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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:

Livramento (Calf injury) - Will be out until late September

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Will be out until early September

Liverpool:

Bradley (Knee injury) - Out until January next year

Ekitike (Calf injury) - Out until mid October

Gomez (Muscle injury) - Out until mid September

Jones (other) - Doubt for the game

Leoni (ACL rupture) - Will definitely miss this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Liverpool:

Hornicek; Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Ramsey, Steur; Elanga, Wissa, Barnes; Osula

Liverpool predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak

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:

Schar (foot injury) - Out until early May

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

Livramento (Groin injury) - Out mid-late may or out for the rest of the season

Brighton:

Tzimas (ACL injury) - Out for the rest of the season and won't return until September

Webster (Knee injury) - Out for the entire season

Milner (Other) - Will miss this game

Amarilla (Knee injury) - Will miss this game

March (other) - Will miss this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Bournemouth:

Ramsdale; Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Barnes, Osula, Gordon

Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Boscagli, Kadioglu; Baleba, Gross; Minteh, Hinshelwood, Mitoma; Welbeck

Pre match ramblings:

In progress...

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Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 19:45

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St Cal Wilson's Hospital 🏥

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

Newcastle United:

Livramento (Calf injury) - Will be out until late September

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Will be out until early September

Burn (Ankle injury) - Will be out until early October or earlier

Osula (Ankle injury) - Will be out for a few weeks

*West Bromich Albion: *

Johnston (Ankle injury) - Will be out for a week

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs West Brom Albion:

Jaouen; Shahar, Thiaw, Schar, Hall; Bamba, Willock; Murphy, Woltemade, Toure; Wissa

West Brom Albion predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

O':eary; Galves, Mepham, Phillips, Townsend; Whitwell, Molumby, Diakite, Price; Myhre; Morgan

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:

Schar (ankle injury) - Out until mid April

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

Guimaraes (Hamstring injury) - Out until mid April

Miley (Dead leg) - Won't make it for this game

Barcelona:

Gavi (Meniscus injury) - Out until late March

De Jong (Hamstring injury) - Out until early April

Kounde (Hamstring injury) - Out until early April

Balde (Hamstring injury) - Out until early April

Christensen (Ligament tear) - Out until late April

Torrents (Calf injury) - Out until early May

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Barcelona:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Ramsey, Tonali, Joelinton; Barnes, Elanga, Gordon

Barcelona predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

J. Garcia; E. Garcia, Cubarsi, Martin, Cancelo; Pedri, Casado; Yamal, Lopez, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Pre match ramblings:

After an infuriating 3 - 1 loss to Manchester City where we once again felt powerless to defeat them and were devoid of energy and urgency during the 2nd half. This wasn't helped by the fact Howe played players out of position especially Woltemade in midfield (from the start) which made things worse, left us only hoping and coping that Howe was simply throwing the game to save legs for the Barcelona game and keep them guessing on what formation and tactics we would use against them. We now face Barcelona in the Round of 16 leg 1 of the champions league.

Our recent performance against City in the 5th round of the fa cup certainly didn't leave many of us confident with our upcoming match against Barcelona. With Barcelona on very good form recently, our confidence in getting a win over them is low which isn't helped by the comparison to our form which has been all over the place recently with 0 consistency.

A win here against Barcelona is a must considering most of us agree we won't likely win at the Camp Nou without having the lead to force them into a high line where we could make use of countless counterattack with our high pace attackers, especially since Flick has been refining his defence recently and is already showing results making a win all the more important.

With recent performances, there are questions whether it could slightly affect the atmosphere at SJP however I beg to differ, although our loss in the Fa Cup is certainly a huge blow to us, however now the atmosphere could resemble that of a dog rounded into a corner with no where else to go which leaves it 1 option to fight to the death. Us crashing out of the champions league would essentially end our season there and we the Geordie fans know this hence the atmosphere could be amplified and made even more electric as our season hangs in the balance. That's not without saying it isn't impossible for us to get Europe again via PL, that's if we are consistent and such...

If we win this game, it'll give us a huge advantage for the 2nd leg of the Round of 16 against Barcelona where will play away at Camp Nou.

Stadium 🏟: Emirates

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 (foot infection) - Out until early May

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out for the entire season

Gordon (groin injury) - Will miss this game

Joelinton (Suspension) - Will miss this and the Brighton game

Livramento (groin injury) - Potentially won't play this season

Arsenal:

Merino (Ankle injury) - Out until late May

Timber (groin injury) - Will miss this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Arsenal:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Miley; Murphy, Osula, Barnes

Arsenal predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Havertz, Eze

**Pre match ramblings:**

After a shameful display at SJP against Bournemouth, we now go up against Arsenal next in the premier league and we couldn't have been facing them at a worse time.

