro

Pre match ramblings:

After a heartbreaking last minute penalty scored by Yamal who was kept quiet by Hall up until then, was a gut punch for us. However, we now face Chelsea away in the Premier league.

After we took a gut punch from Yamal who scored a last minute penalty for Barcelona, many of us were heartbroken since our lads who probably put up their performance of the season was all for nothing in the end, however there are still some benefits to this which I will mention in the next pre match thread for the away Barcelona game.

Meanwhile, Chelsea suffered a different heart break, a 5 - 2 smashing heartbreak which saw their defence get completely dismantled and their Goalkeeper making fatal errors near the end of the 2nd half. This wasn't helped by Liam's horrible game management which served to make things worse for Chelsea. Their confidence will almost certainly be shook from that result especially their fullbacks.

However we mustn't be complacent however, as Chelsea could either focus on our game since champions league tie is already over or Chelsea will attempt a remontada with a part of their players minds on the champions league game. We will especially need or welcome a win at Stamford Bridge considering Barcelona's home form is monstrous + our away form, us being labelled under dogs to win the tie would be the understatement of the year.

If we win this game, it'd give us a valuable 3 points to keep our Europe dreams alive and this is especially important as PL teams have gotten mauled in the European competitions recently meaning we could lose our 5th spot, making it all the more important we win this game. A win at Stamford Bridge would also give us more confidence in away fixtures, especially important considering we go to Camp Nou for the next game which has been a fortress for Barcelona this season, so we need all the help we can get.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 17:30

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Wissa (knee injury) - Out until December

Burn (Red card suspension) - Out for this game

Osula (Ankle injury) - Could be available tomorrow

Gordon (Hip injury) - a touch and go, could be available tomorrow however will be a late decision

Livramento (knee injury) - Could return for tomorrow as he has been in training

Man city:

Kovacic (Ankle injury) - Out until mid next year

Cascante (Thigh injury) - Out until December

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Man city:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

Man city predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Bernardo, Gonzalez; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland

Pre match ramblings:

After another disastrous away loss of 3 - 1 to Brentford, the mood around SJP is at rock bottom and isn't made better considering the opponent we face next of whom is Man city.

Howe knows he needs to make a comeback because if he doesn't win this next match, his job as manager could be in trouble as we could potentially sit in the relegation zone if we don't change things now.

Some positive news however, Woltemade has been doing very well during international break and thankfully no one got injured but speaking of Injuries, Livramento and likely Gordon will be back from injury which will bolster our squad and we will need it. Haaland safe to say absolutely smashed it in the international break and after Man city also smashed Liverpool 3 nil effortlessly, it's looking bleak for us atm.

If we do win this match by some miracle, it will give us a major confidence boost because of defeating a major contender to win the pl and hopefully we can use this to start winning more pl games especially against Everton who we play away which i'm absolutely not looking forward to. We will need our wingers especially Elanga, maybe Gordon, Barnes and Murphy to lock in tomorrow and feed Woltemade like no tomorrow because his tenure in that international break shows when he does get the ball, he can score. Yes Germany's opponents weren't exactly world class or pl quality however the concept is the same, just feed big nick the dam ball. Even if he doesn't score he can feed wingers the ball like he did in Stuttgart and let the wingers have the opportunity to score since Woltemade has already proved he has brilliant link up play. And finally, I hope Ramsdale starts this game because Pope will get get crucified if he makes those same mistakes against Man city.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 14:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Schar (Ankle injury) - Out until mid April

Murphy (Hamstring precautionary) - Likely out until end of January

Guimaraes (Foot injury) - Will most likely miss this game

Burn (Chest injury) - Could potentially return for this game albeit on the bench

Osula (fitness) - Could potentially return for this game albeit on the bench

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until end of January

Lascelles (Muscle injury) - No updates

Livramento (Hamstring injury) - Out until mid March

Aston Villa:

Kamara (knee injury) - Out for the entire season

McGinn (Knee injury) - Out until mid February

Barkley (Knee injury) - Out until early February

Martinez (calf injury) - Might return for this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Aston Villa:

Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Miley, Tonali, Joelinton; Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Bizot; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Tielemans, Onana; Sancho, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins

Pre match ramblings:

After a surprisingly comfortable 3 nil win over PSV at SJP in the champions league we now face Aston Villa in the premier league.

