No surprises in the Newcastle line-up as Keegan makes just one change from the side which was beaten at home to Blackburn with Charles N’Zogbia as expected replacing Joey Barton.
Alan Smith continues to partner captain Michael Owen up front with N’Zogbia partnering Nicky Butt in the center of midfield. This is the team we expected Keegan to play with the subs being the expected ones of Forster, Cacapa, Geremi, Martins and Carroll.
It remains to be seen how long Keegan keeps faith in striker Smith, who has yet to score for the Magpies. 🙁
Unfortunately Liverpool included both Torres and Gerrard for today’s game.
We had hoped both would be rested for the Inter Milan European Champions League tie in mid-week – no such luck.
TEAMS
Liverpool: Jose Reina, John Arne Riise, Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Yossi Benayoun, Xabi Alonso, Jermaine Pennant, Alvaro Arbeloa, Lucas, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel
Subs: Charles Itandje, Sam Hyypia, Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel
Newcastle United: Steve Harper, Habib Beye, Jose Enrique, Steven Taylor, Abdoulaye Faye, Nicky Butt, Charles N’Zogbia, James Milner, Damien Duff, Michael Owen, Alan Smith
Subs: Fraser Forster, Oba Martins, Claudio Cacapa, Andy Carroll, Geremi
Referee: Peter Walton
Attendance: tbc
198 comments so far
Andreas
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Comment #1As said, no surprise – but still depressing.
Jinal
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Comment #2Not Smith again! :'(
Martins
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Comment #3Butt? Smith? Martins not starting? We aint got a chance in hell.
CRAIGG
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Comment #4So nearly right Kev but Martins should be in for Smith that is the only blot on the teamsheet.
kelvin
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Comment #5why does smith start every match, he does nothing! i just don’t understand how 2 managers keep on picking him.
Leo
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Comment #6smith must have it in his contract that he must play. good teamsheet except i would have had oba insead of smudge
CRAIGG
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Comment #7Martins i dont know why youre questioning Butts inclusion what are the other options Geremi or Smith dropped back into midfield against Alonso, Lucas and GERRARD
ObaFan2
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Comment #8Oba benched 🙁
ToonKing
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Comment #9i’m sorry but with Stevie G and Torres were going to be blown away….. to bad…… 🙁
Steve_48
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Comment #10Must be a clause in Smith’s contract 😉 but agree Oba needs to start and given the quality of the service generated last week against Blackburn he could ave potentially done something.
Slightly off topic here, but I see the ref @ Manure gave them nearly 4 minutes to equalise, tw@.
ToonKing
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Comment #11yeah i saw that too Steve he gave 1’30” extra……… the wanker….
Charlie Bucket
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Comment #12Sadly we are going to lose today. I think it will be 3-0. 🙁
Steve_48
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Comment #13There was even the gratuitous camera shot of fergy looking at his watch – @rse
ADL_Cali
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Comment #14I had predicted (see Match Preview post) that Torres would start!
Sadly that means it’s bound to be a 3-0 or even 4-0 loss to us 🙁
ToonKing
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Comment #15ok here we go!!!!!!!!!
HOWAY!!
CRAIGG
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Comment #16I think we should be singing “you’ll never walk alone” cuz we need it more than they do today
Hadrian
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Comment #17capello’s there , i can see james milner getting a call up .
ObaFan2
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Comment #18Lol, did the commentator say that Barton and Duke should be playing? lmao……. commentators are as bad on this channel!!!!!
Fingers srossed for a good game :0
Steve_48
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Comment #19COME ON LADS, JUST FERKIN’ GO FOR IT TODAY
Leo
Mar 8, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Comment #20which is the best channel on sopcast because the one am using at the moment has only 16seeds… whereas last time i had over 80
ObaFan2
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Comment #21Setanta sports…………. sigh
Steve_48
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Comment #22Try sopcast 1018 – great quality ATM
Steeley
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Comment #23Is KK going mad? Martins will leave us in the summer if this carries on….and that’s no joke! Why the f**k would you stay at a club who keep you on the bench so some chump who doesnt know how to score can play.
And I’ll tell you what, Keegan has lost some respect from me for doing this! Can he not see that Martins is the best striker we have!? It’ll backfire on KK if we pull a blank again, and end up being relegated!
Obafan
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Comment #24KK is depressing me. Again poor team, with that Smith dude. We will be blown away. WE NEED OBA AND OWEN UPFRONT. KK you don’t know what you are doing. You are SA in disguise. And Taylor will be made ridiculous agains Torres, we need Cacapa!!! We haven’t won since December, but still the manager does not chance his team. Can anyone still follow this??? Me not!
Michael
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Comment #25Are smith and Kevin Keegan brothers? His continuous selection is worrying considering we now have fit options on the bench. Did I not say Kev is not a learning manager. Just the same old tripe as before.
Is ther something wrong with the other options, he goes on about not having a full squad available due to injury but when we have fit options he does not use them.
The black in the blacknwhite
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Comment #26any good links to the match???
ObaFan2
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Comment #27Both these r working good :
sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/43343
sop://202.190.75.149:3912/1018
toon4lyf
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Comment #28i think we should have played a 4-3-3
…………harper……………
geremi…cacapa..beye…enrique
..milner…faye…nzogbia
duff…….smith/owen……martins
gerrard isnt that great a player….
Toon! Toon!
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Comment #29download and install Sopcast:
http://www.sopcast.org/download/
Copy and paste the following into your browser and press enter.
sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6029
wait a couple of mins, and voila 🙂
Steve_48
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Comment #30http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=7596&part=sports
ObaFan2
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Comment #31Both these r working well:
sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/43343
sop://202.190.75.149:3912/1018
Obafan
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Comment #32SMith is running in midfield: so lads I was right (and not happy with being right).
tommyy
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Comment #33We have already lost. Smith is in the midfield!?!?!?!??!?!?
I f*cking hate it at the moment, why doesn’t anyone listen to the fans?
ObaFan2
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Comment #34Soz tried posting links but r being blocked,
channel 43343 and 1018 r good on sopcast
Steve_48
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Comment #35We could do to touch the ball, you know that thing Liverpool seem to have ALL THE TIME
obamagic
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Comment #36wow…our defense looks shaky…. looks like its gonna be a long day…..BRING ON oba!!!!!!!!
tommyy
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:10 PM
Comment #37wow, we are shit. Im depressed already, i hate football.
Steve_48
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Comment #38Good support from the crowd, TOON, TOON, B&W Army
tommyy
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Comment #39C’MON lads!!! we’re the bees knees!!
Outlaw
Mar 8, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Comment #40Can someone please tell me why are we still playing Smith? fk sake!