Newcastle United make one change from the team which was beaten 2-1 by Spurs in midweek with Xisco replacing the injured Oba Martins up front. This was the expected change with the rest of the team remaining unchanged, mainly becasue we have so many injuries.
22 year-old Spanish striker Xisco will partner Michael Owen in attack, the captain having scored his 4th goal of the season on Wednesday night.
17 year-old forward Nile Ranger, who was singed from Southampton in the summer, returns to the bench for the Magpies.
TEAMS
Newcastle United: Shay Given, Geremi, Sebastien Bassong, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Nicky Butt, Damien Duff, Claudio Cacapa, Charles N’Zogbia, Michael Owen (c), Xisco
Subs: Steve Harper, Shola Ameobi, David Edgar, Ben Tozer, Mark Doninger, Ryan Donaldson, Nile Ranger
Blackburn Rovers Jason Brown, Stephen Warnock, Christopher Samba, Tugay, Ryan Nelsen (c), Brett Emerton, Roque Santa Cruz, Carlos Villanueva, Danny Simpson, Matt Derbyshire, Martin Olsson
Subs: Andre Ooijer, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Keith Andrews, Robbie Fowler, Keith Treacy, Jason Roberts, Alex Marrow
Referee: Steve Tanner
Attendance: tbc
175 comments so far
Phil,Gosforth
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Comment #161CMON!!!!!!!!!!!
Spyro - Taylor is garbage
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Comment #162WTF! People on here need to stop pretending they know who bought who, you DONT! How do you know Coloccini was a Wise buy? Oh and let me guess, Gutierrez was a KK buy wasn’t he? Stop being so deluded.
sirjasontoon
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Comment #163Taylor is not local he was born in Greenwich.
turkish magpie
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Comment #1641-2
turkish magpie
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Comment #165we play amazing after we score haway the lads
Hadrian
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Comment #166spyro you fake geordie .
guthrie was the only keegan target . check who colo’s agent is and work it out you ignorant git
singing in toon
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Comment #167wt da hell is wrng wit live footy!
one link has mackem commentary the other link is for the celtic match!
impact
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Comment #168We need to crash the net like Arsenal!! Our middlefield arent attaking at all.
Spyro - Taylor is garbage
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Comment #169Hadrian
You are doing it again. Let me explain this to you, you don’t know who KK wanted and picked. see, easy.
Hadrian
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Comment #170spyro you fake geordie .
like i said , check the agents of our spanish buy and work it out , you ignorant git . see easy .
Spyro - Taylor is garbage
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Comment #171Hadrian
You are not the most intelligent lad are you? It doesn’t matter who is agent is, the simple fact of the matter is, you are just guessing. Grow up.
Hadrian
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Comment #172ok , doesnt matter who the agent is, even tho there connected to jiminez .
not even born in the city and sit on here all day preaching your clueless tripe .
turkish magpie
Sep 27, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Comment #173ameobi is comin on
Heavy hitters
Sep 27, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Comment #174I was gutted when Taylor signed a new contract. At last fans have realised how poor he is. The problem is no one will want to buy him and he will hang about like Shola and continue to bring the club down as he has these last few years. Bassong would be the first name on the team sheet and Taylor the first on the bench every game. I would rather play the kids like Edgar, Lua Lua, Tozer and Kadar when he’s fit. None of them could do any worse than Taylor and he’s on big money now.
geordielee
Sep 27, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Comment #175The only reason Taylor playin cos he geordie todays game total s**t