The Newcastle United Blog

Written by Neil Harrison

2:29pm Saturday, January 21st, 2023

Commented 137 times

Newcastle have a chance to climb back into third place with a result this afternoon at Crystal Palace. Manchester United are just 1 point above with a difficult trip to Emirates looming on Sunday.

Eddie Howe’s team selection is a point of intrigue heading into the match. Bruno Guimaraes has reportedly recovered enough from his ankle injury to make the traveling squad. Allan Saint-Maximin and Alexander Isak will also be itching to start.

I suspect Howe will not risk Bruno for the full 90 minutes. Allan Saint-Maximin hasn’t started in the league since August and will be motivated to impress should he get the nod. I suspect he will with Joelinton moving to the midfield.

This is the team I predict Howe to name this evening with Saint-Maximin in for Guimaraes. The bench would be a strong one with Bruno and Alex available for cameos.

The injury situation looks a lot better if Guimaraes is fit. Both Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Targett are a few weeks away but making progress. Elliot Anderson has returned to training with a chance to make the bench today.

Crystal Palace are in decent shape on the injury front though will be missing starting center-back Joachim Anderson with a calf injury. We could see either James Tompkins or the young American Chris Richards in for the Dane.

Newcastle Injuries

Emil Krafth (knee), Jonjo Shelvey (calf), Matt Targett (heel), Elliot Anderson (calf – fitness test), Bruno Guimaraes (ankle – fitness test)

Crystal Palace Injuries

Joachim Andersen (calf), James McArthur (groin), Nathan Ferguson (undisclosed)

Our poll shows a fanbase brimming with confidence once again. Around 94% expect Newcastle to get something from this match with over 2 in 3 voters predicting all three points.

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This is another tricky match against Jekyll and Hyde Palace. A lot could depend on which one shows up. Howe will have the lads primed and ready. Hopefully, three points and another clean sheet are on the way.

