Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez had just announced his team to play against a good Everton at home this afternoon.
Rafa is hoping it was a one-off last Saturday at the London Stadium when we didn’t play well and lost the game 2-0 to West Ham.
Ki Sung-yueng starts in place of the injured Sean Longstaff
And for once it seems we got the team right in our prediction.
TEAM NEWS
Here’s how Newcastle United will line up for today’s @premierleague game against @Everton. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/r7LIOJ5KQ0
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) March 9, 2019
Ki comes in for Sean Longstaff and Yedlin comes back for Javier Manquillo – who is on the bench.
Jonjo Shelvey and Mo Diame are also both on the bench as is winger Kennedy.
About half our fans think we can win this game today – let’s hope they are right.
Howay The Lads!!
Comments welcome.
378 comments so far
manxpie
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:31 PM
Comment #81Red card all day long!!!
Hail Wor Ashley
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:31 PM
Comment #82What a twat.
Drag him off.
Has 0 understanding with Almiron. Cost us a goal and missed a pen.
davetoon
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:31 PM
Comment #83Ohh FFS
JP...from The Rock
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:32 PM
Comment #84FCUKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!! How unfair is this!!
toonbrother
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:32 PM
Comment #85Wow. Double Whammy
TomaKaThor
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:32 PM
Comment #86FFS SHOULD OF BEEN RED AND SAVED SIGH
Corv
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:32 PM
Comment #87Bloody disgraceful, should have been redcarded!
Average_Contents
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:32 PM
Comment #88Fcuking dirty mackem tw@t!
WTF. We miss a pen n they go down and score another the scumbags!
ilovetoon8788
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:32 PM
Comment #89What a rubbish kick.
JP...from The Rock
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:32 PM
Comment #90Lascelles again not able to clear the cross and the danger!
Game over already ffs!!!
TomaKaThor
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #91TURNING THIS SHIT OFF
davetoon
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #92Ritchie’s having a mare
MikeAshleysWallet
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #93How was that not a red? Wow!
Hail Wor Ashley
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #94Ritchie single-handedly dropping us right back in the shite!
2-0
Game over.
Corv
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #95Bloody great.
ilovetoon8788
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #96Lol 2 nil.
We are just piss poor team.
Geremi's Prosthetic Leg Fund
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #97F**king pathetic.
mainemagpie
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #98Shocking football from Newcastle.
manxpie
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #99Ffs shouldn’t be on the pitch how is that not stopping an obvious goal scoring chance
And now we are 2 down
toonbrother
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #100Ritchie is not good enough
Bambams
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:33 PM
Comment #101Why do we not get fair decisions ?
It’s a clear goal scoring chance yet only a pen.
Lindisfarne
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:34 PM
Comment #102Got to go with four at the back.
Hail Wor Ashley
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:34 PM
Comment #103Anybody that doubts Ritchie was at fault for the 1st:
He aimlessly, brainlessly whacked it forward like he often does. Usually it’d go safely up the line, but he misdirected it across field and they won it and then we were in trouble.
Root cause was that rash, needless clearance. Had time to take a touch and retain possession. Lazy football that gets a few cheers from the crowd if it works properly, but ultimately counter-productive.
Canuck Mag
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:34 PM
Comment #104So yedlin gets a red against wolves for denying a goal scoring opportunity whenbthe keeper was there in the way. Pickford doesnt when its a gaping empty net? Trash officiating
JP...from The Rock
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:34 PM
Comment #105Disgusted. We’re deep in the brown stuff if we don’t manage to score before half-time or very early in the second half.
ilovetoon8788
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:34 PM
Comment #106We are not a footballing team. We can only beat the bottom 5 teams in a scrappy game of football.
Against sides that play football, we are rubbish.
toonbrother
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:34 PM
Comment #107This line up is far too defensive to overturn a two goal deficit
Rafa needs to bring shelvey on for a defender ASAP
Also Hayden needs to come off.
doesnt offer enough going forward
Geremi's Prosthetic Leg Fund
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:35 PM
Comment #108We’re really throwing comfortable safety away. Shocking performance so far. Ritchie needs a rest.
Corv
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:35 PM
Comment #109Keeper didn’t even get a yellow, beyond belief!
toonbrother
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:35 PM
Comment #110Completely agree Ritchie was at fault on the first goal
mindcompressor
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:36 PM
Comment #111I don’t know when Ritchie will stop to take all free kicks, corners, etc. No threat whatsoever and I think he dislike Almiron. I know that it is his first ruined penalty, but last wasn’t too impressive too. I was thinking that left-footed players fail penalties more often (like Kenedy earlier this season). I don’t know why Rondon doesn’t take it. Anyway – come on Magpies!! 🙂 We can still win 3:2! 🙂
Geremi's Prosthetic Leg Fund
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:36 PM
Comment #112I don’t think we’ve got the quality to overturn a 0 – 2 deficit regardless of what personnel or formation. we make an absolute meal out of our chances.
Hail Wor Ashley
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:36 PM
Comment #113Surprised a GK hasn’t saved a Ritchie pen before that. A little analysis on his PKs would show he does the same thing every time.
toonbrother
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:36 PM
Comment #114ref is a disgrace
TomaKaThor
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:37 PM
Comment #115Sad stuff when an awful team like Everton are owning as at home, we get a golden chance and we blew it, what’s fge point at moaning about how on earth the ref didn’t send off pickford when Rondon had a tap in pretty much..
peterk3
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:38 PM
Comment #116Not even a yellow for the makem TW@T.
jimmygscot
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:38 PM
Comment #117Ha Ha ha what a laughing stock. pundits must love commentating on NUFC everything wrong with a club can be highlighted. Pathetic.
JP...from The Rock
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:38 PM
Comment #118We’re not going to get anywhere when we keep gifting them the ball.
Corv
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:40 PM
Comment #119As blatant a professional foul as you’re likely to see and not even a yellow card.
JP...from The Rock
Mar 9, 2019 at 3:40 PM
Comment #120Feel sorry for all the fans watching this crap in the ground.
WE NEED TO WAKE UP FFS!!!