Eddie Howe will be forced into at least one change for Sunday’s clash against Wolves at St. James’ Park with the integral Joelinton facing a two-match ban. There could be other changes on the horizon after Howe made three in last weekend’s defeat at Manchester City.
Fabian Schar is back in contention after being sidelined through the concussion protocol. He faces a fight to return with captain Jamaal Lascelles’s solid showing against the defending champions.
I suspect Schar will keep his place though would not be completely surprised to see Jamaal take the armband tomorrow. However, I do see one other potential change at the back with Matt Targett making his return for Dan Burn at left-back.
All that being said, this is the team I suspect Howe will name. It has three changes from the Citizens with Schar returning, Joe Willock in for Joelinton, and Targett getting a chance on the left.
During his press conference on Friday, Howe stated Alexander Isak was not ready for a full 90 minutes. While that doesn’t rule out a start, he may continue as an impact sub until he is fully fit.
That may also be the role for Allan Saint-Maximin despite impressing in a run of starts. Anthony Gordon made his full debut last weekend and now he may get his first start in front of the home faithful.
There are plenty of options with only Emil Krafth and Harrison Ashby out injured that we know of. Howe can chop and change to try and get the performance needed to spur the Magpies back to victory.
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641 comments so far
Munster Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:06 AM
Comment #561All the way NY, but some are smarter than us, health wise. In fairness i will probably be on the porridge blueberries prunes and bananas myself, but only because i’m too lazy to go to the shop 🙂
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:07 AM
Comment #562As for losing talents like Richards, we’ve only just had our outdated training facilities spruced up, we had 14 years of contemptuous neglect, the owners have been here just 18 months. You can’t even imagine the work they have had to do behind the scenes trying to put things right. A great deal of patience is required by everyone.
Mund
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:08 AM
Comment #563Birthday winner for Maxi today!
Let’s get back to winning ways and make a real push for top 4
I think we will win by a couple of goals but I’d take a 1-0 win by an own goal right now just to get 3 points the win and get back on track.
NY Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:08 AM
Comment #564I haven’t read back, so I don’t know if it’s already been mentioned….PIF put another £57M into the coffers on Friday.
NY Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:10 AM
Comment #565Munster,
It was a wish list to be honest…..toast for me 🙁
Mund
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:12 AM
Comment #566NY
They did mate.
57M for shares worth 57p
We are rich as foot!
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:12 AM
Comment #567Look at the ticketing system, it is seriously outdated and crashed numerous times last season, it’s easy for me to say they should have sorted it out in the summer as it’s been terrible again this year, ie putting tickets in your basket then ‘event no longer available’ . Then you get someone like simon376 come and and explain it’s not a quick fix because of third party vendors etc, so my point is that it’s easy to point the finger and say why aren’t they doing this or that when none of us know how hard they are working behind the scenes.
Not another deJong
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:14 AM
Comment #568Just for clarification, I would like to make a distinction between Gary Linekars right to free speech, or contractual obligation. With the governments policy and legislative agenda on small boats. One is a more rhetorical consideration, whereas, as we have seen on here, the other is far more multifaceted and generally of greater impact.
lesh
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:16 AM
Comment #569Jail, NadJ, ToF
Might it be that Howe and his crew haven’t seen what they hoped to see in Richards and decided against following up with an offer, hadn’t got around to making one or more than likely that his agent helped the lad make the decision to join Chelsea.
And, where Kuol and packing him off to Scotland so early’s concerned, I agree that such a young lad from a different continent let one from Europe or a different part of Britain should’ve stayed with NUFC for a few months at the least to induct him into the club, its culture and the country. Maybe Shola’s lacking the experience in managing the development of young people, overlooking the fact that Kuol’s just that, a bairn who’s 12 or so thousand miles away from his family.
NY Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:19 AM
Comment #570Mund,
I did have a chuckle, there’s something like 125M shares outstanding in NUFC, and PIF have paid over £200M so far for four shares
Outrageous 🙂
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:20 AM
Comment #571lesh,
It hasn’t just been Shola’s decision, Ashworth is the, in his own words ‘the cog that connects all the spokes’ he too would have been well aware of the move and he knows a thing or two about youth development, sometimes in life things don’t work out and there’s not always blame attached. Maybe he will start seeing more games, time will tell.
lesh
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:21 AM
Comment #572Munster Mag
#561
Have a look at Waitrose’s March ‘Food’ mag – they’ve put an informative piece on gut health in it and it recommends foods that’ll contribute to well-being.
Mund
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:22 AM
Comment #573NY
This is the way! 😎
A big summer to come but we still have plenty to play for so focus on finishing as high as possible with only the league our only obstacle and then go Berkeley’s in the summer and continue the rise
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:22 AM
Comment #574I hope he does, I’m going up to Edinburgh for the day regardless, it would be a shame if he couldn’t even get a start against Ross County.
Not another deJong
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:24 AM
Comment #575carltoon
Your experience would indicate that the Trust are just as ineffective at dealing with supporters issues, which should be their main focus.
lesh
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:25 AM
Comment #576Jail
Yes, you’re most likely right about Shola not having the overall responsibility for player development but whoever is, I think they got it wrong placing Kuol so far up the road, so early in his NUFC development. The sooner they get him back, put an arm around him and to help him feel part of the club and its developing culture, the better.