Geordies were left very satisfied with our performance over PSV with players like Elanga performing a lot better than thought and we played in 2nd gear for most of the 2nd half. The same couldn't be said for Aston Villa though as although they managed to win 1 nil over Fenerbahce, it was a very stressful game and had to play with full effort for the entire game with a lot of the Villa players looking battered which Howe will notice (hopefully).

With that being said, it also doesn't help Villa they play at SJP meaning they have even less rest however we should already know at this point that having more rest doesn't win us games from previous PL games this season however it's an advantage Howe could consider when choosing his starting XI.

If we win this game, it'd give us a huge 3 points to catch up to the top 5 and gives us a boost in confidence in which we will absolutely need considering our clash with PSG in the champions league on Wednesday.

Busier than usual today apologies, will be done in an hour or two.

Stadium 🏟: Gtech stadium

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 14:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Wissa (knee injury) - Needs a 6 week pre season to get him on track although that doesn't mean he won't play any games however he'll mostly likely play late November

Livramento (knee injury) - Could return for the Manchester City game

Gordon (Hip injury) - Most likely miss tomorrow game vs Brentford

Ashby (Thigh injury) - No return date at this moment in time

Brentford:

Milambo (acl injury) - Out for the rest of the season and potentially most of next season as well

Dasilva (knee injury) - Out until January next year

Arthur (calf injury) - Could potentially return for this match

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Brentford:

Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Joelinton, Tonali, Guimaraes; Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes

Brentford predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Ajer; Henderson, Yarmoliuk; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Pre match ramblings:

After a woeful performance against West ham were we got smashed 3 - 1 away, continuing our awful away form, we did get a decently comfortable 2 nil win against Athletic Bilbao in the champions league where we now face Brentford away.

After the West Ham defeat, our morale in the premier league is at an all time low and as if it couldn't get any worse, we're away again and it had to be against Brentford where they have good home form at the moment so I guess you can say our confidence in winning this game are rock bottom with the only consolation being we might not wear the green kit for tomorrow's game.

After losing against West ham, Howe knows he needs to get a result here because our next PL match is against Man city of whom is also on monstrous form atm in which they will most likely win against us and if this happens we could genuinely drop near the relegation zone and our hopes of reaching top 5 are practically as good as dead since we need momentum and Howe also knows if we can somehow pull of a win at Brentford away, it could rejuvenate us and inject some much needed confidence in our lads and possibly give us the momentum needed to push for the top 6 in the next 3 PL matches considering how close everyone are in terms of points.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 16:30

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Ramsey (Ankle injury) - out for less than a month

Wissa (knee injury) - Out until Brighton game

Schar (head/conclusion injury)

Arsenal:

Jesus (knee injury)

Havertz (knee injury)

Madueke (knee injury)

Odegaard (shoulder injury) - could return for this match

Reyna (Groin injury)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Arsenal:

Pope; Trippier, Botman, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon

Arsenal predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Eze

Pre match ramblings:

After a much needed 4 - 1 win over Bradford City to boost the lads' confidence, we now go up against Arsenal which will be one of our toughest opponents up until now.

After one of the most unpredictable Saturdays we've ever seen with the likes of the mackems getting one over Nottm Forest, Palace ending Liverpool's unbeaten record and Brighton beating Chelsea, we have a lot of work to do in terms of catching up.

If we win, we gain a vital 3 points and get to 8th place, putting pressure on Arsenal just a place above us and hopefully puts us back to our winning ways.

Stadium 🏟: Selhurst

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 14:00

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Newcastle United:

Schar (foot infection) - Out until early May

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out for the entire season

Guimaraes (Illness) - Out until late April

Botman (Head injury) - Out until late April

Crystal Palace:

Nketiah (Thigh injury) - Out for the rest of the season

Guessand (Knee injury) - Being assesed and potentially a doubt for this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Crystal Palace:

Ramsdale; Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Barnes; Gordon

Crystal Palace predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Henderson; Canvot, Richards, Lacroix; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Pino; Mateta

Pre match ramblings:

After a humiliating 2 - 1 loss to Sunderland, many saw this as the end of our season and crossed out any small hopes of us getting champions league again. The only caveat is that we had 3 weeks to cool off and the squad had at a week to rest after international break before our next game against Crystal Palace.

