Under Eddie Howe, Newcastle have done very well in the domestic cup competitions. The hope is this season will be no different. After a disappointing 1-1 draw at Bournemouth over the weekend, the Magpies are in need of a positive result at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
During his press conference for the league cup tie, Howe committed to fielding a strong but slightly rotated squad. Here is some of what he said:
“We will try and play a really strong team; we want to progress. We will make changes as well at the same time, because we have a squad that I think enables me to do so, while not weakening the quality, we saw the strength of our bench on Sunday, which made a huge difference.
There are a lot of players eager to show what they can do. We are determined to do well; this competition has been good for us. Last year we were incredibly close to another semi-final.”
Howe got some excellent cameos on Sunday that helped salvage a point. Two of the standouts were Harvey Barnes and Kieran Trippier. I expect both to start on Wednesday as part of four overall changes with Lewis Hall and Joe Willock also involved.
Here is the team I predict Howe to name.
I have Anthony Gordon remaining in the starting eleven but jumping to the right flank. Howe must find a way to get his best attackers on the field together. Especially with news this morning that a right winger may not be in the summer’s transfer plans.
Howe also confirmed Sandro Tonali would make the squad after the end of his lengthy suspension. The Italian will likely not start due to a lack of match sharpness though reports are he has been terrific in training.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to put out the team news for this match. Hopefully, the lads can advance in the competition and then complete a few transfers by week’s end.
1,772 comments so far
lochinvar
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Comment #1New era first !
Well done Neil – good to see
magicmac54
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Comment #2Sandro Tonali interview.
https://youtu.be/_DLtT1KHagM?si=dVI7axS9zj3EJbRS
lochinvar
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Comment #3Nobby sacked by Spartans !
can he play RW ?
check the toastie
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Comment #4Canny team Neil.
Would do the hob i reckon.
check the toastie
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Comment #5Job
JaveaToon
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Comment #6Decent team Neil, would like to see Toonali start tho maybes.
Spellcheck
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Comment #7Miggy on the right for sure, then sell him and others on the peripheral of the squad. Every penny counts to strengthen the squad. I would certainly not spend £70 million on Guehi, now he’s cup tied as well. Palace are taking the proverbial. HWTL.
Spellcheck
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Comment #8Everything crossed for Tonoli. Here’s hoping he’s the new Pirlo
Toonces
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Comment #9Carltoon
pardon the repost…
We seem to be insisting on a requirement to only shop for players with PL experience. None of our PL competitors want to sell to us.
So shift the search outside the PL. To a club in Europe, all the PL clubs are rich and they need the money. We need to cast a wider net.
If we are going to drop 70M on a single player, go for Tapsoba for RCB, much higher ceiling than Guehi. Needs some time to adjust to PL but looks a star in the making, has won silverware and played in Europe. This is the kind of profile we should be after. Find a similar profile if a RW. Get Coman on loan, give him a bumper wage.
Even better, find the next Tapsoba, Coman whoever, like Brighton are doing.
onmeedsun
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Comment #10Carltoon
The key to this season is how Eddie gets a tune out of our midfield. Keeping them fit and getting the combination right. How will he fit Tonali in. Willock, who offers something none of the others have. Pace. Last season there were no options in midfield. Hopefully different this one.
Essex Geordie Bill
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Comment #11Neil
Apart from the GK, snap! 🙂
I’ve gone for Ruddy.
The Prince's Mate
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Comment #12Palace send 3 2nd half subs on but non to replace Guehi ..he stays on….only at Newcastle…
check the toastie
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Comment #13Bruno, Botman, Tonali, Isak, Big Joe all unproven in the league. They along with Gordon, Willock and maybe young full backs (could argue unproven in league) will become our spine.
Surely we can get another for £40million to learn from Schar rather than Geuhi. Fingers crossed over next couple of days.
captainmarvel
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Comment #14I get the feeling that since Amanda Stavely left things are not the same. Something has happened, the club seems to have changed.
This transfer window is part of the change.
The number of bids for a player who many feel not up to the next level, that a club on the up would not be giving a second look at.
Here we are now just a few days from the end of this transfer window with nothing to show for it. Will it be a positive outcome? I am not sure..
magicmac54
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Comment #15Essex Geordie Bill
I`ve gone for Ruddy!! Did you mean Ruddy Marveaux-lous young Bill 😀 😀
HWTL
magicmac54
Aug 27, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Comment #16captainmarvel
Evening captain, while i totally agree everything doesn`t exactly look rosy in the garden at the moment mate, perhaps they might just surprise us before deadline day, we can only hope mate.
carltoon
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Comment #17Toonces, we will have to try something, my problem is I no longer follow what’s going on in other leagues, so haven’t got a clue about foreign players, we didn’t do badly finding in Issak or Bottom, or the Brazilian lads.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Comment #18Do wonder what the plan for Barnes and Gordon was last season?
