There are 11 changes to the Newcastle starting line-up from the side that beat Aston Villa 6-0 on Sunday.
Tim Krul starts in goal, with the defensive back line being made up of Ryan Taylor, Northern Ireland full-back Shane Ferguson, who makes his Newcastle debut (thought he was a winger), Tamas Kadar and James Tavernier.
The line up from right to left is probably Taylor Kadar Tavernier and Ferguson.
In midfield, Kazenga LuaLua, Ryan Donaldson and Haris Vuckic all start, while Peter Lovenkrands is in the starting eleven with captain Shola Ameobi and Nile Ranger up-front.
This seems to be a very inexperienced side – dare we say – and we have to hope that Chris hasn’t overdone it.
But the bench has some good experienced players on it, in the form of Kevin Nolan, Mike Williamson, Joey Barton, Wayne Routledge, James Perch and Alan Smith – and they may be needed in the second half if the lads cannot the better of this Accrington Stanley side.
No sign of Danny Guthrie in the squad, so he must still be troubled by his knee injury, and we make the average age of the side about 21.7 – with 6 teenagers starting and one 20 year-old – just like at Peterborough United last year.
We have to hope the result will be different tonight.
TEAMS
Accrington Stanley: Ian Dunbavin, Jonathan Bateson, Dean Winnard, Sean Hessey, Andrew Procter, James Ryan, Charlie Barnett, Ray Putterill, Sean McConville, Philip Edwards, Andy Parkinson.
Subs: Alex Cisak, Leam Richardson, Luke Joyce, Rory Boulding, Christopher Turner, Peter Murphy, Andrew Owens.
Newcastle United: Tim Krul, Ryan Taylor, Shane Ferguson, James Tavernier, Tamas Kadar, Kazenga LuaLua, Ryan Donaldson, Haris Vuckic, Peter Lovenkrands, Shola Ameobi, Nile Ranger.
Subs: Kevin Nolan, Mike Williamson, Joey Barton, Wayne Routledge, James Perch, Alan Smith, Ole Soderberg.
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Attendance: TBC
116 comments so far
MacToon
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:37 PM
Comment #1Gonna be good to see some of the youngsters play, hope Vuckic and LuaLua have good games, as all of them tbh.
MacToon
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:37 PM
Comment #2Ranger right wing, LuaLua left!…..
TORONTOON
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Comment #3is xisco hurt?
MacToon
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Comment #4yes Torntoon, injured ankle I think.
Young_Mag
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Comment #5@3
Groin injury supposingly
a.l 9
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:41 PM
Comment #6aye toro, pulled summat against villa I think
MacToon
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Comment #7well injured then! lol
nufc1984
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Comment #8awesome lineup of youngsters, hope he stick with some of them after tonight. ranger and lua lua will cause probs with pace. final score 4-1 toon. HWTL
Young_Mag
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:44 PM
Comment #93-1 Toon for me … Any links for the game?
ginkoh
Aug 25, 2010 at 7:46 PM
Comment #10http://www.vip–tv.com/vip-tv.php
good stream.
JerseyGeordie
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Comment #11although hoots would never admit it, i think he cares nowt about this cup and would rather not even have it, as it’s just another meaningless game in which his players risk injury. The squad is already thin.
If the lads win it, he’ll run them out again next week. But i would wager that he couldn’t care less about the result tonight. Honestly neither do i. Only result tha matters this year is finishing 17 and up.
Will be nice to watch the younguns 🙂
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Comment #12ameobi’s going to have to pop to the shop in a minute for some new footballs at this rate
transfer tony
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Comment #13Tavernier looks very solid already, and ranger is first class. Shame same carnt be said for shola… bless him haha
Geordie-Gerrard7
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Comment #14Ranger is so quick and strong, I wish xisco kid was playing, really like him. And I also really like the look of tavernier he is a beast.
transfer tony
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Comment #15Agreed. Ranger is out to prove a point
Geordiedoonsooth
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Comment #16The refs not very good just given a free kick against lualau when the other guy came in with a 2 footed tackle
nden85
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:18 PM
Comment #17ooooohhhhhhh acrinton stanleyyyyyy oooohhhhhhh acrinton stanllleeeeeyyyyyyy.
nden85
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Comment #182-0 spuds, clear handball
Geordie-Gerrard7
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Comment #19Haha nden, there song is doing mr nappa in man.
a.l 9
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Comment #20These Stanley fans are bloody anoying like, they sing the same song for about 5 f_ing minutes
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:22 PM
Comment #21good turn ranger, unlucky
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Comment #22what a goal, get in
Geordie-Gerrard7
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Comment #23What a goal Taylor son
transfer tony
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Comment #24haha thinking the same thing a.l9 and WOW that is a goal and a half!!!
MacToon
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Comment #25What a goal, bartonesque.
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Comment #26their tackling is dangerous.
jaw4life
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Comment #27QUALITY STRIKE!!
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Comment #28subs sitting on a wall, classic.
GvFalkirk
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Comment #29Ameobi has been poor, but Ranger is looking good
transfer tony
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Comment #30balls.
Toon_Fresh
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Comment #31oops
GvFalkirk
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Comment #321-1
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Comment #33good goal, ranger needed to be a bit more composed with his clearance.
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:37 PM
Comment #34i was disappointed we didnt push on after our goal, seemed to stop playing a bit after, i thought.
i would rather we didnt have to use the players on the bench who will play on saturday, so hope we can take control early on in the second half.
cupiddstunt
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Comment #35absolute stunners both goals
baro
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Comment #36We are not looking that bad. Taylor had a nice cracking goal. Hope Ranger gets in front of Ameobi, Lovenkrands, and Leon Best in striker order. He is very good young prospect.
Oba
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Comment #37Two great goals tbf.
Some of their tackling has been appalling though but their fans seem class, with the ‘RIP SIR BOBBY” flag. Nice touch that is.
We haven’t really kept the ball well enough in midfield, our main threat is down the wings, particularly the right – Ranger and Taylor have linked up well.
Leave it till 60 mins and then start bringing on the ringers if we’re not ahead!
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Comment #38hopefully fitness should start to show as the game goes on.
the issue with passing the ball around in midfield might be the width of the pitch, it seems really small to me, it could be the camera angle but it doesn’t look like their is any space in there.
Oba
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Comment #39slaz, very true, it’s hard for us to find any space on the pitch. Most of it seems to be down this right side (again, probably because of the camera angle) rather than the left.
I hope he moves Ranger up front, brings on Routledge for Shola.
slazberger
Aug 25, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Comment #40i would like to see the wingers hug the touch line and strikers try and push their defence back as much as possible, ameobi keeps coming back into midfield when we have the ball which just makes it more congested.