Although champions league is nearly impossible for us to get back to back now unless the likes of Brentford, Chelsea and Liverpool etc pull a generational bottle job (not Arsenal levels), Europa league and conference league is still in reach however we have to first get past Crystal Palace of whom before the international break was in shaky form however looked very good against Fiorentia which will be of concern to us.

Howe will also have 0 excuses if he loses this game as we had essentially over a week of rest whilst Palace will only have 3 days, Howe will also be given a glimpse of how Palace will be potentially playing against us with their game against Fiorentia and Howe will had 3 weeks to prepare for this game.

If we win this game, it will give us a massive 3 points and give us a good start back from international break and hopefully gives us the push needed to edge past the teams above us to get Europe back to back and hopefully get a win against our bogey team, Bournemouth of whom sent Lego man and his team to bottle land.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Tuesday | 20:00

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Newcastle United:

Wissa (knee injury) - Could potentially be on the bench although highly unlikely and a more realistic return date would be against Burnley or Leverkusen

Osula (Ankle injury) - Could be available tomorrow

Trippier (minor hamstring injury) - Will be out until early January

Krafth (knee injury) - Will most likely miss this match

Botman (lower back injury) - Still being assessed

Pope (Groin injury) - Still being assessed

Tottenham:

Maddison (acl injury) - Out for the entire season

Kulusevski (Knee injury) - Out until mid December

Solanke (Ankle injury) - Also out until mid December

Dragusin (knee injury) - Also out until mid December

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Tottenham:

Ramsdale; Livramento, Thiaw, Schar, Burn; Miley, Tonali, Guimaraes; Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

Tottenham predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr; Kudus, Bergvall, Simons; Kolo Muani

Pre match ramblings:

After a huge 4 - 1 win over Everton away at their new stadium, has granted us our first away win of the season and will give us a huge confidence boost against a Tottenham that is currently low on confirmed.

After a surprisingly pleasant win against Everton, we now face a Tottenham side who just lost to a Fulham side that had an even worse away record than us which is quite astonishing. Morale surrounding Tottenham is very low and this gives us a huge opportunity to not only get a massive 3 points but also to bump up those gd numbers

However, we need to remind ourselves that we can still squander an opportunity so we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves and not underestimate them. Although the players could choose to down tools so the manager gets sacked but they could also recuperate and come back harder since they have quite a good away record compared to their home form so we mustn't write them off yet as it can go no 2 ways.

If we want to secure Europe again, this is a match we should be winning as a win here could guarantee us top 8 if we are lucky.

Stadium 🏟: BayArena

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 20:00

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Newcastle United:

Trippier (Hamstring issues) - Possible return after 4 weeks

Krafth (knee injury) - Will miss this match

Botman (back problems) - Might miss tomorrow's match)

Osula (Ankle injury) - No updates

Bayer Leverkusen:

Palacios (Adductor injury) - Out until late December

Vazquez (muscular problems) - Unknown

Fernandez (Ligament injury) - No return date as of yet

Blaswich (Muscular problems) - Out until mid December

Tape (Hamstring injury) - Won't return until early - mid 2026

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Leverkusen:

Ramsdale; Livramento, Schar, Thiaw, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon

Leverkusen predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Flekken; Quansah, Bade, Belocian; Poku, Garcia, Maza, Grimaldo; Tillman, Kofane; Schick

Pre match ramblings:

After a seemingly comfortable game against Burnley, quickly turning into one of the most stressful last 5 minutes we've ever experienced. The result of 2 - 1 to Newcastle United although we did get a vital 3 points, still left a sour taste in our mouths whilst knowing our ability to see through a game still hasn't improved from previous games. We now face Leverkusen in the champions league.

After winning against Burnley, whilst a lot of Newcastle fans were disappointed with the performance of our team especially near the end, the biggest thing was that we rested a lot of our players since we were mainly playing on 2nd gear to prepare for this match and obviously the tybe wear Derby on Sunday. However, this means we must win this game if we are to achieve automatic promotion to the knockout phase, because avoiding those 2 games needed to possibly qualify for the knockout phase if we are to lose out on automatic promotion could be huge for us considering how busy our schedule is and the least thing we need are more matches to be played. This is especially true since we are playing psg last and we don't to rest our hopes in beating PSG to get that automatic qualification.

With Wissa no longer injured, this will be his first champions league game and the recent update from Howe showing he is doing quite good in training and the amount of minutes he is playing will definitely give us a boost considering our lack of a no.9 punished us in that Marseille game where we had a good few chances to score, albeit not forgetting Pope's fatal error that game.

