Newcastle have a chance to leap Liverpool in the league table with a win against Wolves. The Magpies sit sixth just one point behind the Reds who tumbled 1-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday.
Eddie Howe remains confident Newcastle can end their mini-skid. Victories have been in short supply in 2023 but this match at St. James’ Park represents an excellent chance to get back to winning ways.
This is the team I am predicting Howe will name for the late afternoon clash. It has three changes from the Manchester City defeat with Joe Willock in for the suspended Joelinton, Matt Targett in for Dan Burn, and Fabian Schar back in for Jamaal Lascelles.
The squad currently is in good shape fitness-wise. Only Emil Krafth and Harrison Ashby have been ruled out through injury. Wolves have a few more injury concerns though will still be able to field a formidable eleven.
Newcastle Injuries
Emil Krafth (knee), Harrison Ashby (hamstring), Joelinton (suspended)
Wolves Injuries
Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), (knee), Hugo Bueno (hamstring), Diego Costa (knee), Chiquinho (knee), Hee-Chan Hwang (hamstring – fitness test), Boubacar Traore (groin – fitness test)
The poll for this one shows fans are confident that today will be the day the string of poor results snaps. Over 70% are predicting a win; a result that would put Newcastle back into the Champions League discussion.
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202 comments so far
ShaytoStay
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Comment #41If you’re talking weather girls look no further than Yanet Garcia.
I’m sure she could be a good football pundit
Rotonda heights
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Comment #42shay tostay
Do you not think it was incredibly crass and insensitive to compare the refugees to Nazi Germany. What does Lineker presume to know about it.
Ace50
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Comment #43For those saying we missed out on Dujuan Richards, how do you know we wanted to progress and offer him a contract? We may not have and so didn’t miss out on him. Like we didn’t miss out on Paqueta but lots were adamant we did.
Even if we did miss out on any, so what. We are competing now in a much smaller pool of players and of course we will miss out on some going against the likes of Madrid, Barca, AC Milan, and some PL big teams.
I am really excited about the infrastructure of the team of scouts they are pulling together. It’s all going to take time but we will get there!
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Comment #44Feel better now Fenners, I think you should give yourself at least 36 hearts for that rant 😀
Ace50
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:39 PM
Comment #45Can everyone leave out the politics bollox? This is not the forum for it:
“Comments on politics, religion, or controversial topics should be avoided. Political disputes will result in both participants being moderated.”
Limping Toon Fan
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Comment #46Ace50
I agree, I am not sure why people are concerned about missing out on anybody. Most kids end up failing to make the grade in the prem. unfortunately. I dont really care if we miss out on a prospect, that’s all they are and statistically they are likely to fail. Brutal of course but that is the way it is.
Ace50
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:43 PM
Comment #47Agree LTF
magicmac54
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:43 PM
Comment #48Munster Mag
Super Sunday on the horizon for us mate, with the big game against Scotland at Murrayfield followed by the Toon v Wolves later, i can`t speak for you fella, but i would be simply delighted to win by one in both matches 😀 😀
Vask
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:46 PM
Comment #49Ace 50
Seen this on nufc.com recently:
Proof if it were needed of Newcastle’s global approach to player recruitment comes in the latest batch of five vacancies advertised by the club:
1st Team and Emerging Talent scouts required for:
Position 1: Argentina, Uruguay
Position 2: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
Position 3: France
Position 4: Italy, Switzerland, Croatia
Position 5: Germany, Holland, Belgium
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Comment #50Can anyone claiming we’ve “missed out” on Dujuan Richards confidently state that we had offered him a contract that he has since turned down in favour of Chelsea? Is it possible that we didn’t fancy him, or the terms he wanted fell outside the scope and parameters of those we’re offering to similar young prospects?
In any case, I certainly wouldn’t be using half-baked opinions on what actually went down regarding this issue to concoct even wilder half baked opinions on the job Dan Ashworth is doing regarding youth recruitment considering he has been tasked with building several departments within the club from scratch in a short space of time.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and while we all want to succeed and see the club kick on quickly, there seems to be some sense of entitlement swirling around. We’ll get there, trust the process as it’s already yielding superb results and long may that continue.
Mister Tuff
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Comment #51Lineker…………………………..OOT
Other leftoid loons……………OOT
Antisemites……………………..OOT
Other leftard haters and nutters……OOT
Any other knackers I’ve left out………..OOT
Munster Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Comment #52Spot on Magic. We do so well in rugby given competing GAA. Its bonkers but we are currently ranked #1 in the world!
Even in my 20s and 30s we expected to lose to England and France every time. Not any more.