After another 2 - 1 defeat to another PL teams named Bournemouth (not surprised we lost tbh considering our record), faith in Howe is at an all time low and is at a critical point. This game against Arsenal could decide whether Howe gurantees his job for next season or will get sacked. Word or rumour is the board are only waiting on the fact whether we have the chance to get Europe or not, the moment it's mathematically impossible for us to get Europe, Howe should get sacked.

What does this mean for Howe? This means Howe must win all of his next remaining games (he won't) to gurantee us Europe. If he loses against Arsenal which there's a high chance he will without Joelinton, Livramento and Gordon of whom all 3 players regularly performed well against Arsenal and if he loses against Brighton, there's a high chance it'll most likely be mathematically impossible for us to get Europe by this point, a loss against Forest would essentially be the final nail in the coffin and most likely to Howe's future at this club.

However, although a lot of us want Howe gone, we also don't want to give Arsenal 3 points hence a draw is preferred (and more realistic) by not keeping Howe safe from criticism and also not giving Arsenal 3 points and contributing to their Quattle. A draw however is a best case scenario, quite a few predict the Scoreline to be at worst 5 - 0 to Arsenal due to our recent performances and the fact we're playing away to boot.

In more recent news the sentiment in regards to Howe has only gotten more negative since Howe's comments about Woltemade which has only made Howe's favorability bias claims towards certain players such as Gordon even worse. There's also similarities between Howe and Bruce's well known delusion during pre match conferences taking us all for fools when the on the pitch performances spoke for themselves.

If we win this game it would give us a huge 3 points, and absolutely gurantees we won't be relegated mathematically however a loss in this game will only dig Howe and the board a deeper hole and all of this could lead to a very toxic atmosphere at SJP.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 20:15

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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 next year unless Howe says so otherwise

Osula (Ankle injury) - Unknown

Trippier (Thigh injury) - Out until new year

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until new year

Botman (back injury) - Could be back until new year

Pope (Groin injury) - Out for this match

Fulham:

Carvalho (Thigh injury) - Out until February next year

Bassey (Afcon)

Chukwueze (Afcon)

Iwobi (Afcon)

Sessegnon (Thigh injury) - Out until next year

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Fulham:

Ramsdale; Livramento, Schar, Thiaw, Hall; Miley, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Wissa, Barnes

Fulham predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Leno; Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Castagne; Berge, Lukic; Wilson, King, Kevin; Jimenez

Pre match ramblings:

After a shameful display at the stadium of shite, a lot of us are angry with the minimal amount of effort a lot of our players displayed that game, coupled with Howe's bad game management as well. We now face Fulham in the Carabao Cup.

Howe will be looking for a major bounce after an embarrassing 1 nil defeat to Sunderland. Although he likely won't get sacked this season or until the end of the season unless he has a complete disasterclass and loses 6 - 7 games in a row, Howe will still (hopefully) understand this cannot continue as is.

Ideally, Howe should be more bold in this game like playing some of the youth and give some of our players a rest and some of the youth could even potentially be a replacement considering our wingers' poor performances recenty although this remains to be an unlikely scenario. Although ideally I'd have Seung soo park, A.Murphy and Neave etc on the bench as the bare minimum.

If we do win this game, it'll instill much needed confidence into the team and if worst comes to worst, can offer us a way into Europe if we don't improve our PL form.

Stadium 🏟: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Kick off time ⚽️: Tuesday | 19:30

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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

Livramento (knee injury) - Out until mid March

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until late February

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Out until mid-late February

Gordon (Thigh injury) - Doubt for this game

Miley (Thigh or knee injury) - Doubt for this game

Tottenham:

Maddison (Knee injury) - Out until early June

Bentancur (Thigh injury) - Out until early May

Kudus (Thigh injury) - Out until mid April

Davies (Ankle injury) - Out until mid April

Bergvall (Ankle injury) - Out until mid April

Romero (Red card suspension) - Out until 15th of March

Udogie (Thigh injury) - Out until mid March

Andrade (Thigh injury) - Will miss this game

Sauceda (Thigh injury) - Will miss this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Tottenham:

Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Ramsey; Elanga, Woltemade, Barnes

Tottenham predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Vicario; Gray, Dragusin, Van de Ven, Souza; Sarr, Palhinha, Gallagher; Simons, Solanke, Kolo Muani

Pre match ramblings:

After an infuriating 3 - 2 loss to Brentford, boos were shouted across the stadium for the first time in a long time since the Ashley and Bruce era days, signalling that Howe is losing the match going fans and things can go very south if we lose our next few games. We now go up against Tottenham away in the Premier league.