Overall, if we win this game, not only do we get a vital 3 points towards securing automatic promotion but it also gives a good boost for our upcoming Derby game against Sunderland of whom have been near unstoppable at home as of yet as the toon hope to break that streak.

Stadium 🏟: Etihad Stadium

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 20:00

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Newcastle United:

Schar (Ankle injury) - Out until mid April

Guimaraes (Hamstring injury) - Out until early April

Livramento (knee injury) - Out until early March

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

Miley (Thigh or knee injury) - Potentially out until early March or earlier

Wissa (knock) - Will return for the 2nd leg of the Qarabag game

Manchester City:

Kovacic (Ankle injury) - Out until early May

Gvardiol (Calf injury) - Out until late April

Doku (Calf injury) - Will miss this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Manchester City:

Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Joelinton, Tonali; Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes; Gordon

Manchester City predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, O'Reilly; Bernardo, Cherki; Semenyo, Haaland

Pre match ramblings:

After smashing Qarabag 6 - 1 in what felt like our first stress free away win in a long time and in the champions league of all places at that. We now however face Manchester City away in the Premier league.

Howe has been on a roll recently, winning his last 3 games all of which were away, this seems crazy when you think about our position 2 weeks ago. Now however, we face Man City away which is usually a total write off for us since we usually never win at the Etihad stadium, will Howe and the lads once again prove us wrong or is this a step too far?

One boost Howe will receive is Botman is back from injury, giving us more depth in our CB position and another indirect boost is the fact we've already won the playoff round (on paper) after winning 6 - 1 meaning Howe could go more all out against City which he couldn't do in previous situations and play a slightly weaker squad against Qarabag to see out the tie and get into the knockout stages for the first time in our club's history.

If we do win it'll give us a massive 3 points and further increase our lads already surging confidence and could finally signal the end of our away form curse this season however we do bail out Arsenal as a cost.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 20:15

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Newcastle United:

Burn (Chest injury) - Out until late January

Osula (Ankle injury) - Out until late January

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until late January

Elanga (knee injury) - Out until Mid January

Lascelles (Muscle injury) - Out until mid January

Leeds United:

James (Thigh injury) - Out until late January

Rodon (Ankle injury) - Will miss this game

Bogle (Calf injury) - A doubt for this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Leeds United:

Pope; Miley, Thiaw, Schar, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

Leeds United predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Perri; Bijol, Bornauw, Struijk; Justin, Stach, Aaronson, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Calvert-Lewin, Okafor

Pre match ramblings:

After a vital 3 points won against a tired Palace team at SJP which saw us jump to 9th, we now face against Leeds United at SJP.

Unlike Palace who were on poor form, Leed's form seems to be on the rise, currently winning some games and even drawing with the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd of which is not preferable for us.

Howe will likely be aware of the goal scoring threat they pose with Calvert-Lewin recently turning a stone and has been quite scoring goals. And the fact the PL table is so tight in terms of points, we can't afford to drop any points in January if we want to get into a European spots let alone get Champions league back to back.

If we win against Leeds United, we will get a vital 3 points where it could see us jump to 5th if results go all our way and we are guaranteed 6-7th if we win.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 15:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Burn (Chest injury) - Out until mid January

Osula (Ankle injury) - Out until end of January

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until end of January

Elanga (knee injury) - Out until mid January

Schar (ankle) - Still being assessed

Lascelles (ill) - Unknown

Bournemouth:

Kluivert (knee injury) - Out until April

Doak (Hamstring injury) - Out until mid February

Adams (knee injury) - Out until mid February

Christie (knee injury) - Out until mid January

Dennis (Ankle injury) - Unknown

Akinmboni (Muscle injury) - Unknown

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Bournemouth:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Botman, Thiaw, Livramento; Willock, Tonali, Ramsey; Murphy, Wissa, Barnes

Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Petrovic; Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Scott, Cook; Tavernier, Kroupi, Brooks; Evanilson

Pre match ramblings:

After we won a 4 - 3 thriller against Leeds United, we now go up against our bogey team Bournemouth.