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Comment #53Ace50
Sorry marra, I just clicked your comment @43 and realise that I’ve pretty much said exactly the same thing you did haha
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:49 PM
Comment #54*clocked not clicked. Time for a lie down methinks haha
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Comment #55It would really help the political horlix if people stopped using the term ‘lefties’to insult Labour voters.
Limping Toon Fan
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Comment #56I dont know about anybody else, but , this set of people running nufc now is the first one I have trusted in many many years.
I dont worry about what they are doing because i trust them. they will make mistakes, just like i do every day.
as long as their goals are aligned with ours and they try their best, get the best people for the job etc.
nothing to complain about!
caveat: i will moan about footballers doing dumb shit like never crossing with your right foot…you know who you are.
Rotonda heights
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Comment #57Catchy
I find myself weirdly agreeing with pretty much all you said. I don’t personally have too much of an issue with female commentators though. Some seem very knowledgeable and nowhere as depressing and miserable as smacked a-se face Danny Murphy. Funnily enough when I watch MOTD on Sunday mornings I often fast forward through the pundrity and just watch the game coverage. MOTD without Lineker holds no terrors for me.
Munster,
I’m just a typical fickle football fan. I get easily frustrated when things don’t go our way and it can sometimes eclipse all the great and wonderful things that have been happening at our cub both on and off the pitch.
I’m just a bit p—ed that this kid Richards came highly recommended, seemingly fulfilled the brief and showcased his talents and we just let the opportunity slip away without allegedly even holding concrete talks with his people.
A month ago I would have been full of hope for today’s match but I’ve genuinely had the stuffing knocked out of me since and seeing the same issues not being addressed game after game now is concerning.
Bills
Have to agree there are some seriously stunning weather ladies out there. Can’t expand though as it will upset the woke brigade.
Munster Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Comment #58Bit harsh Ruddy. Free world for Richards to join who he likes, but we had him on trial and he is obviously good if Chelsea got him – or he is certainly at a certain level. Appreciate it will take time but we only have Kuol to show so far, and that was pre Dan.
jane
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:54 PM
Comment #59“proven statistics 94% of people coming over in boats etc get classified as refugees”
wrong it’s 0% you can’t be a refugee coming from France it’s a safe country.
Munster Mag
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:54 PM
Comment #60I thought the honey weather girls were in Mexico, Spain etc? Perhaps you have some lookers over there but we certainly dont!
Fenham we have a Siobhan or two, but not the pretty ones! 🙂
Limping Toon Fan
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:55 PM
Comment #61Munster
I am not sure Chelsea buying/signing anybody is a reflection on how good they are anymore. That owner guy is playing moneyball and just buys anybody who could be remotely good.
Limping Toon Fan
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Comment #62Hoping arsenal lose today. I dont know why but they are really irritating now. I used to like them but i cant stand them anymore.
Arteta is a dick, that doesnt help but i dont like their players much either. They do have a few nice lads though, like Saka.
catchy in norway
Mar 12, 2023 at 1:58 PM
Comment #63Jail
I’m a proud Brexit voter, and it’s ignorant people like yourself, who spout lies why I’m proud.
I have nothing against anyone from any country,but how can you have a European union where there is so much inequality within it?
Unemployment for the under 25s in Spain
https://www.statista.com/statistics/455191/unemployment-rate-in-spain-by-age-group/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20over%2045%20percent,figures%20in%20the%20European%20Union
Greece
https://greekreporter.com/2021/07/11/unemployment-rises-greece-particularly-amongst-young-people/
Portugal
https://www.statista.com/statistics/812912/youth-unemployment-rate-in-portugal/
ITALY
https://www.statista.com/statistics/776931/youth-unemployment-rate-in-italy/
I could list more countries, but what’s the point.
The European Union is a trap, it imposes rules and regulations on countries that are already struggling to help themselves.
The first thing Greece has to do with its tax money from the Greek people, is service the debt it goes Germany.
If the EU was fair, the salary would be the same in Poland as it is in Germany France for a bin man, a nurse a doctor a mechanic, but it’s not, it’s all about draining the poorest eu countries of top skills by making some countries more attractive via salary packages.
It’s sad that people like you don’t see that problem but to make it worse you conflate a economic migrant with genuine refugees who need help.
It shows the type of person you are.