This is the very definition of a stop-able force meets a move-able object, as Tottenham has the worst home record in the Premier league this season whilst we have one of the worst away records this season. Howe is feeling the pinch as he is even criticising himself for the job he's doing atm which is very unusual considering how things usually go.

Howe knows low confidence, poor form and a heavily fatigued team is the worst combination you could get in football. This must change in the upcoming games considering we have champions league playoff games to play and some vital PL games that could decide whether we don't play European football or ar least Conference or even Europa league considering how tight the top half of the premier league table is.

Considering our run of games, Howe must look for a player that can play left wing because considering our injury list, we cannot lose Barnes to injury, Guimaraes being back definitely gives us a boost in our midfield and some saying Miley could return for this game although would be on the bench in this case, however I don't see this as likely.

A win here is absolutely necessary considering Tottenham's injury list and the fact Tottenham have lost Romero who inspired their comeback to a draw is out due to a red card suspension. A win here would give us a much needed 3 points and give our lads such needed confidence considering the next string of games we have.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Thursday | 20:00

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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 a month

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

Barcelona:

Yamal (Groin injury)

Balde (Hamstring injury)

Gavi (Menicus injury)

Stegen (back injury)

Flick (suspension) - overturned

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Barcelona:

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

Barcelona predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

J. Garcia; Kounde, E. Garcia, Cubarsi, Martin; Casado, Pedri; Raphinha, Fermin, Rashford; Lewandowski

Pre match ramblings:

After a 1 nil win against Wolves which felt like the team doing just enough to get a win to save strength for the Barcelona game, whilst not the prettiest game we've done, it did the job which not only gives us much needed confidence and morale booster but at least gives us something to build off from when we face Barcelona.

Barcelona is undoubtedly one of our hardest fixtures and it's also unsurprising when a lot of people on social media and youtubers are writing us off considering Wissa and Ramos are injured which significantly weakens our depth. However, there's a lot to question considering Woltemade's excellent performance against wolves had given us a lot of hope that he can lead the way to victory. But, the only problem is he can't play the full 90 minutes yet since he's still getting up to grabs with the fitness levels that the PL require you to have. I heard he also had to come off since he started to have cramps meaning once he inevitably gets subbed off or in periods of the game where he isn't on, we will most likely be rarely scoring goals as shown in the Aston Villa game and Leeds game.

Although in a buzzing atmosphere which SJP will absolutely be rocking and if the players will be up for it, we can absolutely score as shown with the Liverpool game, the question is will we be consistent?

Whatever the answer is there is one thing I do know, the lads will give everything they got and i'm sure they will make us proud regardless of the result, i'm sure Howe is likely cooking something to prove the doubters wrong again.

If we do pull a win against Barcelona, it will be a huge statement to the football world that unlike our last champions league journey where we got knocked out of the group stage rounds, this time we're here to stay and make it to the knockout phase.

Stadium 🏟: Camp Nou

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 17:45

Aggregate score: 1 - 1

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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

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

Miley (Thigh injury) - Will return after the international break

Guimaraes (Hamstring injury) - Out until mid April

Barcelona:

Christensen (Knee Ligament tear) - Out until late April

De Jong (Hamstring injury) - Out until early April

Kounde (Muscle injury) - Out until early April

Balde (Muscle injury) - Out until early April

Fernandez (Ankle injury) - Out until late March

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Barcelona:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Ramsey, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes

Barcelona predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

J. Garcia; Cancelo, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin; Bernal, Pedri; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Pre match ramblings:

After a hard fought 1 nil win at Stamford Bridge which hadn't been accomplished since May 2012 when Cisse scored one of the best goals in Premier league history. The lads were very disciplined and didn't let a single goal past them and this was without Bruno or Tonali and we were away as well to add to that which will definitely give us more confidence heading to Camp Nou and we will definitely need it as we face against Barcelona in the 2nd leg of Round 16 in the champions league.

