Newcastle are in the top four as they head south to take on Fulham at Craven Cottage today. The Magpies have grafted for their impressive points haul but yet to put in an overly convincing display.
Hopefully, that changes with this side Eddie Howe has named. It features four changes from the 2-1 win against Wolves last weekend with Kieran Trippier, Lloyd Kelly, Joe Willock, and Harvey Barnes getting the nods.
Today's team at Craven Cottage! ? pic.twitter.com/CZNuU39PJB
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 21, 2024
This is the team Marco Silva has selected for the hosts.
Taking to the Cottage turf. ?#FULNEW pic.twitter.com/LLPJUps2vM
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) September 21, 2024
Newcastle have another golden opportunity to pick up points away. Their luck could run out if the levels don’t rise against The Cottagers. The hope is these changes from Howe spark a convincing victory at Craven Cottage.
Howay The Lads!
1,554 comments so far
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Comment #1521Dejong
Samuele Ricci is the DM I think we should go for. Or if Howe wants a playmaker in there… frenkie de jong đ
The Ledge
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Comment #1522“Itâs typical of Darren Ealesâ selflessness that, even after being diagnosed with a chronic form of blood cancer, he insists on staying on and helping Newcastle United out with the transition following yesterdayâ announcement. Eales clearly loves the club and their incredible support, and there will be emotional scenes and songs at St Jamesâ Park at lunchtime today. Eales is a popular figure.Â
There have been tensions this season, inevitably as Ealesâ role is to ensure Newcastleâs compliance with PSR. But what everyone knows is that even in his two and a bit years on Tyneside, he cares passionately about the fans, the squad, the staff and the Club. Thatâs Ealesâ character. He was the same at Atlanta United. He loved mixing with fans before games. I went with him once on one of his Atlanta walkarounds and he knew many fans by name. They all knew and liked him. He was open with them and listened to them.
Heâs the same with Newcastle fans, talking to them on trips or before matches at St Jamesâ Park. Not all club executives can do that. Not all fans would welcome it. Eales joins in their songs, too. Itâs not for show. He enjoys company, a chat, a laugh. We went for dinner in Atlanta once and it was a mix of serious football debate (him and others not me) and merriment (definitely him). Even a brief lunch at St Pancras station was memorable. Eales is intelligent and great fun.Â
He has a mischievous streak. When Newcastle were drawn against AC Milan in last seasonâs Champions League, Eales reflected on Sky on the 10,000 fans whoâd headed to  San Siro in 2003, adding wryly âand I donât think Iâve ever seen a Mackem in Milan eitherâ. That was the Newcastle fansâ chant and obviously went down very well on the Gallowgate. Sunderland supporters should know that Eales would never do something like that deliberately disrespectfully. Darren just reacts like a fan at times. The 52-year-old goes all in for the club heâs working for.
And St Jamesâ Park has been more than a place of work for Eales. Itâs why it will be so hard for him eventually to walk away. But of course he has to for his treatment and to spend time with his wife and twin sons. Heâs incredibly proud to be involved with Newcastle, is staying in the area and told the clubâs in-house media about his boys now being Toon fans for life.Â
Newcastle will miss Eales for his personality, energy and also his ability as a chief executive. His work has involved meeting PSR requirements, which meant the difficult decision to sell Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to generate ÂŁ65m profit. âThe need to tradeâ Eales calls it. Newcastle failed to land Marc Guehi but importantly held on to Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak. That was vital. And that followed a slew of headlines about Newcastle having to sell one of their star names to their rivals. But they didnât, and part of that is down to Eales.