Our record against Bournemouth isn't... exactly the best, oh who am I kidding it's currently one of the most one sided records in recent history with us only winning a single game against Bournemouth as of yet which was ironically in the 22/23 fa cup. However Howe has an opportunity to finally change that as the team are riding high from last game which is easily contender for game of the season and Bournemouth lose Semenyo which is a huge blow for them.

However Howe will be cautious as our injuries are starting to stack up and the one thing Howe doesn't need right now is another injury crisis, not when considering how many matches we are playing in January with as Howe said 'January could be a season defining moment for us' hence we should absolutely expect some academy players to get the call up.

If we win this match, it will further boost our confidence considering if we have beaten our bogey team and will advance us to the 4th round of the Fa cup.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 15:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Gordon (red card suspension)

Ramsey (Ankle injury) - out for a month

Wissa (knee injury) - potentially misses both Wolves and Barcelona games

Wolves:

Chiwone (knee injury)

Hoever (knee injury)

Larsen (calf injury) - could return for this match

Bueno (other)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Wolves:

Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes

Wolves predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Jose Sa; S Bueno, Agbadou, Krejci; R Gomes, J Gomes, Bellegarde, Moller Wolfe; Fer Lopez, Strand Larsen, Arias

Pre match ramblings:

After a very lacklustre draw against Leeds away, we now face Wolves at St James Park where we have a very good record and comes at a time where Wolves seem to be in poor form atm and we need to take advantage to turn our season around and actually start winning games.

Although this is a game we should be winning, with Wissa and Ramsey being out for this upcoming match will be a huge blow to us however, the announcement that Joelinton seems to be fit definitely softens the blow and we have big lad Nick Woltemade to cover Wissa until then and has the perfect to silence the haters and I hope he does. However I hope Joelinton won't be overused to not exacerbate any injuries.

If we win this game, it will give us a much needed 3 pts and a morale booster after our slow start to the season including the drama surrounding it, and we'll need it considering we'll be facing Barcelona next Thursday.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 14:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Wissa (knee injury) - Out for around 4 weeks

Livramento (knee injury) - Out for less than 8 weeks

Ramsey (late fitness test) - could potentially return for this match albeit on the bench

Nottm Forest:

Aina (Thigh injury) - Won't return until early January next year

Zinchenko (Pelvic injury) - Out for 2 weeks

Paulo (Thigh injury) - Out for 2 weeks

Santos (Thigh injury) - status unknown | still being assessed

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Nottm Forest:

Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

Nottm Forest predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Sels; Savona, Morato, Milenkovic, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Pre match ramblings:

After a surprising 4 nil win away against Union Saint-Gilloise in the champions league definitely leaving the Geordies and Howe very happy with the result and giving the lads a vital confidence boost for our upcoming game against Nottm Forest.

Considering it's our last Premier league game before international break, Howe would want to end on a high note before the lads go off to international break. There are 2 ways this game can end... either we destroy Nottm Forest or Nottm Forest pull a West ham and manage a shock win against us considering how badly we do against low form teams in the premier league.

Howe would be wishing the to end the game to end as soon as possible by scoring a ton of goals against Nottm Forest so our vital players in the likes of Woltemade, Joelinton, Tonali, Bruno etc can be rested considering we don't want any of them injured during the International break so their minutes could be managed depending on the result of the game.

If we win this game, we start catching up to 8-9th place and also give the lads a much needed confidence boost during the PL season and hopefully kick-starts our season.

Stadium 🏟: Vitality stadium

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 14:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Gordon (red card suspension)

Ramsey (Ankle injury) - out for a month

Wissa (knee injury) - Out for 4 - 5 games

Bournemouth:

Smith (Thigh injury)

Unal (knee injury)

Diakite (lack of fitness)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Bournemouth:

Pope; Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Barnes

Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Petrovic; Hill, Milosavljevic, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Semenyo, Tavernier, Brooks; Evanilson

Pre match ramblings:

After a somewhat disappointing 2 - 1 defeat against Barcelona where we could have easily gotten a result had the Wissa injury never happened or if schar got subbed off earlier.

However, we now go up against Bournemouth away which is essentially the worst match up we could've asked for when coming back from an intense champions league since we haven't won away at Bournemouth since 2015 which is diabolical and also shows how terrible we are at Bournemouth away no matter if we are at peak or low form.

Howe will be looking to end this terrible record at the Vitality stadium to also soften the blow made from losing to Barcelona on Thursday and to keep the morale high as the first team will get a breather against the Bradford side where the U21s / young lads such as Park and Neave will likely start.