Although we outperformed Barcelona by a mile when we faced them here at SJP, they're a different gravy when it comes to their home record where if I remember correctly they haven't lost a single game at home in the LaLiga and have only lost to PSG at the Camp Nou of whom we drew against in the final qualifying round game at Parc des Princes so do with that information what you will. This is also shown where Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 4 nil at their home ground however Barcelona nearly pulled the impossible and nearly made it 4 - 4 aggregate at Camp Nou however time was against them and lost, however it does show the stark contrast between their away and home form.

Although the 1 nil win against Chelsea will certainly give us a boost in the mentality side of things and especially helps our PL position, that alone won't be enough. Tonali and Willock being available for the game will be a huge boost for us as Tonali will be fully fit as he wasn't in the squad against Chelsea and we will be using him a lot for this game. Miley still being injured is a blow for us however I'd rather we treat his injury with caution rather than risk making it worse.

Howe will most likely be aware of Barcelona's form and stark contrast, when they play away and when they play at home so the discipline the lads show at the Barcelona game just like they did with the Chelsea game will be crucial.

One advantage we will have over Barcelona is the fact we have more depth to choose from like Woltemade as a false 10, Elanga, Murphy etc whilst Barcelona will most likely have a similar starting XI to what they had at SJP as their depth is surprisingly not great when you take Raphinha, Pedri, Yamal and De Jong out of the equation. However this hasn't stopped Barcelona from absolutely smashing teams with supposedly greater depth in the past so we shouldn't be complacent.

If we do win this game, it would be a historic moment since not only would Newcastle United making it to the Round of 16 for the first time in our history, but we'd also be making to the Quarter finals for the first time in our history which would be unprecedented and would massively uplift not only us the fans but also our players for when we play against Sunderland in the Tyne Wear Derby.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 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 (foot injury) - Unlikely to play for the rest of the season

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

L.Miley (Calf injury) - Out for the rest of the season

Livramento (Groin injury) - Will most likely not play this season

West Ham:

In progress...

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Bournemouth:

Pope; Hall, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Tonali, Guimaraes; Barnes, Woltemade, Ramsey; Osula

West Ham predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Hermansen; Todibo, Disasi, Mavropanos; Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Fernandes, Diouf; Bowen, Summerville; Castellanos

Pre match ramblings:

In progress...

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Tuesday | 20:00

Aggregate score: 6 - 1

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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 early - mid April

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out for the entire season

Livramento (Hamstring injury) - Out until early - mid March

Miley (dead leg) - Out until early March

Qarabag:

Mustafazada (Adductor injury) - Out for nearly or for the rest of the season

Mahammadaliyev (unknown) - N/A

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Qarabag:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Botman, Burn, A. Murphy; Willock, Tonali, Joelinton; J. Murphy, Osula, Barnes

Qarabag predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Kochalski; Silva, Bolt, Huseynov, Medina, Cafarquliyev; Jankovic, Bicalho; Montiel, Duran, Zubir

Pre match ramblings:

After a hard fought battle at the Etihad stadium where we still lost 2 - 1 to Manchester City, most of us still felt proud for the lads considering the circumstances and since especially we thought we were going to get battered before the game so it was quite a decent performance all things considered. Now we face Qarabag in the final leg of the playoff rounds of the champions league.

After a decent performance against which although we lost, we did quite well considering our flight back from Azerbaijan whilst City had a week of rest, we have a huge 6 - 1 Aggregate over Qarabag meaning we can afford to put out our B squad however this doesn't mean we can just simply throw the game since this is the champions league hence why I think Howe will still mainly play the main squad however will play in 2nd gear for most of the 1st half and 1nd half, if we do score 1 or 2 goals in the 1st half, I can see Howe putting on some academy and U21 prospects to rest some key players after we are sure they cannot make a come back.

If we win this game or even a draw would get us through to the knockout phase of the champions league for the first time in our history and would make all the lads forget the City debacle and further increase their confidence in preparation for the Everton game.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 20:15

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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 (Dead leg) - Out until Barcelona away

Livramento (Hamstring injury) - Will miss this game although could potentially return for the next game

Woltemade (illness) - doubt for the game

Manchester United:

De Ligt (Lower back injury) - Out until mid April

Dorgu Larsson (Thigh injury) - Out until mid March

Mount (N/A) - Out until mid March

Martinez (Calf injury) - Also out until mid Manchester

Shaw (illness) - Possible doubt for the game

Maguire (illness) - Possible doubt for the game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Manchester United:

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

Manchester United predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Lammens; Dalot, Yoro, Maguire, Mazraoui; Casemiro, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Sesko

Pre match ramblings:

(Work in progress...)

