With Manchester City beating Manchester United 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium last nigh, they go top of the Premier League on goal difference, and Newcastle become a very important club in the run-in to the Premier League.
Alan Pardew – will be looking forward to next two games
Newcastle are themselves in 5th place in the league table, and take on 6th placed Chelsea tomorrow night at Stamford Bridge, in a game that will help decide which club finishes in the coveted 4th place, and a European Champions League position.
Next Sunday, Newcastle’s very last home game of the season is against league leaders Manchester City, and it kicks off at 1:30 pm, and will finish before the Red Devils take on Swansea at Old Trafford at 4:00pm.
You can bet the footballing world will be watching the game, and it is fitting that a nine foot tall bronze statue of Newcastle’s great former manager, Bobby Robson, will be unveiled in a ceremony at St. James’ Park three hours before the kick off on Sunday.
If that’s not enough to inspire our players to get a victory in our last home game of the season, then nothing is.
The game against Manchester City will be great for our players to play in, and the lads have a chance to prove Newcastle have a very good team this season.
And it will not go unnoticed that in early January we took the Red Devils apart 3-0 at St. James’ Park, in a wonderful attacking display, and that was only one of three games this season that Manchester United have not scored in.
The other two are when they lost recently at Wigan 1-0, and the 1-0 defeat last night at the Etihad Stadium.
So Newcastle’s next two games will be crucial for the Tyneside club, and will also help to decide the final placings in the top four of the English Premier League this season.
A win on Sunday would be absolutely fantastic, and would make positive headlines around the world for the Magpies.
Howay The Lads!!
5 comments so far
pbNcl
May 1, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Comment #1Happy birthday to Sammy Ameobi!! Who’s coming on very well I believe, looked dangerous when he’s played for us!
Tsunki
May 1, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Comment #2oh dear. Hope we dont become the title winners whipping boy.
cyprus
May 1, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Comment #3Pretty sure that’s not our very last game Ed. In fact, let’s hope it goes to the wire, down to our 38th game.
cyprus
May 1, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Comment #4Ooops, very last home game, apologies.
Graeme
May 1, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Comment #5We have nowt to lose, everything to gain. We surely MUST attack this game as if their lives depended on getting 3 points!!
Champions League would be just an amazing thing to achieve – the icing on the cake!! I’m flying back tomorrow for the game on Sunday, so looking forward to it.