Munster Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:26 AM
Comment #577Agree with that Jail, but more frustrating to lose him when we actually had him on site. Patience is indeed required, if difficult. All the more so when we have piles of cash but stymied from splurging by FFP.
Big pressure on today, a win is vital.
I think eddie will stick with Wilson, will be very interesting.
Thankfully Scotland v Ireland to fill in the afternoon.
Not another deJong
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:28 AM
Comment #578NY mag
What are ‘shares outstanding’ and should I be checking down the back of the sofa?
lesh
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:29 AM
Comment #579Carltoon
I thought you were in Thailand with your daughter?
Funnily enough, I watched ‘The Beach’ again last night and tried to place you and your young fella in that community. I couldn’t, there were no lasses bonny enough to be you.
😉
Moonraker15
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Comment #580I’m not a great fan of motd but I think they could do with a shake up and get rid of Lineker. He criticised the Qatar regime but didn’t hesitate to go earn loads of money at the World Cup. So he ain’t got much principle has he?
I’d sign up Jeff Stelling for motd; great presenter with a sense of humour rather than smug in-jokes with Shearer and Wrighty!
Zhongguo Geordie
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Comment #581Easiest way to get great gut health is to make your own Kefir. I think it’s one of the strongest probiotic foods available. All you need is to buy the live grains, pop them in a container with milk and then sieve the grains back out when it’s ready. Then repeat indefinitely.
Mund
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:32 AM
Comment #582Moonraker
Stelling would be a great shout!
I’d like to see Jane Humphrey
I definitely think it’s time for a shake up and a change of face
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:35 AM
Comment #583From what I’ve been seeing of Kuo;s minutes they seem to be chucking him on for fifteen minutes when the games is lost. That one start I noticed him getting he was lined up in the centre of a 4-5-1 formation and was hooked at HT for being ineffectual, since when did a tricky winger effect a game in such an obviously defensive set up right in the centre of the pitch.
magicmac54
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:36 AM
Comment #584Good Morning Lads
I think big Joe will be a huge loss today, i personally would settle for a 1-0 win all day long just to get us back on the saddle again HWTL.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Comment #585No analysis at all on MotD is the way forward, sign up to the official PL commentary and save a fortune paying Lineker, Shearer etc. Is anyone honestly interested to hear what Danny Murphy has to say.
NY Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Comment #586NADJ,
No point in checking the sofa….PIF own the rest anyway.
Amanda, in her own words is a pauper….she’s still a very rich lady compared to me 🙂
Ty21
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Comment #587Chelsea also signed Nkunku I think? They need to offload tons of players in the Summer and I hope nobody sign them for good price. Surely Chelsea have no choice but to cut the price.
Not another deJong
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Comment #588“Thank you to the staff at Chelsea, especially Joe Shields for believing me two years ago when I told him that I was building the top talent, Dujuan “Whisper” Richards.”
We have been used as a stalking horse.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:39 AM
Comment #589That run of three away games on the bounce is a bit brutal mind, then the month after we’ve got four out of six at home.
Mund
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:40 AM
Comment #590TY
The certainly did. He joins at the end of the season.
I think there might be some cut price deals in and around that squad.
For a good deal I’d go for Ruben Loftus-Cheek as he is very underrated and would add a lot to our midfield
NY Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:40 AM
Comment #591Jail,
Are you really interested in what lineker has to say?
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:43 AM
Comment #592So the Man U tickets go on sale on Tuesday, the mobile version of the nufc.co.uk isn’t the best, I couldn’t find that info at all on my phone.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:45 AM
Comment #593NY Mag,
No, you’ll might have seen me post a few times, an Australian channel called SBS used to show an hours highlights on a Monday evening, no analysis at all, just an hour of highlights with the presenter just announcing the games. That would do for me.
Ty21
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:46 AM
Comment #594Mund
Newcastle have 4 Loftus-Cheek type though. Not sure if he is even better than Longstaff and Willock….
sparky55
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:48 AM
Comment #595Cant get avocado’s down here at the minute…lots of chilli flakes though!
Might shake things up a bit (like Howe should) and make scrambled eggs with chilli flakes and salmon…fresh swedish salmon from Isaks home town to inspire him to rise like a salmon to head in the first!
I’ll take owt at the minute! 🙂 🙂
Mund
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:49 AM
Comment #596TY
I think he is better than both but you are right we do have similar players. You can see what Howe wants from his side and from the players. We just need more quality in those roles to be ruthless in games and finish teams off.
I’d love Mount. Him and Pulisic would be amazing.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:49 AM
Comment #597Connor Gallagher for me if Chelsea sell any of them £35M and £110K pw week and we have a complete MF tied up for the next five years, only 23 and is only going to get better and better.
NY Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:51 AM
Comment #598Jail,
I’m the same, put the game on 30 seconds before kick-off, switch it off as soon as the final whistle goes.
I don’t quite understand why people complain about pundits, I simply don’t listen to them.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:51 AM
Comment #599Premier League
Year
Matches
Goals
Assists
Yellow
Red
2022-23
17
1
1
1
0
2021-22
22
6
2
2
0
2020-21
27
4
2
2
0
2019-20
25
9
4
0
0
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 8:52 AM
Comment #600Unfortunately Pulisic seems to play less games each year due to injury, can’t see how he furthers his career in a top flight league, he’s got a few quid and will probably end up in the MLS.