Gordon hadn’t really shown he was going to be that good for us previously so we can only assume Barnes would’ve been wide left with Gordon wide right?
Howe was asked the question at the weekend hy Hope and went on about balance
Surely even Barnes on the right would offer more than Almiron and Murphy?
Just feel Barnes, Gordon and Isak should be our 1st choice front 3 from the start every game until we sign other quality
RUNAWAY777
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Comment #19Jail
So you still think parish hasn’t had one over Mitchell he done him over good and proper sure this Mitchell knows what he’s doing I have my doubts now,
Do we really want to pay 65 +5 million for a cup tied playe ffs you could not make it up.
Toonces
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Comment #20Hi Carltoon
Yes agree. Isak is excellent as are Botman and Bruno. All from outside the PL.
This might just be perception that we are only looking in the PL.
I just don’t get this apparent fixation on Guehi at the price reported. Good player but just not that this price.
I think PL experience is a plus but not the determining factor. It is probably more important to bring in some PL experience in the January window if the club was in a dog fight for relegation and a player had to jump right in. Summer window there is time for a new addition to be eased in (if that’s even a concern).
We’ll see what happens between now and the close of the weekend. Would love to see a new addition introduced to the crowd on Sunday and better yet, maybe even playing.
carltoon
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Comment #21Onmeedson, keeping the squad fit, will definitely be the key this season, will we be in a better position to buy come January.
It seems unreal to be in this position, have they some other player do you think that’s gone under the radar.
Mind I hope we remember that flipping snake Parish, I’m not vindictive (well I am really ) I hope they fail miserably this season.
captainmarvel
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Comment #22Hi Magic,
I certainly hope so, we just have to wait and see, but there again is anything on the horizon?
carltoon
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Comment #23Toonces, I must admit I really liked Guehi from his England games, but the price, was getting ridiculous, anyway, we have to move on.
Please let them bring in at least one good player, just to appease some of the disgruntled fans. Which I’m sure most fans are upset, but really some on the SM are a disgrace.
carltoon
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Comment #24Toonces. Please no dog fight at the end of the season, ha ha.
I’m hoping them days are gone.
Essex Geordie Bill
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Comment #25Magic
I was thinking more John Ruddybut if Ruddy Marveleux can do the job! 🙂
JohnJ
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Comment #26Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same issues as I am?
Until the last few days my log-in lasted weeks on end but I the last 3 or 4 days I’ve had to “Log in” about 4 times! Strange!!!!
carltoon
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Comment #27Spellcheck, praying Tonali has a great game.
Essex Geordie Bill
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Comment #28Actually if Chelski are loaning out player then Sterling for a season wouldn’t be a bad call.
magicmac54
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Comment #29captainmarvel
Is anything on the horizon, that`s the 64 million dollar question my friend, and quite frankly your guess is as good as mine captain mate 😀
HWTL
Essex Geordie Bill
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Comment #30Tonali to come on around 65 Minutes and score the winner!
magicmac54
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Comment #31Essex Geordie Bill
Forget Ruddy Bill, we could push the boat out and go for Ronnie Simpson 😀
RUNAWAY777
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Comment #32Essex Geordie Bill
At 320,000 a week no thank you
magicmac54
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Comment #33captainmarvel
We just need to Trust the process mate 😀 😀
HWTL
https://youtu.be/U-598eEQW6c?si=NpstuS_hoiptMnkH
RUNAWAY777
Aug 27, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Comment #34It also looks like Palace are having us on. Again, they have every right while he remains a Palace player, but it’s a really bad look for Newcastle, who are being mugged off at this stage.
It’ll mean nothing if we don’t overcome Nottingham Forest tomorrow night, but the entire saga is becoming a bit of a farce at this point
Essex Geordie Bill
Aug 27, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Comment #35Runaway, wow didn’t realise that, second thoughts! 🙂
Essex Geordie Bill
Aug 27, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Comment #36Runaway
It’s been a farce from the beggining!
Regan
Aug 27, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Comment #37Vision 2030..
No need for people to jump out of prams just yet..
It will come..
captainmarvel
Aug 27, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Comment #38Sorry I do not agree it looks bad on us.. Yes, that we kept on bidding, but no more than that.
I think due to their player playing really badly since the bids were placed it looks like Parish is the one with egg on his face not Newcastle.
jimiley
Aug 27, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Comment #39You can spend105 mil over 3 years and we starting a new 3 year cycle.
So your spending is unlimited in the first year as long as you pay back upto 105 mil. So we could spend 500 mil now as long as we sold 395 in the following 2 years.
So why have we spent 10 mil this summer??
We have the richest owners in the world.
Something is wrong by any calculation
onmeedsun
Aug 27, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Comment #40Yes, the whole being cup tied thing could be irrelevant if we lose tomorrow. Shouldn’t really make any difference to whether we buy Guehi or not, but could it. Looks bad if we win tomorrow and still buy him when we could have bought him before he became cup tied.