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Written by Dr. Ed Harrison

6:33pm Thursday, May 18th, 2023

Commented 661 times

This is the team Eddie Howe has named for tonight’s important game against 6th-placed Brighton at St. James’ Park.

It looks like an unchanged side following last time out at Leeds United, as we had expected.

And here is the team that manager Roberto de Zerbi has selected for Brighton.

Not sure why Alexis Mac Allister is on the bench – maybe slight injury?

Newcastle can make a big leap forward towards Champions League qualification with a win tonight, but we will have to be at our best to beat a Brighton side that took apart Arsenal away 3-0 last weekend and were much the better side.

We have to get two wins in our final 3 games to ensure Champions League football for next season.

The remaining games after tonight’s match are against struggling Leicester City at home next Monday night and then Chelsea away on the final day of the season – a week on Sunday, May 28th.

So even without the win tonight, we can still win our final two games – let’s stay positive.

Only slightly more than 60% of fans think we will win this game tonight, which is a little bit of a surprise.

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661 comments so far

JohnJ
May 18, 2023 at 7:35 PM
Comment #81
Toon will have to watch out for Dunk at set pieces & corners!
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JP...from The Rock
May 18, 2023 at 7:35 PM
Comment #82
Burn makes me very nervous when he goes upfield, he hasn’t got the legs to get back if they break on the counter.
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Munster Mag
May 18, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Comment #83
Atmosphere nothing like expected
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Comment #84
Fancied isak to hit target there
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:37 PM
Comment #85
Had a real chance there. So far, so good
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The Taco Taker
May 18, 2023 at 7:37 PM
Comment #86
Started brightly.
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:38 PM
Comment #87
We’re looking up for it. Very nice first 6 minutes. Keep up the intensity.
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:38 PM
Comment #88
These commentators saying we’re good at corners, it’s probably our weakest area tbh
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Comment #89
Time wasting and taking the piss from Brighton already.
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Comment #90
Got to score while on top…come on!!! So far so good
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The Taco Taker
May 18, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Comment #91
Atmosphere sounds good to me Munster.
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IrishRob
May 18, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Comment #92
We need to score an early goal to settle us into a win.
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:40 PM
Comment #93
We need to put one of these opportunities away.
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Comment #94
How did Willock miss??
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JP...from The Rock
May 18, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Comment #95
Willock mate tou need tonstart putting these golden chances you keep getting every match.
Bright start from us, we have to make it count now.
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The Taco Taker
May 18, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Comment #96
We dont need an early goal, we just need to win.
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Comment #97
Harder than it initially looked I think DK
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:42 PM
Comment #98
Early goal would be good though, don’t want the settling
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:42 PM
Comment #99
No point to that Trippier free kick. Just play the ball short if the other option is lifting it right to the keeper.
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Not another deJong
May 18, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Comment #100
Miggy used his right peg!!!
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Optimistic geordie
May 18, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Comment #101
Very hard watching Brighton in red
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Comment #102
Wilson on is heels a lot recently
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Comment #103
Shaun, it looked a little caught up between his feet, but what a chance missed.
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The Taco Taker
May 18, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Comment #104
Of course but if we are wishing stuff I will go for 5 NUFC goals before half-time.
😉
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:44 PM
Comment #105
Hit the target!!!
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JP...from The Rock
May 18, 2023 at 7:44 PM
Comment #106
Where the hell ate our shooting boots!!? Come on man! Another golden chance, this time Almiron!
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Comment #107
We are blowing these chances. Beautifully opportunities and we’re not even forcing saves. Worrying.
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AnyToon in Indiana
May 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Comment #108
looking good…but please just rip the back of that net!
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IrishRob
May 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Comment #109
That last scored in December
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IrishRob
May 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Comment #110
Was
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Comment #111
Good news is press is working
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Uncertain Toon
May 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Comment #112
Nearly amazing ball from Bruno, unlucky son
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AnyToon in Indiana
May 18, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Comment #113
Big Joe and Medium Joe definitely look better with the swap of sides in this lineup
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Comment #114
Could easily have been an own goal!
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JP...from The Rock
May 18, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Comment #115
Why do we suck so bad at corners?
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IrishRob
May 18, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Comment #116
This is in danger of hoping Stale unless we get an early goal.
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DKillers
May 18, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Comment #117
Set pieces continue to be terrible.
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shaun83
May 18, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Comment #118
Brighton will be happy not conceding first 20mins…how have we not scored though! There’s goals in this just need the first
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The Taco Taker
May 18, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Comment #119
Get in
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Munster Mag
May 18, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Comment #120
Gotta say this is nothing like the noise we hoped for.nothing like arsenal or man u games.? Come on the fans playing well
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18 May, 2023

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

I started my chemo treatment at the end of March, and yesterday I had my 3rd chemo infusion, as probabaly a final treatment for my stage 4 prostate cancer.

The plan is to have 10 treatments, one every 3 weeks through the end of October, and see if some of the prostate cancer cells in the bones can be killed off and the spread of the cancer can be slowed down.

We will see come October, but so far so good.

And I learned last Tuesday, via an endoscopy, that my esophagus that was badly damaged by my failed radium 223 treatment I went through late last year and early this year is healing nicely.

Many thanks for all your support on this through the years.

It is as it is - and (yet) another challenge in life.

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