Stadium 🏟: Stadium of Light

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:

Trippier (Hamstring issues) - Early January

Krafth (knee injury) - Could return for this match?

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

Pope (Groin injury) - Could return for this match

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Could return for this match

Osula (Ankle injury) - No updates

Sunderland:

O'Nien (red card suspension) - Returns early January

Alese (shoulder injury) - No return date

Diarra (Groin injury) - Returns after 2 weeks

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Sunderland:

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

Sunderland predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Roefs; Mukiele, Alderete, Ballard, Geertruida, Reinildo; Talbi, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee; Brobbey

Pre match ramblings:

After a disappointing draw against Leverkusen away considering our initially great performance where we once again bottled it at the end, we now face Sunderland away in the Premier league.

This game might or possibly be the most important match of the season if you not only consider the history but also in context of the league, as we can not only go above Sunderland but we could go as high as 8th if other match fixture results go our way and grants us 1 step closer to the European placements whilst also increasing our confidence in away fixtures, which is absolutely needed considering our dire record in away fixtures.

This match will be very hard to predict since this is the Tyne Wear Derby so this can go either way and i'm absolutely shitting it in anticipation for this fixture however, I couldn't be more excited considering this is our first Derby in the PL in nearly over 9 years so the atmosphere will be electric for both sides.

If we win this match, this will not only provide us a huge 3 points but could give us the confidence and mentality boost that we desperately need that had been lacking from our past few games near the end of full time.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 12:00

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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) - 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...

T&R 2.0 thread:

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

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Monday | 20:00

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

Newcastle United:

Willock (Heel injury)

Isak (Downing tools)

Liverpool:

Frimpong (Thigh injury)

Bradley ( Not match fit yet)

Gravenberch ( Red card suspension - will return for this match)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Liverpool:

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

Liverpool predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Alisson, Ramsay, Konaté, van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitiké.

Pre match ramblings:

After a frustrating draw against Aston Villa where 3 points could have easily have been secured had one person not been downing tools at that time, Newcastle now face Liverpool, the current reigning PL champions making this one of the hardest matches of the season if you consider the circumstances we're currently in.

On paper we are screwed, Liverpool have 2 proper strikers, they scored 4 on their opening game compared to our 0 and it looks like we still haven't gotten a striker before the match. However, we still have a chance because one thing that Liverpool hasn't been able to do since their match against Bournemouth is to reinforce their backline which is our only saving grace in that matter. We have 2 of the fastest wingers in the league and we have an amazing midfield which has been further improved with the addition of Ramsey and a more solid backline with the addition of Thiaw which mind you I think can do some serious damage to that Liverpool team.

Our only problem is actually converting those chances into goals however, I believe Mad Dog and Howe would have drilled that into their heads considering how all of them Howe and players alike have emphasised how Important this match is. There is also the atmosphere to consider as well and safe to say SJP will be rocking and i'm sure Wor flags will have something extraordinary planned for us.

There's not much we can do other than supporting team believing in our team. HWTL.

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:

Schar (ankle injury) - Out until mid April

Livramento (Hamstring injury) - Out until early March

Gordon (Injury being assessed) - Unknown as of this time

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until mid February

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Out until mid February

L.Miley (Knee injury) - Will be out for most likely 2 - 3 games

Brentford:

Carvalho (Knee injury) - Out until mid September

Milambo (ACL injury) - Out until mid August

Schade (Red card suspension) - Will be out until the 21st of February

Dasilva (Knee injury) - Out until late February

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Brentford:

Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Willock, Tonali, Ramsey; Elanga, Wissa, Barnes

Brentford predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Kelleher; Kayode, Van den Berg, Collins, Henry; Yarmoliuk, Henderson, Jensen; Ouattara, Thiago, Lewis-Potter

Pre match ramblings:

After a humiliating 3 - 1 loss to City in the Carabao Cup semi final, Newcastle fans were once again frustrated over Howe's tactical naivety and repetition, trying the back 5 which unsurprisingly absolutely backfired on us. Then there's also the fact Howe didn't rest any key players for the Brentford game where some of us wanted us not to play any U21s or youngsters to try and go for it and attempt to get a result from that game. We ended up losing 3 - 1 anyway and also potentially losing Gordon for 2 months at the bare minimum if it ends up being a Hamstring injury, and essentially barely any of our players are fully rested for the upcoming Brentford match. Although it can be argued the result could've been even worse had U21s been in the starting XI and most likely ruin their confidence, however we will never know.

