Rafa Benitez has just announced his team for the game tonight at home to Liverpool.
As expected Jamaal Lascelles is back to lead the team and Ayoze Perez takes his place up front.
TEAM NEWS
Here’s how Newcastle United line up for tonight’s @premierleague clash against @LFC. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/COmczqst8L
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) May 4, 2019
Jamaal Lascelles – returns to the side
This is one of the few times we’ve got the starting team right as we thought Ki would be preferred to Jonjo Shelvy tonight.
Fans are divided on the possible result of this game.
Loading ...Howay the Lads!!
313 comments so far
Lindisfarne
May 4, 2019 at 6:46 PM
Comment #1Ed wins Rafa Bingo
AncientC
May 4, 2019 at 6:48 PM
Comment #2Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Salah, Sturridge.
Subs: Mignolet, Milner, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Origi, Matip.
Ron Knee
May 4, 2019 at 6:48 PM
Comment #3Lee Ryder
?Verified account @lee_ryder
Diame on the bench as well which means he can’t trigger one-year extension. Looks like he will be leaving #nufc
Mister Tuff
May 4, 2019 at 6:49 PM
Comment #4https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2018-19/newcastle-united-v-liverpool?tab=lineup
AncientC
May 4, 2019 at 6:50 PM
Comment #5Looks like Diame is officially done at the club. This is the type of game you would expect Benitez to play Diame alongside Hayden—Diame must be close to the apps required for a contract extension.
Jib
May 4, 2019 at 6:52 PM
Comment #6Mr Tuff too slow to catch cold
Jail tells us Newcastle is heaving on bank holiday Saturday
Dooohhhh
AncientC
May 4, 2019 at 6:54 PM
Comment #7I wonder if the club will offer Diame a 1 year deal anyway, just not on the wages he could have expected with a 1 year extension… seems like a Lee Charnley move.
Average_Contents
May 4, 2019 at 6:54 PM
Comment #8Ex player and the dirty mackem to score?
Shudders..
Just hoping we don’t get tonked (sat with the in laws, otherwise known as Liverpool supporters today) the enemy.
Father in law keeps asking if I’d want them to win if it meant them winning the title.
Fcuk no! Not in a million years.
Please let us win (firstly because I always want us to win no matter what) but so I can rub my lads face in it lol.
Average_Contents
May 4, 2019 at 6:56 PM
Comment #9Hwtl
Hwtf
Fat cnut out!
Essex Geordie Bill
May 4, 2019 at 6:57 PM
Comment #10Newcastle United: Martin Dúbravka; Javier Manquillo, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie; Isaac Hayden, Ki Sung-yueng; Ayoze Pérez, Christian Atsu; Salomón Rondón.
Substitutes: Karl Darlow, Antonio Barreca, Federico Fernández, Mo Diamé, Jonjo Shelvey, Kenedy, Yoshinori Muto.
AncientC
May 4, 2019 at 6:58 PM
Comment #11Barcelona 16/5 to beat Celta Vigo tonight. The Bookies must be feeling generous; even a weakened Barcelona side is a formidable team.
Munster Mag
May 4, 2019 at 7:04 PM
Comment #12Muto on bench again. Surely needs to be sold this summer?
Munster Mag
May 4, 2019 at 7:07 PM
Comment #13Getting tired of souness and Neville already. Souness is all over Irish TV and radio too. Horrible man.
Ron Knee
May 4, 2019 at 7:12 PM
Comment #14Mark Douglas
?Verified account @MsiDouglas
Not just the death knell for Diame’s #nufc career – think it probably is the end for Shelvey today. He’ll be devastated he’s not involved in a big game.
Posh_Geordie
May 4, 2019 at 7:12 PM
Comment #15Carragher, one of the few pundits that actually talk any sense. Usually tries to be balanced and not drivel on like a toothless tramp crawling towards a half drunk bottle of Broon lying on the ground in the Bigmarket
Mister Tuff
May 4, 2019 at 7:15 PM
Comment #16moanster -sure and begorrah Souness is a tool.
