Alan Pardew will start with an unchanged Newcastle side today at White Hart Lane in the tough game against Tottenham Hotspur today in the Premier League.
As expected Jame Perch retains his place as the defensive midfielder, in spite of Cheick Tiote returning form the African Cup of Nations last week.
And the Newcastle bench of Steve Harper, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Vurnon Anita, Cheick Tiote, Sylvain Marveaux, Gabriel Obertan and Shola Ameobi is one of the strongest of the season so far.
Newcastle have a chance to make it three league wins on the trot if they can beat a good Tottenham side this afternoon.
For Spurs Adebayor starts on the bench this afternoon, after he only made it back form the African Cup of Nations yesterday, and American Clint Dempsey starts up front with Gareth Bale.
Teams:
Tottenham Hugo Lloris; Kyle Walker, Michael Dawson (c), Steven Caulker, Kyle Naughton; Scott Parker, Mousa Dembele; Aaron Lennon, Lewis Holtby, Gareth Bale; Clint Dempsey
Subs: Brad Friedel, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, William Gallas, Jan Vertonghen, Jake Livermore, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Emmanuel Adebayor
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Tim Krul; Mathieu Debuchy, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon; James Perch, Yohan Cabaye; Yoan Gouffran, Moussa Sissoko, Jonas Gutierrez; Papiss Cisse
Subs: Steve Harper, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Vurnon Anita, Cheick Tiote, Sylvain Marveaux, Gabriel Obertan, Shola Ameobi
420 comments so far
tequilamag
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:14 PM
Comment #41Black and white army, we got hammered last year by going too offensive. Jonas will be needed to help keep bale in check.
dannyboy
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Comment #42benji84 i hope your right! hope he 1st half of the season was his poor half and want an outstanding injury free finish!! hes got the natural instinct ,just lacking confidence
Toon1978
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Comment #43Spurs have a very good home record against our poor away form which worries me quite a bit and Bale has pace to burn i just hope Debuchy can handle him. On a more positive note we do have a strong bench for a change. Hope we keep tabs on Dembele and Bale two of their stronger players.
dannyboy
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Comment #44serious question were is anita going to fit into the team in future? imo he will be a permanent bench player unless we get 1 or 2 injurys, hel get game time in europe,fa cup etc but will he accept that
Benji84
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:19 PM
Comment #45look lets look at the last game he was in the right areas his touch to get 1 on 1 to was only saved by a top keeper. Also the pass he did with gouffy was all his work. If feel he will bang in the goals. Also with Guiti i fee even he feels that he is playing crap that celebration showed it massively. I think we all know he plays his heart with the club ever game but his performance has been poo. Lets hope we are ready for the first 20 mins coz spurs normally go gun hoe and then after that they piss appear
dannyboy
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Comment #46pards interview next on sky
Black and White with an army lol
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Comment #47@ 41 true mate but we didn’t have the quality players back then as we do now, we now have a team that can beat any team around the world
Troy Stavers
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Comment #48Just watching Sky Sports and they aren’t half praising the Toon.
Nothing better than listening to French commentators commentating on the Toon games.
The passion with a French accent is canny sexy like! 😉
shay Robson
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Comment #49Troy. Link please
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Comment #50i have bet 100 £ on us to win…come on…….
Jamiemac
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Comment #51Spurs defence seems weak to me. And dempseys not great IMO. Their midfield however is very very strong. Hopefully we start well and don’t get overrun early on. Our bench is incredible, any of them could start for me and I wouldn’t mind. Bring Ben arfa back and its a dream! Just wondering when Raylor is back do you guys see him getting a place on the bench? If so ahead of who?
Black and White with an army lol
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Comment #52plus last time they beat us we where battling to get into champions and that put alot of pressure on our lads and also if memory serves me right teams that are near the relegation zone will be the toughest teams to play so tottenham will be worried or complacent that could lead them in defeat by the mighty TOON as Chelsea discovered it last season and this
Black and White with an army lol
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:29 PM
Comment #53@51 Raylor will be supporting both sides ( LB,RB ) next season mainly RB , back up for Debuchy as Hidiara will be back up for santon
Black and White with an army lol
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:33 PM
Comment #54on paper newcastle look the better side but saying that as always the ref and linesmen will favor Tottenham today as they have done every time we meet them
Jamiemac
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Comment #5553
Who would he replace in the squad though? Lets say benny replaces oba then who would Taylor come in for? Can’t drop shola because he’s only back up striker and the other players have far more quality.
Oleg G
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:41 PM
Comment #56The best Link I found so far
acestream://f7fc1337ad0e96588777143c4a18376cd5fe56a8
Jamiemac
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM
Comment #57Haha anyone see Debuchys sky picture? Looks like he’s been Tango’d!
Oleg G
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM
Comment #58Ok, this one is the best!
2700 kbps!
acestream://fefa11a383cb54272dc4ac27dc823fe6f6e42e3f
In Russian, but it is HD!
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Comment #59OOOOOOO
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Comment #60COME ON….
TOON TOON TOON TOON
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:49 PM
Comment #61i hope krul will save this from bale..
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Comment #62f………………k
Jamiemac
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Comment #63Nice one hatem..
Ben3arfa
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Comment #64what kind of wall was that ?
pathetic
true toon
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Comment #65NOOOO ..
Sack Pardew !!
Joe Blog
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Comment #66Wake up NUFC!
TurkishFan101
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Comment #67We need Tiote for strength and power not Perch….
darrenfletcher88
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Comment #68And here we go!!
Joe Blog
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Comment #69Perch at fault.
ilovetoon8788
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Comment #70Gareth Bale will hammer us. He’s 1 of the best players on the planet now. No taking it away.
Oleg G
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Comment #71Perch?! 🙁
Goodfella
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Comment #72What’s the point in making a wall
TurkishFan101
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Comment #73we need mbiwa on for Colo and Tiote for Perch.
darrenfletcher88
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Comment #74Dubbucy can’t get near bale!! He dosent look quick at all
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Comment #75PERCH IS SHI.T
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Comment #76WE NEED TIOTE
Ari Gold
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Comment #77It’s gonna be a long day…
hatem786
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Comment #78TOON TOON TOON TOON TOON
true toon
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Comment #79Good night guys.. AP isn’t gonna cut it . Back to the relegation scrap again ! 🙁
cbell
Feb 9, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Comment #80Christ we’re being dominated