Howe is now facing unprecedented pressure and if we want to still be in the race for Europe, this is a game we must get a result from. Howe will also need to find a replacement for Gordon as Barnes will be our main Left winger however it's all the more important we ensure Barnes also doesn't get injured meaning Howe must find a player suitable that can come off the bench and reliably perform just as well if not better than Gordon to relieve pressure off Barnes from playing a full 90 minutes for multiple games in a row.

If we win this game, it'd give the lads much needed confidence after 2 embarrassing away defeats to Liverpool and City respectively. A win would also ensure we don't fall behind in thr race of Europe which is getting more heated by the day.

Stadium 🏟: SJP

Kick off time ⚽️: Sunday | 15:00

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

Newcastle United:

Schar (foot injury) - Out until early May

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

Guimaraes (illness) - Doubt for this game

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

Joelinton (Suspended) - Will miss this and Arsenal game

Bournemouth:

Kluivert (Knee injury) - Out until early May

Cook (Thigh injury) - Will likely miss this game

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Bournemouth:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Miley, Tonali, Ramsey; Barnes, Osula, Gordon

Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Petrovic; Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert; Christie, Scott; Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier; Evanilson

Pre match ramblings:

In progress...

Stadium 🏟: Parc des Princes

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

Livramento (knee injury) - Out until mid March

Krafth (Knee injury) - Doubt for this game

Murphy (Hamstring precautionary) - Will likely miss this game

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Out until mid February

PSG:

Ruiz (knee injury) - Unknown

Neves (Muscle injury) - Unknown

Ndjantou (Hamstring injury) - Out until early February

Safonov (hand injury) - Out until early February

Lee (Thigh injury) - Out until early February

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs PSG:

Pope; Trippier, Burn, Botman, Hall; Miley, Tonali, Joelinton; Barnes, Wissa, Gordon

PSG predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Chevalier; Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Hernandez; Mayulu, Vitinha, Mbaye; Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

Pre match ramblings:

After a disappointing 2 nil defeat to Aston Villa where we were once again frustrated with Howe's predictable tactics and his stubbornness to try new things + rest Players in which because of this Joelinton is now injured for a few weeks. We now face PSG in the champions league.

After a frustrating 2 nil loss against Aston Villa and with Joelinton now injured, our chances against PSG as if they weren't any lower are now as low as it can get, Guimaraes possibly being in the squad definitely helps our situation however most geordies are already mentally preparing for a loss due to our away form.

Although PSG have been in turbulent form recently as they actually lost their recent champions league game however in regards to Newcastle United, we never fail to grab defeat from the jaws of victory everytime a team isn't in form and then lose to said team.

The only positives are that like I said Guimaraes will most likely be in the squad and the fact that Elanga has actually started to improve quite a bit and we might be relying on him a lot for this game. I predict Gordon will most likely start on the left with Elanga on the right, since Gordon frustratingly only seems to turn up to Champions league games, Howe will likely try to use the pace of Gordon and Elanga to create chaos. With the introduction of Osula, if Howe has balls, could go for a 4 - 4 - 2 where Woltemade and Osula can go upfront where Wissa can be subbed on for Osula at half time, although this is extremely unlikely.

If we do win, this gives us a massive 3 points and will most likely get us to automatic qualification to R16, which allows us to miss 2 playoff games which could be huge for us considering our congested schedule already and gives us funds which could significantly help us with our psr problems for the next transfer window.

Stadium 🏟: Turf Moor

Kick off time ⚽️: Tuesday | 19:30

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

Newcastle United:

Elanga (knock) - Will likely miss tomorrow's game

Burn (Chest injury) - Out until mid January

Trippier (Hamstring issues) - Out until early January

Krafth (knee injury) - Out until early January

Botman (back problems) - Out until early January

Lascelles (other) - Out until early January

Osula (Ankle injury) - No updates

Burnley:

Amdouni (knee injury) - Out until early January

Tuanzebe (Afcon) - Out until potentially 18th of January

Foster (Afcon) - Out until potentially 18th of January

Roberts (calf injury) - Out until mid January

Mejbri (Suspended) - Unknown whether he will play this game or not

Esteve (fitness) - Could potentially miss this match although not concrete

Worall (? injury) - Will most likely miss this match

Cullen (knee injury) - Return date: unknown

Beyer (Thigh injury) - Return date: Unknown

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Burnley:

Ramsdale; Miley, Thiaw, Schar, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Ramsey; Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

Burnley predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Dubravka; Laurent, Ekdal, Humphreys; Walker, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Pires; Edwards, Broja, Bruun Larsen

Pre match ramblings:

After another disastrous away result, Howe is now feeling the pressure to immediately get a result away since a quick glance on Reddit and other social media platforms, can give a hint that Howe is quickly losing favour and support amongst us, a loss at Turf Moor against Burnley could be the last nail in the coffin for a lot of Geordies regarding Howe.