And for the record, for me to move to Norway, it’s not just to show up at the border and say take me in, I had to prove who i was, I had to have a job in the country and 16k in the bank to look after myself for a year, if i lost my job, Norway would not look after me or my family unless me and my wife had paid a full years tax. And rightly so.
catchy in norway
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:01 PM
Comment #64Rotonda
Heavens above ? and thank you
Rotonda heights
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:01 PM
Comment #65Ra
Therein lies the problem. I think most people associate Corbynistas as ”lefties” while Starmer supporters are allegedly more centric. Labour will never really work because the unions will never become the communist party in their own right as splitting from labour will dilute their power. They in turn will always stop the moderates getting anything done.
magicmac54
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Comment #66Munster Mag
I personally think this will be an even more difficult match than the France match Scotland have really improved the last few years as their results will testify, lets hope by this evening we are celebrating a marvelous Ireland and Toon double mate 😀 😀
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:03 PM
Comment #67catchy,
Let’s not go there with who I am. We know your views and how you’ve pretty much said in the past you have more rights than a Syrian doctor to live in Norway and it wasn’t just about that £16K you had.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Comment #68And we’ve all seen the way you manipulate stats.
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Comment #69Munster
Aye perhaps a tad harsh but the overall comment applies to all our transfer dealings – we don’t know the intricate details and conversations that go into such negotiations behind the scenes.
Also, I wouldn’t rush to state that just because Chelsea got him he must be good – they’ve signed some dross in recent years, particularly in their youth set up. Chelsea’s model also differs from ours in that they don’t necessarily care if youth players are ever ready to play PL football, they just want to get them in young and cheap to flog for a profit – this is a model we’ll look to emulate down the line but in the immediate term, I imagine our priority is to sign youngsters who have a clear path to the first team. He may have wanted higher wages than we were willing to countenance, or other clauses etc., that we were unwilling to include.
In summary, there’s much more going on behind the scenes in player negotiations that suggesting that losing one trialist to Chelsea is indicative that Ashworth should be better in his job is a seismic leap you’re making there mate.
Ty21
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Comment #70Damn, Julian Alvarez to ink new Man City deal…….
Adamn_92
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Comment #71All I’ll say on the topic that stretches back to yesterday is, it’s very disappointing seeing people jump to the media stereotyping and profiling of refugees. Unless you have real genuine evidence or stats to back up your claims of how awful and monstrous these people arriving here are, don’t label them as horrific things. These are human beings in much worse circumstances than me and you, show a little decency and humanity. It is also hilarious seeing everyone get so sensitive and lose their cool over what an ex England footballer said on social media. What sensitive souls some people are 🙂
All I’ll say on it and my only post today don’t worry all haha
Feeling confident of a good morale boosting win today, hope to see 1 or 2 changes but I’m confident whatever starting 11 we go with will get the results.
HWTL
catchy in norway
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:11 PM
Comment #72Jail
Even with that last comment, you show who you are.
Again more lies,
Since when was Syria in the EU? Wasn’t the argument for brexit?
But again your ignorance is astonishing, we shouldnt let Syrian doctors, we should not be stealing poorer countries top resources, how will Syria become a better country if we steal all their best people?
Here is a novel idea, how about we train our own, we have 65 million people in the country, we don’t have a shortage of anything, all we have is poor management and short sighted politicians who want quick fixes.
Mister Tuff
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:13 PM
Comment #73Cannot see the Jocko’s beating Irish this afternoon.
Not another deJong
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Comment #74My first reaction to the reported tweet from Lineker was that he is obviously ignorant of Godwin’s Law….”when a H!tler comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever made the comparison loses whatever debate is in progress.”….and by association, Naz!s Germany.
Rotonda heights
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Comment #75Limping
We need arsenal to win to keep Fulham at bay.
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Comment #76Also Munster, we’ve signed Alex Murphy from Galway United, Charlie McArthur from Kilmarnock, Jude Smith, Jordon Hackett from Spurs not to mention highly touted Harrison Ashby from West Ham. Also Kuol wasn’t pre-Dan, he was signed permanently in September 2022. If you’re going to construct this narrative that Ashworth isn’t “pulling up any trees” that’s your right, but you’d might want to consider not cherry picking or misrepresenting the facts when doing so.
catchy in norway
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:16 PM
Comment #77Jail
There not my stats
And you are very welcome to search for yourself.
I find it astonishing that Hungry is being fined by the EU for not taking in African and muslim migrants, because it wants to protect its culture.
I find it astonishing we have so many people who are ok sending money and weapons to Ukraine to protect its border with Russia, but we will not protect our own border from this invasion.
That’s on people like you
Rotonda heights
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Comment #78Adam
I don’t there is any conflict. Genuine refugees running from war scenarios etc will always be welcome. However, I think it is very naive of Lineker to broad brush them as all the same and make no reference to the Albanian drug and people trafficking gangs who abuse the system.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Comment #79Ha ha, catchy claiming he has the Syrian nations welfare at heart when trying to explain why him and his £16K has more right to live in Norway than them.
The Prince's Mate
Mar 12, 2023 at 2:20 PM
Comment #80I don’t like the gooners but that var against them was ridiculous