137 comments so far

cleveleysbob
Jan 21, 2023 at 3:48 PM
Comment #81
Tech help needed – Sky have put the boot into iptv- now need a vpn for firestick, the one on my system doesn’t help.
Suggestions please (with instructions) as technically inept.
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Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Jan 21, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Comment #82
Everton now bottom, next 2 games? Arsenal the LiVARpool.
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The Taco Taker
Jan 21, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Comment #83
geordie157 I was saying yesterday there is no way Howe will risk starting Wilson and Isak given Wood has gone. So it has to be Maxi or Murphy on the left and if it is Murphy then that would suggest Maxis days are numbered.
Anderson is subject to a let fitness test on his calf injury so may not be available.
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The Prince's Mate
Jan 21, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Comment #84
Don’t want to pour what not onto the what nots but, its great looking to the future with these potential young signings but we need firepower now.. otherwise these young lads won’t be interested if we start to slide down the league
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The Taco Taker
Jan 21, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Comment #85
Great to see that Wood started for Forest today.£15M should be coming our way in summer as long as he stays injury free.
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Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Jan 21, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Comment #86
JohnJ, it amazes me how many people say Notts Forest. As you say, Nottingham or Forest or Nottingham Forest.
Mind you, we do say Gatesheed!, Monkey Hangers etc.
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Ap
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Comment #87
Soton villa suspended because of a drone
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JohnJ
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Comment #88
Sir P
Gateshead have always been affectionately known as “The Heed”
Folk down Hartlepool way get upset at “who hung the Monkey”!!!
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Ap
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Comment #89
Why? Why have the players been taken off? Bielsa gate? Drone gate?
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Flurzinho
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Comment #90
Fork-gate!
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The Taco Taker
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Comment #91
The drone was inside the stadium so I guess the ref didn’t want it interfering with the players
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Fenham to Chalfont
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:09 PM
Comment #92
Was looking at the Bournemouth v Forest line up on the BBC and looking at the formation as to how they’ve set up for Woods and that Gibbs-White threw me as at first glance I thought it read:
Gobbs-shite 😳
Need to go to spec savers
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cleveleysbob
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Comment #93
No worries, I’ve sorted vpn. Sky scuppered. 😀
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CLINT FLICK
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Comment #94
Well,
When ya consider that just about everyone on tv/radio call us nucarrrsel… not chowed what nots forest think…
Seem to be splitting hairs; notts/nottm
😉
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Essex Geordie Bill
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Comment #95
We are not Notts Forest or Notts county fans so do we care how their fans say it?
And interestingly Hartlepool’s mascot dresses as a monkey. 🙂
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Ap
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Comment #96
How will the drone interfere? Upshort the players (same as upskirting)
😀
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Flurzinho
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Comment #97
I just call them Forest,is that against the law?
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Ap
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Comment #98
If they thought drone could be a bomb why are only the players running off? What about the poor fans? Expendable fans 😛
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Ashingtoon62
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Comment #99
Wood just missed a sitter,in fact he missed the ball..
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Essex Geordie Bill
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Comment #100
1 Hour 12 Minutes to KO.
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Flurzinho
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Comment #101
EGB,
That is not a costume!
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Romford mag
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Comment #102
Ash
I thought we’d see a different wood today !!
😆
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Mister Tuff
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Comment #103
See Forest are currently getting beat 1 -0.
Thought with the write ups on here Wood was expected to get a double hattrick————–Er NO.
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Flurzinho
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:20 PM
Comment #104
Wood to Forest.
Kerching!
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Essex Geordie Bill
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:20 PM
Comment #105
Flurzhino
🙂
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DrGloom
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Comment #106
Hopefully the trigger for forest to sign wood isn’t reliant him scoring a goal ))
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Fenham to Chalfont
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Comment #107
I’m hearing reports that wor Mund was flying the drone actually sat in the cockpit taken in Southampton’s tactical set ups to report back to Eddie direct and was also firing poison darts at the Southampton players laced with high toxic germs so the whole team will be out when they play us in the 1st and 2nd legs of the EPL cup Semi Finals…
Further reports suggest that the cloaking device malfunctioned on the drone which meant it was spotted. Mund still manage to take down 4 Southampton players, it’s not yet established who they were. We will learn this tomorrow morning when they are to ill to get out of bed…
Mund me auld mucker and top poster I know you get the craic 😉
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Mister Tuff
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Comment #108
Would love to see Everton go down especially with their new stadium.
There’d be riots on the street and the whinging would hit epidemic proportions.
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The Taco Taker
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:27 PM
Comment #109
Exactly Tuff, Everton going down would be absolutely hilarious.
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Mister Tuff
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Comment #110
Would have thought it best not to start Bruno – perhaps keep him in reserve in case he is needed in the second half. Better to keep him safe today.
! -0 to the Toon plus a good clogging from Palace.
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IrishRob
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Comment #111
https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1616835567626371079?s=20
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IrishRob
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Comment #112
BG starts, usual team.
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Ashingtoon62
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Comment #113
Rom
We have,he missed the ball rather than skying it.. :D:
Madders on for Leicester..
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catchy in norway
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Comment #114
Bruno starts YIPEEEEEE
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Essex Geordie Bill
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Comment #115
Newcastle United: Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães, Joe Willock; Miguel Almirón, Callum Wilson, Joelinton.
Substitutes: Martin Dúbravka, Javier Manquillo, Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis, Matt Ritchie, Elliot Anderson, Jacob Murphy, Allan Saint-Maximin, Alexander Isak.
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Mister Tuff
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Comment #116
1 – 0 to the Toon.
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Fenham to Chalfont
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:32 PM
Comment #117
If I had to pick which teams to get relegated this season it would have to be:
Everton
Everton
Everton
In that order.
Please football gods make it happen. Their fans are a disgrace to football. They deserve everything they get. I appreciate that not all Everton supporters are vermin, but there is a large element that are. The scenes after their last game outside Goodson Park blocking the road in their little puffer jackets proper little scallies. Get in the Championship with the other vermin club that is the inbred town of Sunderland.
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Mister Tuff
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:32 PM
Comment #118
Well that’s good news with Bruno starting.
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Flurzinho
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:32 PM
Comment #119
MisterTuff,
That happens every day does it not?
Nothing to see here,move along.
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Fenham to Chalfont
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Comment #120
Bruno starting wow 🙂
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17 February, 2023

I have an update on what's happening with my treatment for prostate cancer.

Last week, my oncologist called me late in the day and said he thought it was best to terminate my treatment with radium 223 dichloride because it was having such a negative effect on my health - specifically my digestive system.

I had completed 3 of the planned 6 infusions.

They had looked at the bone scans and three CAT scans I had early last week, and they showed no signs of the cancer spread being slowed or stopped: in fact, it was continuing to spread and my PSA account continued to rise.

The only treatment left now is to go back and have another bout of chemotherapy with docetaxel being the medication used.

I understand this will be a 7-month job with 10 sessions 3 weeks apart - almost double my first chemo treatment in Apil 2017, when I has 6 treatmnts.

The problem I have is that I'm in a very poor physical state right now, due to my digestive system being basically torn apart by the radium 223.

The radium 223 has leaked into my digestive system and caused me to have severe diarrhea, nausea, and heartburn, and it was (is) very serious.

They said it was too dangerous to proceed with the radium 223 treatment, with little benefit being shown.

I am also suffering from severe exhaustion, basically, because I have zero testosterone, and all the treatments I've had for the cancer, have further lessened the energy available to me.

It reminds me of the saying that if cancer doesn’t kill you - the treatment will (laugh).

It will probably take up to 8 weeks to get back to a physical state where I can start chemotherapy, and that's where I am now, but the cancer continues to spread in the bones.

I've also been put in touch with the dietitian from UNC Healthcare, who will help me get back my health - she is very helpful.

So that's where it stands it's been quite a journey over 12 years and I think I've had almost every treatment available.

It has really taken a toll on my body and on my energy, but that's where it stands and obviously, I'll do the best I can in the upcoming months with chemo and hope I can get through it.

It is as it is - and another challenge in life.

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