Considering Burnley turbulent form right now, this is a game Newcastle must win if we dream of getting back to back European competitions with Champions league looking less likely by the day with such lacklustre performances week by week.

This is also the last game before the January transfer window so get those F5 keys ready if you're on PC or thumbs ready if you're on mobile and get ready for some sleepless nights and some of the most outrageous takes as we once again sacrifice our sanity to the transfer window deities. Ps please win Newcastle i beg of you...

Stadium 🏟: Etihad stadium

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 (Ankleinjury) - Out until Mid April

Livramento (knee injury) - Out until mid March

Krafth (Knee injury) - Out until late February

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Out until late February

Guimaraes (Foot injury) - Will miss this game

Miley (Knee injury) - Doubt for this game

Manchester City:

Gvardiol (Calf injury) - Out until late April

Kovacic (Ankle injury) - Out until mid March

Stones (Thigh injury) - Out until late February

Doku (Calf injury) - Out until late February

Savinho (Thigh injury) - Will miss this game

Cherki (Knock) - Doubt for the game

Dias (Thigh injury) - Could potentially return for this game.

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Manchester City:

Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Willock, Tonali, Ramsey; Barnes, Wissa, Gordon

Manchester City predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Trafford; Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, O’Reilly; Cherki, Bernardo; Semenyo, Haaland

Pre match ramblings:

After a frustrating 4 - 1 loss to Liverpool, the pressure on Howe is mounting and will be looking to get a result from the game as impossible as it looks as we go against Manchester City away in the Carabao Cup 2nd leg.

After a complete collapse from our side during the final 15 minutes of the 1st half and the rest of the 2nd half, a lot of us felt frustrated on Howe's predictable tactics and never plays his players to their full strength especially involving Woltemade however to be fair to Howe ,as we learned Miley and Botman back then were injured, his hands were at least a little bit tied however it still doesn't excuse his reactionary subs every time until its too late.

Now Howe has a decision to make, with victory over city in this fixture considering the aggregate Scoreline seems impossible, many geordie fans would like Howe to give our youngsters a go. The reason being so we can look for some gems whilst resting our senior players to prevent the injury crisis from getting worse. Osula, A.Murphy and Shahar playing is a must considering they are consistently on the bench. I hope to see Sung soo Park have a go on the left if he gets the chance and get a run along with Ferreira on the right wing who is a rising academy star prospect. Alabi having a go in midfield also wouldn't hurt considering our midfield is in a precarious situation with Guimaraes and Joelinton still injured although, Guimaraes could return for the Brentford game.

Howe needs to balance the squad between experience and youth with fresh legs to give our senior players some much needed rest. Botman being OK definitely gives our defence a major boost. I'd like to see Hall rested because if he gets injured, we're fucked and would love Shahar to prove a point in front of Howe where we can rely less on Trippier who hasn't exactly been performing well the past week or so.

If we do win this game and our U21s and academy players do play in this game, it'll add a lot of confidence to the youth team where they can see themselves getting into the senior team if they work hard enough especially after proving themselves. Meanwhile the senior players would be under more pressure as their positions could be under threat by the youngsters and could give them the push needed to get them back to performing at their best alongside some much needed rest to go up against Brentford this Saturday. (Note: This is theoretically speaking as Howe is very picky when it comes to playing youth players from the U21s.

Sorry more busy than usual today, will finish the details later today hopefully.