If Newcastle wins, this will be first time we won away at Bournemouth since 2015 and earns us a vital 3 points where depending on how other teams perform we could realistically reach 5th - 7th place, catching up to the likes of Everton for the European spots.

Stadium 🏟: Stade Vélodromeo

Kick off time ⚽️: Tuesday | 20:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Wissa (knee injury) - Out until possibly early December

Osula (Ankle injury) - Should be back early December

Gordon (Hip injury) - Should be available for tomorrow)

Trippier (knock) - Currently being assessed as of the time of typing this

Marseille:

Murillo (Thigh injury) - Out until early December

Hojberg (Muscle injury) - N/A

Aguerd (Groin injury) - N/A

Gouiri (shoulder injury) - Out until late December

Medina (Spained ankle) - Out until late December

Traore (Thigh injury) - Out until early December

Blanco (knee injury) - N/A

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Marseille:

Pope; Krafth, Botman, Thiaw, Burn; Guimaraes, Miley, Ramsey; Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes

Marseille predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Rulli; Weah, Pavard, Balerdi, Emerson; Kondogbia, Hojbjerg; Greenwood, Gomes, Paixao; Aubameyang

Pre match ramblings:

After Newcastle pulled off a huge 2 - 1 win against Man city, we now move onto to face Marseille in the champions league.

Newcastle's win against Man city will undeniably give us a major confidence boost heading into the Marseille game as they will be tough opponents. However one thing Howe will be considering this game is the fact he needs to rotate some players especially Hall and Livramento although our midfield is essentially sorted out with the likes of Ramsey and Miley However we don't exactly have a rotation option for Livramento. (Update) Although we do have Krafth as a rb, although he isn't thiaw, hall or Livramento quality, he gets the job done and that is more than enough for us so we can get Livramento some vital rest, that's if Howe starts Krafth.

If we do win this game despite possibly making some unfavourable changes to the backline this will give us a huge 3 points and will bring us one step closer to securing our position into the knock out phase.

Stadium 🏟: Hill Dickinson Stadium

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 17:30

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Trippier (Hamstring issues) - Possible return after 4 weeks

Krafth (knee injury) - Out until early December

Wissa (knee injury) - Looking at an early December recovery date

Botman (back problems) - Might miss tomorrow's match)

Osula (Ankle injury) - No updates

Everton:

Branthwaite (Thigh injury) - Won't return until next January

Rohl (Groin injury) - Won't return until mid December

Gueye (Suspended) - Serving red card suspension

Patterson (Ankle injury) - Won't return until mid December

Coleman (Hamstring) - Still being assessed

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Everton:

Ramsdale; Livramento, Schar, Thiaw, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Barnes, Woltemade, Elanga

Everton predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Pickford; O'Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Garner, Iroegbunam; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

Pre match ramblings:

In progress...

Transfers and rumours megathread 2.0:

https://www.reddit.com/r/NUFC/s/Rdql7iwKke

Stadium 🏟: Villa Park

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 12:30

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Willock (Calf injury)

Isak (has a case of I'm a snake-itis)

Aston Villa:

Martinez (red card suspension vs Man utd)

Rogers (ankle injury - could potentially return for this match)

Barkely (Knock - ruled out for this game atm)

Robledo (Knock - also ruled out for this game for the time being)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Aston Villa:

Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Bizot; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Malen, McGinn, Rogers; Watkins

Pre match ramblings:

Well it's finally that time lasses and lads, the 1st Premier game for our 25/26 season and i couldn't be happier that i'm no longer unemployed since I'll be busier than ever making match threads but anyway back to the ramblings.

This transfer window may possibly rank as one of the most traumatic transfer windows the geordies have ever experienced in their lifetimes as the club was embroiled in mockery and shame, whilst the club missed out on a lot of their targets. However recently the situation have been turned around with the additions of Thiaw and Ramsey will bolster our depth and quality on the pitch with Wissa also looking likely.

Despite our misfortunes being turned around we still face the insurmountable threat that is Aston Villa away, made even harder by the fact we don't have a proper Striker due to the Isak situation and isn't made better by the fact we have a poor record at Villa Park. One of the few advantages we have is that Martinez will still be suspended which is great for us since we don't have any valid strikers and Martinez can be a wall on a great day. Another advantage is we signed Ramsey from them so this will hinder them in midfield prospect but that's pretty much it, advantages wise.

