Rafa Benitez has just announced his team for the tough game at Goodison Park tonight which has 7:45 pm kickoff time and it’s not exactly been a good away ground for us over recent years.
We surprisingly lost 3-0 at home to West Ham on Saturday afternoon and it’s vital that the players try to get back to their winning ways.
It looks like Rafa will play five at the back tonight with Lascelles coming back in Manquillo keeping his place at left-back.
Jamaal Lascelles returns to the side after injury
Murphy and Atsu come into the side at the expense of Perez and Ritchie – who is suspended for this game.
TEAM NEWS
Here’s how Newcastle United will line-up for tonight’s @premierleague game at @Everton. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/lc0UutsQ6g
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) December 5, 2018
As we’ve mentioned in earlier articles today if Newcastle can keep winning games a takeover could even happen this month, or if not this year then in January.
But we cannot have another slump and slip back into the relegation zone.
There is not a lot of confidence from fans that we can win the game tonight with only one in seven thinking we can get all 3 points.
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350 comments so far
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:49 PM
Comment #1Five across the back !!!!
YES !!!!!
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:50 PM
Comment #2Team list
Newcastle United: Martin Dúbravka, DeAndre Yedlin, Jamaal Lascelles (c), Federico Fernández, Fabian Schär, Javier Manquillo, Mohamed Diamé, Ki Sung-yueng, Jacob Murphy, Christian Atsu, Salomón Rondón
Substitutes: Freddie Woodman, Ciaran Clark, Sean Longstaff, Jonjo Shelvey, Yoshinori Muto, Joselu
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:50 PM
Comment #3Anyone get it right?
SwissSte
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:51 PM
Comment #4Hmmm, can’t help but feel Shelvey should be making it a 3 man midfield and Muto should be up with Rondon in a 5-3-2
Optimistic Panda
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:51 PM
Comment #5Same formation as Burnley?
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:53 PM
Comment #6Hooray
a couple of hours without the frog
He knows absolutely fcukall about footy
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:53 PM
Comment #76 subs don’t we normally have 7?
And Young Freddie seems to be the 2nd choice GK now.
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:54 PM
Comment #8Jib
C’mon admit it you’ll miss him!
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:54 PM
Comment #9Mmmm
Kenedy didn’t travel
the thlot pickens
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:55 PM
Comment #10Aye OK Bill
I’ll miss the snotfaced little freak
magpieinzim
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:56 PM
Comment #11Think we too defensive and perfect game for Shelvey
Might be proved wrong
lukes26
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:56 PM
Comment #12rafa’s obviously a good manager.
however, i dont understand his selections sometimes.
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:56 PM
Comment #13Jib
Aye I didn’t spot that, heard nowt about an injury.
toonbrother
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:58 PM
Comment #14No Ritchie
Thank you lorfy
AncientC
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:59 PM
Comment #15It will be interesting to see if Lascelles plays in the centre. There was seemingly issues about that previously.
toonbrother
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:59 PM
Comment #16Thank you lord
Novocastrian66
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:59 PM
Comment #17Essex; You’ve missed off Perez from the list of subs.
Optimistic Panda
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:59 PM
Comment #18Has Bill Gates been spotted at Goodison yet?
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 6:59 PM
Comment #19Jamaal looks focused arriving at Goodison
Optimistic Panda
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Comment #20Toonbrother
Definitely a wum
Hes banned
Geremi's Prosthetic Leg Fund
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:01 PM
Comment #21Oosh rough line up. I imagine the 0-3 loss to West Ham had Rafa’s head spinning, he’s back to the nick a point 0-0 tactic. Can’t say I disagree tonight. A point would be a good result.
AncientC
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:01 PM
Comment #22Everton: Pickford, Digne, Mina, Zouma, Coleman; Gomes, Gueye; Lookman, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Tosun.
(4-2-3-1)
Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Keane, Bernard, Davies, Walcott, Calvert-Lewin.
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:03 PM
Comment #23Surprised Walcott doesn’t start
Jail for Ashley
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:03 PM
Comment #24I said after watching that game on Sunday that Rafa might end up upsetting a few of the football purists tonight. It’s going to be ten men behind the ball and hope to hit them on the break. Need a good solid performance from Rondon tonight as he’s going to be a bit lonely.
toonbrother
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:04 PM
Comment #25Lascelles will play centre Fernandez on the left
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:05 PM
Comment #26Novocastrian
I copied and pasted it it from the NUFC site, just checked he aint mentioned!
But that now makes sense.
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:07 PM
Comment #2736 Minutes to KO
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:08 PM
Comment #28Fernandez in the centre with Lascelles on the right
apparently
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:09 PM
Comment #29Nice try Toonbotherer
but a bad fail
Never mind
catchy in norway
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:11 PM
Comment #30YIPPEE
ANOTHER MASTERCLASS IN DEFENDING,, AND 62% THINK WE WILL LOSE.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORT
Reilly
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:11 PM
Comment #31Roberto Rojas
@RobertoRojas97
Hearing from sources that Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almiron to Newcastle United is a done deal. There are a few things left to be done but probably will join in the winter transfer window. Possibly a loan deal with an option to buy of around £15m at the end of the season.
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:11 PM
Comment #32Blimey they’re are interchanging positions before KO, is this the coming of total football under our prospective new owners?
jasper
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:14 PM
Comment #33Against West Ham Manquillo got to the byline in the first few minutes, and made a poor very fist of crossing with his left foot.
From then on he hung back despite many opportunities when there was a huge space ahead of him that he could have run into and still be onside.
When the ball reached his side he was static and invariably turned infield onto his right foot.
So i’d much rather have had Clark.
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:15 PM
Comment #34If we are getting American owners does that mean a few more players from the MLS, plenty of good options there.
toonbrother
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:16 PM
Comment #35Can’t wait to finally see a ritchie free line up
Not sure about manquillo as a wingback though
Good to see the king Jamaal back where He belongs
Nicky the ball tosser
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:17 PM
Comment #36Murphy and Atsu both have plenty to play for, so you never know, but when you look at their attack and ours, you’d have to think we’ll need a mighty effort and the rub of green to get anything tonight. Manqillo and Yedlin as wing backs should do better than they would as fullbacks in the flat back four, but for much of the match it’ll be flat back five, with everyone ahead shutting down runners. Tough 90 ahead. HWTL
West Lancs Geordie
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:18 PM
Comment #37Yeah Kennedy & Perez being thrown to the Wolves this weekend!
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:18 PM
Comment #38Chance to be the game of the night
Online Guy
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:18 PM
Comment #39Atsu and Murphy starting , Rafa , going to hit Everton early doors.
If the early goal comes then we sit back and pick them off . Easier said I know.
Wishfull thinking Everton 1 v 2 Newcastle.
Jib
Dec 5, 2018 at 7:19 PM
Comment #40MotD 22.45 tonight