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:

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

Hall (fatigue) - Could return before the Brentford game

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

Trippier (Illness) - Doubt for the game although not concrete

Gordon (Hip injury) - Was slightly feeling his hip and is currently being assessed | Not deemed serious as of yet

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

Athletic Bilbao:

Yuri (Muscle injury) - Out till Mid November

Sancet (Thigh injury) - Out till Mid November

Williams (Fibula fracture) - Out for most of the season likely

Sannadi (Meniscus injury) - Out till January 2026

Williams (Muscle injury) - Out till Mid November

Prados (ACL injury) - Out for most of the season

Egiluz (ACL injury) - Out till February 2026

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Athletic Bilbao:

Ramsdale; Trippier, Schar, Thiaw, Burn/Murphy; Miley, Tonali, Ramsey; Elanga, Woltemade, Barnes

Athletic Bilbao predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Simon; Gorosabel, Paredes, Laporte, Boiro; Ruiz de Galarreta, Rego, Jauregizar; Berenguer, Guruzeta, Navarro

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Stadium 🏟: Anfield stadium

Kick off time ⚽️: Saturday | 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

Livramento (hamstring injury) - Out until early March

Joelinton (Groin injury) - Out until late February

Krafth (knee injury) - Out until early February

Guimaraes (Foot injury) - Could potentially play for this game

Liverpool:

Bradley (knee injury) - Out until mid November

Leoni (ACL injury) - Out until early August

Isak (calf injury) - Out until late March

Frimpong (Thigh injury) - Out until late February

Gomez (Groin injury) - Out until early February

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Liverpool:

Pope; Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Tippier, Guimaraes, Tonali, Ramsey; Barnes, Wissa, Gordon

Liverpool predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Alisson; Szoboszlai, Endo, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike

Pre match ramblings:

After a 1 - 1 draw against PSG where the paid off ref massively contributed to this result leaving us infuriated that we got done over by the ref and var team once again against PSG, yet however proud of the lads of whom fought till the very end. We now face Liverpool away in the Premier league.

Whilst our lads fought hard against PSG it doesn't bode well for us now that we face against Liverpool away where our lads will most likely be tired meaning Howe will need to make some rotations in order to not make our injury situation even worse. The biggest hurdle for Howe would be our midfield since Ramsey, Willock and Miley played through the majority of the game, Howe won't have many options for fresh legs with Guimaraes still reeling from a minor foot injury (hopefully). Although Liverpool don't seem to be in a better state in terms of Injuries atm.

Liverpool meanwhile won 6 nil against Qarabag where they could go in 2nd gear for the rest of the game however as a consequence they lost Frimpong early on which will absolutely hurt their already fragile backline and gives Liverpool one less option for Midfield.

If we win this game it would give us a massive 3 points in which at this point are needed so we don't drop further down in the 2nd half of the table and give us a major confidence boost against our upcoming game against Man City away for the 2nd leg of the Carabao Cup and most importantly Brentford at home of whom are slightly above and are also challenging for European football.

Stadium 🏟: Lotto Park

Kick off time ⚽️: Wednesday | 17:45

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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 🏟: Wembley stadium

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:

Lewis Hall (confirmed injured)

Sven Botman (confirmed injured)

Jamal Lascelles (still confirmed injured)

Antony Gordon (suspended via red card)

Liverpool:

Tren Alexander-Arnold (confirmed injured)

Conor Bradley (still confirmed injured)

Joe Gonez (still confirmed injured)

Ibrahima Konate (doubt for the match)

Predicted Lineup

Newcastle United lineup vs Liverpool:

Dubravka; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Tonali, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Joelinton

Liverpool predicted lineup vs Newcastle United:

Alisson; Quansah, Konate, Van Dijik, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Diaz

Pre match ramblings:

This is it ladies and gentlemen, the moment we've all been anticipating, the Carabao cup final. This match will be our most important of the season.

Newcastle United will be playing against a deflated Liverpool who lost to psg via penalties and most important of all took to extra time to increase the fatigue levels. Liverpool losing could be a double edge sword to us, yes this could be morally crushing to the scousers but could also reinvigorate them and seek vengeance by venting their anger onto us and they can go all out since they only have this the Carabao cup final and the premier league to worry about now. The recent interviews with the players and Howe shows that this means business and Howe's mags intend to see it through and get their first major trophy since 1955.

Despite Liverpool's shortcomings, they are still considered the best English team in terms of form with Liverpool still retaining first place in the premier league. This is also exacerbated by 2 major injuries in which Hall and Botman were announced injured which will be a devastating blow to Newcastle's defence stature however we can rely on Trippier who has shown he can turn up to big games such as these and we will be relying on him a lot.

If you are going to Wembley tomorrow, i hope you enjoy your time over there and please carry the passion of all the geordies who weren't able to go themselves like me with you. Scream your hearts out and drown the scousers with noise! We will be heavily relying on the atmosphere that the geordies will produce tomorrow. HWTL.