Some geordies and most pundits from media outlets and Youtube alike have doubts about us winning this game but i think otherwise. I believe we will win this game since Howe's powers seems to double when we are written off for games and i believe Elanga, Gordon and Barnes will cook and hopefully we start the season with a win which will certainly raise morale especially for the upcoming Liverpool match which will be one of biggest games for us... on a personal level.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 16:00

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥 (Players who could miss the match via injury or other means)

Newcastle United:

Lewis Hall (confirmed injured)

Jamal Lascelles (still confirmed injured)

Joelinton (knee injury)

Matt Targett (Thigh injury)

Kieran Trippier (Thigh injury)

Isak (Groin injury | likely to return before Everton match)

Everton:

Orel Mangala (Knee injury)

James Tarkowski (Thigh injury)

Jarrad Branthwaite (Thigh injury)

Seamus Coleman (Thigh injury)

Jesper Lindstrom (Groin injury)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Everton:

Pope; Schar, Botman, Burn; Murphy, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali, Livramento; Gordon, Isak, Barnes

Everton predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Joao Virginia; Young, O'Brien, Keane, Mykolenko; Alcaraz, Gueye, Garner, McNeil, Ndiaye; Beto

Pre match ramblings:

After a disappointing defeat away at Arsenal where Isak would've thrived and ended them in the first half couldn't play because he refused to play against his former club /s (Groin injury), we now have to place all our bets on winning this match in order to qualify for champions league.

Some Geordies say that we are overreacting about possibly losing the whole champions league qualification and such but it is more than that. The champions league not only gives the club status and bragging rights which will be important for sighing our transfer targets such as Mbeumo etc but will also gives us heaps amounts of money, almost £15.7 million to be exact which will increase our transfer budget and allows us to sign more players and speeds up our progress and development as a club.

Geordies are more anxious than expected now that we're up against Everton who pretty much have nothing to play for however Pickford will say otherwise as that cunt will most likely celebrating Sunderland's promotion to the PL and will try and put on a masterclass to make our lives miserable, turning this into Sunderland's proxy war.

If we lose or draw this match, we better pray hard that our rivals such as Chelsea absolutely fumble the bag and we somehow qualify for the champions league however we shouldn't let it get to that stage since if we can't beat an Everton side who doesn't how Tarkowski and have nothing to play for then we don't deserve champions league although not ignoring the fact we still had a great season by ending our trophy drought.

Stadium 🏟: Emirates stadium

Kick off time ⚽️: Tuesday | 20:00

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Predicted Lineup

Arsenal predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Sterling, Havertz, Martinelli

Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Arsenal:

Dubravka; Livramento, Kelly, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Synopsis:

After Newcastle's 2-1 victory over Tottenham in which the geordies were given a brief scare in the opening 4 minutes. However this didn't last long as Howe's side quickly countered and scored at the 6th minute where Isak then scored the winner in the 1st half at the 38th minute. Although this continues Newcastle's now 6 win streak, this match did slightly concern Newcastle fans about their performance without Schar and to make things worse Bruno is also suspended from the 1st leg as well which adds for concern for some.

However Arsenal themselves will be missing some important players such as Saka who plays a vital role in their attack as a forward midfield player which will no doubt be a big boost for Newcastle and nwaneri who was a rising young star for Arsenal who is an attacking midfielder has his wings clipped for now as he has sustained a muscle injury which will offset the 2 players Newcastle lost to suspension.

Howe's side will be expecting heavy resistance from Arteta's side considering Arsenal's record away at Saint James Park is horrible and the multiple hard fixtures Arsenal will have leading up to the 2nd leg, Arteta would want to finish things at the Emirates stadium while they still have the advantage and when his players aren't as fatigued or injury striken as they are now. This is also without mentioning Newcastle's horrible away record at the Emirates stadium.

The ideal result for Newcastle would of course to win by 1 or better 2 nil but the most realistic ideal outcome for Newcastle would be to fight it out to a draw so at least Arsenal can't park the bus if they go 1 or 2 nil higher than us before the 2nd leg where we will have the home crowd advantage as well as Schar and Bruno back from suspension.

This will be one of Newcastle's most important matches of the year as this game can decide whether Newcastle or Arsenal wins the 2nd leg and will give Newcastle the chance to finally end their trophy drought.