Munster Mag
May 4, 2019 at 7:16 PM
Comment #17It’s a massive klopp love-in on sky. To beat this crowd would be lovely. Souness arrrghh
Mister Tuff
May 4, 2019 at 7:18 PM
Comment #18Do not know why Henderson does not get booked more for his foul language. Always shouting ” F K Off”.
Ron Knee
May 4, 2019 at 7:19 PM
Comment #19Via Chris Waugh:
OptaJoe
58% – Of all Premier League players with at least 15 goals in the competition, only David Ginola (67%) and Laurent Robert (65%) have scored a higher percentage of their goals from outside the box than Andros Townsend (11/19 – 58%). Rifled.
Mister Tuff
May 4, 2019 at 7:22 PM
Comment #20Going to revise my 0 -3 prediction to a 2 -1 win for the Toon.
Whilst I like Klopp – Liverpool and their supporters are scumbags and shyte.
Would be nice to finish their title ambitions tonight.
Mister Tuff
May 4, 2019 at 7:23 PM
Comment #21Oh and Jib is a Liverpool supporter.
Ron Knee
May 4, 2019 at 7:26 PM
Comment #22Bye bye Bluebirds.
MikeAshleysWallet
May 4, 2019 at 7:28 PM
Comment #23Well as good a line up as we could put out today. Shame Almiron is out, this game would have been tailor made for him. Looks like Diame’s career with us ends this season. Shame as he’s a good player to have as back up.
AncientC
May 4, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Comment #24https://exprestream.com/stream/1/
Stable stream, and plenty more on the link below.
https://www.soccerstreams100.com/newcastle-united-vs-liverpool-live-stream/
Dennis Twice
May 4, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Comment #25Attack Toon attack, attack!
Posh_Geordie
May 4, 2019 at 7:35 PM
Comment #26ahahahahaha Souness phone just rang ahaha what a tool. Made my day
Munster Mag
May 4, 2019 at 7:35 PM
Comment #27Tuff you really are a bigoted fool.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
May 4, 2019 at 7:37 PM
Comment #28Doesn’t look good for Shelvey tonight he doesn’t have the engine to play against that midfield 3 of Liverpool at the moment not 100% sure KI has either but hes at least a bit more mobile than Shelvey!
Just wish we had Longstaff and Almiron fit to play and could go at them with full strength!!
davetoon
May 4, 2019 at 7:40 PM
Comment #29Very harsh on Shelvey not starting
Posh_Geordie
May 4, 2019 at 7:41 PM
Comment #30As much as I like Shelvy, I see him working best in a 442, his undoubted talents don’t seem to mesh with the system Rafa is using just now.
Chancel My MBembaship
May 4, 2019 at 7:42 PM
Comment #31‘Excuse me, but I believe we ordered the big flag…’
Munster Mag
May 4, 2019 at 7:45 PM
Comment #32Lee charnley, agree re the two guys missing. I think we can hurt them though. Howay toon.
JP...from The Rock
May 4, 2019 at 7:47 PM
Comment #33Amazing scenes by the Gallowgate end with the Wor Flags display. Spectacular, well done!
Tsunki
May 4, 2019 at 7:49 PM
Comment #34Some seem determined to have shelvey sidelined and marginalised but it might simply be a case of not being right for this game, at least not until we see if we can contain Liverpool.
Hail Wor Ashley
May 4, 2019 at 7:49 PM
Comment #35Good pressing from Ritchie. That’s why I would have preferred Muto to Atsu, he similarly has energy and aggression to press. Hope Atsu delivers something of course.
Hail Wor Ashley
May 4, 2019 at 7:55 PM
Comment #36Very poor in possession from us so far. Panicked hoofing aplenty.
Hail Wor Ashley
May 4, 2019 at 7:55 PM
Comment #37That was dumb from Manquillo.
JP...from The Rock
May 4, 2019 at 7:57 PM
Comment #38Our clearance have been woeful, very nervy from us, dunno why, it’s Liverpool that have all the pressure.
Hail Wor Ashley
May 4, 2019 at 7:58 PM
Comment #39Very unlike Schar panicking.
Why are we acting as if we’re the team under pressure ffs?
Need to relax.
JP...from The Rock
May 4, 2019 at 7:58 PM
Comment #40FFS!! Leaving him all alone in the box wtf!?