Kevin Keegan is forced to make one change to the team which beat Sunderland last weekend as 20 year-old David Edgar makes his second start of the season for the injured Abdoulaye Faye.
Nicky Butt makes his 100th start for the Magpies where he is joined again by Joey Barton and Geremi.
This will be another good test for young David, but he deputized very well for Steven Taylor in the 3-0 win against Reading. Senegal captain Lamine Diatta comes in to replace Edgar on the substitutes’ bench.
There’s no room on the bench for either James Milner or Emre.
For West Ham Scott Parker starts, but Nobby Solano is only on the subs bench.
TEAMS:
West Ham: Robert Green, John Pantsil, George McCartney, Lucas Neill (c), James Tomkins, Julien Faubert, Mark Noble, Scott Parker, Bobby Zamora, Dean Ashton
Subs: Nobby Solano, James Walker, Carlton Cole, Hayden Mullins, Luis Boa Morte
Newcastle United: Steve Harper, Habib Beye, Jose Enrique, David Edgar, Steven Taylor, Nicky Butt, Geremi, Joey Barton, Oba Martins, Michael Owen (c), Mark Viduka
Subs: Fraser Forster, Damien Duff, Lamine Diatta, Alan Smith, Andy Carroll
249 comments so far
Ant
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Comment #81SHUT UP YOU MISERABLE W@NKS
Have faith….we have scored 12 goals in 6 games…shouldn’t be a problem putting in at least 2 from our forwards…
GIVE THE BALL TO OBA GIVE THE BALL TO OBAAAAA
shirts
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Comment #82I thought we looked shaky last week too…
Is our midfield providing any possession to cushion the defenders at all?
can’t see anything–all the p2p stuff’s effed up today.
Benn..Geordie Down South
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Comment #83opps spoke to soon its gone again
Hadrian
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Comment #84oba’s had the ball , and fluffed it as usual
irish_toon
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Comment #85come on guys … keep the faith … COME ON TOON!!!
Benn..Geordie Down South
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Comment #86without faye and sopcast [lolz] were nothing.. haha
Kaz
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Comment #87Come on!! Fight back. Its a good time to overtake tottenham.
Ant
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Comment #88I don’t care if he fluffs it when he’s in a good position:P
Give him the ball from a throw-in near half-way line and he’ll have a crack…he’s the kind of lad we need…haway oba son…
Also anyone got that F***ing TVANTS working yet? Mine’s still buffering:(
yet_another_indian_toon
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Comment #89cmon!! fight!!!!!
wsq
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Comment #90crying out for help now aren’t you.. when ure winning is this the attitude, u don’t want to improve on shortcomings and label it as useless negativity. who’s the wanka
Ant
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Comment #9112 goals in 6 games v the lads who couldnt cut it here….No-one expects them to have a chance…surely…Bring in the King…Kev will sort us..don’t worry lads, He’ll get some brown ale down em at half time and with the Geordie Juice inside em they’ll come out fighting….3-2 the toon HAWAY!!!!
shirts
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Comment #92Is it Scotty Parker bossing things out there? I’d hate that…
Hadrian
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Comment #93stop massaging your ego wsq . you give people room to call you everytime you open your mouth .
azvael
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Comment #94Our 4-3-3 isnt working!!! We need to change it now!!!
yet_another_indian_toon
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Comment #95brum score…..
when will we???
spyro
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Comment #96come on lads, keep your heads up!
Hadrian
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Comment #97he is shirts yes . but ashton is the problem , he’s raping edgar .
spyro
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Comment #98we are missing Faye’s dominance
wsq
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Comment #99fook you hadrian.. i dun deserve the f***hing insults in teh first place what did i ever do to them.
u mindless f**ks.. now it’s my turn.
ill continue being a moron.
shirts
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Comment #100Crap. I thought Cacapa was fit again.
wsq
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Comment #101you don’t have ur modric now ur crying like babies
morons!
spyro
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Comment #102Ashton destroyed taylor for the goal not edgar
shirts
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Comment #103All this time with the 4-3-3 I thought the mids were protecting our defense. Where are they today?
azvael
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Comment #104We need to buy ashton in the summer!!!
Rich
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Comment #105mms://203.170.145.12/ojtv-private worked for me in Windows Media Player and now is working fine in Winamp. Fairly low quality though… Cheers Steve!
Steve_48
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Comment #106Someone tell me what Owen just did please?
wsq
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Comment #107give room for ppl to call me… in what way do i give room for ppl to call me names when im only discussing shortcomings and so on. i dun see u calling keegan names when he talks about it. so u go fook away
tapir
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Comment #108no shot at all?
im off to sleep
bye!
spyro
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Comment #109we need a goal out of nothing to spur us on lol
lee
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Comment #11025 min and still no tv ants………………aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Hadrian
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Comment #111egg on my face 🙂
well done Oba .
spyro
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #112get in oba!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSS
Ant
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #113WHAT DID I SAY!!!!!
OBA OBAFEM OBA OBAFEM OBAFEMI MARTINS!!!!
Jack
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #114yyyeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssss
Rob Kirton
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #115Our First shot and it’s gone in…
Get in Martins
ScottyT
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #1162-1 get tha fk in! oba!
Callum
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #117MARTINS :d:d:d
Steve_48
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #118Has Martins just scored?
azvael
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #119Martins !!! Yeahhh!!! 2-1
walker
Apr 26, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Comment #120wsq stop behaving like a 12 year old girl .