As expected Chris Hughton has fielded an unchanged side from the side that picked up a decent point at Wolves two weeks ago.
And our three new players Ben Arfa, Sol Campbell and Cheick Tiote are all on the subs bench, and we would expect at least Ben Arfa to make his debut this afternoon.
Newcastle will again play in a 4-5-1 formation with captain Kevin Nolan pushing forward as a second striker to support Andy Carroll, who is now fully recovered from his ankle injury.
The subs bench of Krul, Campbell, R Taylor, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Ameobi and Lovenkrands has to be one of the strongest Newcastle have had for quite a while.
Former Newcastle striker Marlon Harewood is on the bench for the Tangerines.
Three points today will see Newcastle climb the Premier League table from the 8th position they hold after the first 3 games.
Howay The Lads!!
Teams:
Newcastle United: Harper; Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Enrique; Routledge, Smith, Barton, Gutierrez; Nolan, Carroll.
Subs: Krul, Campbell, R Taylor, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Ameobi, Lovenkrands.
Blackpool: Gilks, Eardley, Evatt, Keinan, Crainey, Vaughan, Adam, Grandin, Varney, Ormerod, Campbell
Subs: Halstead, Edwards, Southern, Phillips, Carney, Euell, Harewood,
254 comments so far
Steve_48
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Comment #81Any radio links?
umermaliknz
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Comment #82bloody hell. we were all way too confident.
NepToon
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Comment #83link with right audio; anyone?
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Comment #84Nolan hasn’t been too bad, actually. He’s had some shots off but he’s lacking pace.
Barton has done nowt but give the ball away.
TheToonKing
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Comment #85this day is turning out just great….fuuuck i’m on the limit here…
umermaliknz
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Comment #86what do u mean nolan hasn’t been too bad. bloody hell. he couldn’t score against wolves.. had so many chances .. and same again today.
MonsterMagnet
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Comment #87No 3pm Saturday kick offs can be screened live in the UK. The reasoning is that fans of lower league clubs would stay in and watch the EPL on TV rather than going to see their local club.
Anyone know about radio stream? The ustream chap from last season has gone AWOL.
Edd Case
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Comment #88Get Hatem Ben Arfa on NOW!
I knew this would happen. The team thinks they are better than they are so dont try as hard.
Barton better have a better second half.
Routledge off, Hatem on.
Smith off, Tiote on.
Nolan off, Shola on.
xfer
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Comment #89Barton hasnt seem to come off the dressing room! He had a terrible first half.
Our midfield 2 arent commanding enough.
Rich TOON Bristol
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Comment #90god i really hope we dont lose our unbeaten home record to f***ng blackpool!!!
baro
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Comment #91Can i get a good link? Mine keeps freezing
stevothegeordie
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Comment #92chill out lads its a game of 2 halfs we will get them next 45
HWTL !!!
geordielad880
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Comment #93team for second half:-
————————–harper
perch——–collocini——-williamson—enrique
routledge——-tiote———barton———jonas
——————-lovo———carroll
Brutooon
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Comment #940-1 before halftime
its a worst time to score
Routledge change for ben arfa
geordielad880
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Comment #95edd case, you cant make 3 changes at half time, what happens if someone gets injured in the second half. Ben arfa and tiote coming on, will really lift the crowd
Waldo P. Barnstormer
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Comment #96Yep just like a lot of people have been shouting on blogs a easy win for us on the cards here. Why do we always go setting ourselves up to be shot in the foot.
umermaliknz
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Comment #97what are you two on about. are you even watching the game. routledge has been our best player this half. stop posting shit please 🙂
xfer
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Comment #98Shola on? I hope not.
balubas1
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Comment #99we’ll bounce back;)
jimiley
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Comment #100We’ll score 4 in second half. Smudger to score a brace to make up for error. When he gets one he will score a hatful this season.
geordielad880
Sep 11, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Comment #101umermaliknz im sorry mate but your opinion isnt the only opinion, i agree routledge hasnt been great, final ball has been average, wouldnt take him off though, but you cant say people are posting shit because its not what you think
jimiley
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Comment #102Is it a sell out crowd?
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:01 PM
Comment #103Oba (the lad who did nufcradio.tk) is now running nufcpress.com. Haven’t seen him around in a while, like.
MonsterMagnet
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:01 PM
Comment #104How is Perch doing? Is he good enough to be keeping R Taylor out of the side?
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Comment #10545,997 I think he’s just said for attendance.
geordielad880
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Comment #106monstermagnet, i still prefer r.taylor to perch myself, but he deserves a chance
geordielad880
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Comment #10749000 attendance today
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Comment #108Perch yellow card.
Hate Lee Mason, like.
baro
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Comment #109We need Ben Arfa on and Cheik Tiote
baro
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Comment #110any good links PLEASE?
jimiley
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Comment #111I doubt Barton will get his place back in the England team on that performance. He is struggling to get in the Toon reserves. Gave the ball away constantly and has no pace. Not every playerneeds pace but playing three with no pace in midfield(Barton, Smith and Nolan) is asking for trouble.
geordielad880
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Comment #112newcastle have started the second half how they finished the first half
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Comment #113None outside of what’s been posted, baro. Sorry mate 🙁
Level 7 destroying the Blackpool support I hear 😀
Brutooon
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:07 PM
Comment #114Alan Smith is our Weekest link!
i was never been his fan
go for tiote
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:07 PM
Comment #115Carroll went down in the goal mouth. Supposedly offside, but no protest for penalty… huh
geordielad880
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Comment #116alan smith wasnt even good when he was at his best at leeds and man utd, he has never been a good player, i would have started with tiote
baro
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Comment #117LinkS!!!?????????????????
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Comment #118Tioté has only been training for a few days and he’s just came back from internationals. Doubt he’ll get his debut today.
Thump
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Comment #119Varney has had four fouls and he hasn’t been carded yet?
Who says Lee Mason is biased?
Brutooon
Sep 11, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Comment #120Alan Smith is a Defensive Midfielder he should get the ball more than other playerss….
Look at Alonso
Look at Scholes