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
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Comment #41Novocastrian66
For Lineker to use the quote about our government being along the same lines as
genocidal persecution in 1930’s Germany was a shocker and totally unnecessary and unacceptable towards the Jews IMO. He quite literally overstepped the boundaries for using such words to target and be the faux voice of those poor souls that do not have one.
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Comment #42Got to get back to winning ways tomorrow, a winning goal off any players backside playing in black n white will do, we just need that win, confidence is a massive factor in achieving results, lets hope it starts tomorrow but it will not be easy, Wolves have picked up of late, im not taking this game as a given at all.
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Comment #43Howay Bournemouth do us a favour. Beat the red scum.
Ap
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Comment #44Personally think none of the football clubs players or managers should have got involved. It’s between bbc and its pundit employees and should have just been for motd not any of the other shows where Linekar is not involved anyway. Big unprofessional mess
Ty21
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Comment #45Gurus, please enlighten me. If Liverpool lose, their season is finished?
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Comment #46Fenners,
I’ve no wish to debate anything with you and wasn’t asking you for one. I asked nobody in particular why voting Labour was used as an insult by some on here, you had plenty to say about the question but aren’t prepared to give an answer. Probably because you haven’t got one.
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:08 PM
Comment #47Munster,
The world is going mad man, kids growing up now won`t know their arse from their elbow going forward, as for ET`s , more confusion added to the already caotic world of wokes and politically correctness.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:09 PM
Comment #48Young Kuol on the bench in the cup.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Comment #49Ty21,
I wouldn’t say finished, they’re very much in the race for top four even if they lose today.
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Comment #50Raj correct “I don’t have one”
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:11 PM
Comment #51WLtoon,
Wolves was the team we bounced back against last season so hopefully we do it again.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Comment #52So that makes you calling people ‘lefties’ as an insult without even knowing why, a bit daft then, no?
Toon fans bad
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Comment #53Onmeedsun,
I thought that initially as well, however he hasn’t explained this to his 8.4 million followers as yet!
Like you say though, a proper stand off is occurring, crazy stuff.
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Comment #54Totally off topic, i know it`s a football blog but every topic and then some gets aired on here so why not this one.
Anyone interested in life other than earth should watch the documentary Moment Of Contact directed by James Fox, about an event which happened at Vaginha , Brazil in 1996.
I watched it last night and was totally footin riveted. and yes, it`s a controversial subject, but anyone trying to explain that event away as a hoax must be as stubborn as Stubborn Mcstubborn, from Stubbornsville , USA, winner of last years most stubborn person competition.
Ty21
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Comment #55Raj of Hailsley
Nah, it’s finished. Like many gurus said Newcastle is finished. Every top teams who drop points is finished. Bournemouth will finish top, as there is no team left.
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Comment #56Jail,
Hopefully we do bounce back against Wolves, it needs to happen so though.
Davas
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:20 PM
Comment #57Bournemouth could have been 3 up
Novocastrian66
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:20 PM
Comment #58WLtoon; what was the event?
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:22 PM
Comment #59Ty21,
Ah, I get you.
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:24 PM
Comment #60Raj lad is it the time of the month or something.
OK as you are keeping it going with me. Just a few days ago, you shut some posters up for talking politics on here and reminded them of the blog’s policy re polio hat on here. Then when I catch up today. You are posting about Labour and questioning folk asking why do people use it as an insult if other’s vote Labour. Smacks of double standards from you is all I was getting at Raj Lad.
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:26 PM
Comment #61Polio Hat ?? Political * that was supposed to mean, even my phone can’t bare to have it on here 😉
sparky55
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:26 PM
Comment #62WLToon
I know what you mean mate…social media has messed with the heads of the last generation and it’ll be worse going forward.
If I could change history to ensure 1 person was never born and therefore remove the impact that person had on the world, I wouldnt be someone like the leader of the 3rd Reich or Trump or the Founding Rotheschild…my choice would be Zuckerberg…that meglamaniac has impacted the whole world and made it a very dangerous place to exist.
He’s a madman on the loose hiding behing crazy legislation that says he can do whatever he wants to interfere in our lives and and take control of our lives and listen to everything we do.
Rant over
sparky55
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Comment #63Hahaha…just had to carry out a major rewrite on that post to get it through Ed’s software
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Comment #64Novo,
A crashed ET craft came down and two bodies were recovered, multiple accounts of the event from all sources of the community from civilians to police and military personnel.
Every account tied up with the events that unfolded. Give it a go, see what you make of it.
jane
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Comment #65“I asked nobody in particular why voting Labour was used as an insult”
is it woke?
cleveleysbob
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:31 PM
Comment #66Not sure the Reubens would be happy about Linekar’s comments.
And the KSA have made friends with Iran, in a China brokered deal.
That’s real World politics. I just looked at BBC news App and the top 5 stories are Lineker related. I jumped onto Sky News and the top 3 stories are Lineker related with a further 2 lower in the page. We must all be moronic idiots in this country, if this is what passes for mainstream World News. God help us all……
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Comment #67Sparky,
You make a damn good point there about Zuckerberg, hmmm never looked at it like that, right, ile get in contact with my hit man pronto 🙂
Novocastrian66
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Comment #68WLtoon; What was it on?
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Comment #69WLtoon
#54 re Moment Of Contact . I have also watched it and not a chance is it a hoax. It spooked my missus right out in the belief we are not alone
Munster Mag
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:36 PM
Comment #70Fenham i didnt say that our owners are the regime. Read more closely. I said we are associated with a barbaric human rights regime. What part of that is inaccurate?
Ap
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Comment #71“There is talk about #NUFC announcing a new front of shirt sponsor within the next month or so, this makes sense.
Companies that are believed to be in discussions and could be on next seasons shirts, which will be made by Castore again sadly, include Lucid Motors and Saudia.
Get ready for lots of other big commercial deals as the club’s finally wakes up to a revenue stream ignored for over a decade under the previous custodian”
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:42 PM
Comment #72Novo,
I watched it on Youtube , be careful if you do look for it, there is a buy to watch option, ignore that, there is a watch free option on Youtube, job done.
Put it this way, if everyone on that doc was acting then they all deserve oscars,
as it happens i watch a lot of stuff like that and i am totally convinced we are not alone, there are far too many incidents and high profile individuals with proof now that it just isn`t a doubt imo.
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:43 PM
Comment #73Munster, you are going down a rabbit hole now even using the word “associated” with a barbaric human rights regime. Let’s not go there as it’s been done to death and a proper NUFC supporter wouldn’t be saying such crap IMO of course.
Listen…Are you Miguel Delaney or what?????
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Comment #74Fenham,
I couldn`t take my eyes of that show once it started, the evidence is overwhelming, the poor guy who died after handling the ET is not to be taken lightly at all.
Novocastrian66
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Comment #75WLtoon; I watch quite a bit on YouTube. I’ll give it a go. Cheers. I’ll let you know what I make of it.
The Prince's Mate
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Comment #76Why isn’t Isak fit? I’m lost on that one
Ty21
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Comment #77WLtoon
link?
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Comment #78Novo,
Enjoy it mate, it`s food for thought for all of the doubters
WLtoon
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Comment #79Ty21,
Ile try and put one up here when i can ok
Novocastrian66
Mar 11, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Comment #80Wltoon; I definitely think there is intelligent life out there, somewhere. I’m just not sure their is the capability to travel across vast distances.