Whatever local frustration of not being able to tap more into their ownersâ vast wealth, Newcastle are trying to achieve âsustainable successâ in Ealesâ words. Theyâre building. Eales points out the club have doubled revenue in under three seasons, and the Adidas deal helps hugely.Â
Eales is a good negotiator, drawing on his Cambridge law degree and experience working at Spurs and Atlanta. The fact that people instinctively warm to Eales must also help discussions around the table. When Eales bows out, having selflessly assisted the transition, Newcastle will be losing an exceptional chief executive and fansâ friend. The Premier League will be losing a respected operator and one of the brighter minds around the table. Football needs more leaders like Darren Eales. But all that matters is this hugely likeable man, who has done so much good work on both sides of the Atlantic, focuses on his family and his health. #NUFC”
From Henry Winter he hits the nail on the head .
Best of Luck to Darren with this fight .
Cullerfornia Lad
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Comment #1523Poet another hard man keyboard warrior prick
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Comment #1524Man city had injury issues last season when playing us and still played us off the park. Man city 2nd and 3rd team can outplay us, thats how bad our play has been this season.
We need a technical coach really bad either spanish or dutch
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Comment #1525IrishRob,
Unfortunately for Eales there was something about his appearance that people took a dislike to, I can only assume that’s the reason people did, his work here has been stellar. It was Ashworth leaving (imo) that started the series of events that have created a bit of a shitty year.
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Comment #1526Cullerfornia assho*e
Mund
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Comment #1527Cullerfornia
Mate donât get wound up by the little troll.
He stinks of piss and does shit oil paintings.
Mund
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Comment #1528You mean when Ratsworth was meeting with Man U officials when he was employed by us that started the shite
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Comment #1529The club had enough time to get replacements in for ashworth etc. We do things at snail pace
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Comment #1530Janitor toxic mophead is in the house
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Comment #1531The Ratsworth who wasnt going anywhere đ
Mund
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Comment #1532Not one single person listens to a word you say you dirty scruffy troll.
Get a better life and better craic as itâs even worse than your shit paintings
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Comment #1533Mund,
Aye, I believe his shenanigans started off the series of events that have created the negativity this year.
Cullerfornia Lad
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Comment #1534I know Mund sometimes they just make my piss boil have a good day mate hopefully we’ll be celebrating come half 2
JohnJ
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Comment #1535magscar
Sep 28, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Comment #1497
Magic
âEnjoyed that Eric Bogle track you put up last nightâ
Have you heard âSomebodieâs Moggie by Eric Bogle?
Sad story of a cat who tried to argue with a cat. đ
Itâs a song I sometimes sing!
Mund
Sep 28, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Comment #1536Raj
I agree 100%.
I donât think the owners or anyone at the club expected that and it has a bad knock on effect that we still see today.
Mund
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Comment #1537Cullerfornia
Believe me mate I know! Itâs what the scruff wants tho.
Hopefully a good result today. I just want the lads to come out fighting and show us what weâve been missing.
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Comment #1538Janitor and Cauliflower ears sitting in a tree….
Mund
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Comment #1539Pissing on the troll for all to see
Davas
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Comment #1540Good article from Henry Winter on Eales. He said in his nufc clip that he was staying in the area and that his sons are Newcastle fans. Good in him.
Not what the owners would have been expecting, losing the CEO and DOF within 9 months.
Hope all goes well with his treatment.
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Comment #1541Ffs đ
https://x.com/City_Xtra/status/1839969467582787656?s=19
IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Comment #1542If Isak is playing through the pain barrier with a broken toe we are far better off without him. I’m looking at it ad a positive give Osula a chance. He’s looked eager and very fast. Speed has always been our no.1 weapon the way we play.
IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Comment #1543Then again Isaks absence might pace the way for Eddie to play 4 in midfield start Willock Tonali Bruno and Joey
IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Comment #1544Sandra starts
IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Comment #1545https://x.com/NUFC/status/1839972138821865967
IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Comment #1546433 again. Not sure abput this line up. Gordon obviously playing striker.
I would have gone 442, played Willock, dropped Murphy, and played Barnes and Gordon up top end
Davas
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Comment #1547Alex murphy back in the squad
Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Comment #1548To add to the links.
Newcastle United: Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian SchÀr, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall; Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton; Jacob Murphy, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes.
Substitutes: Martin DĂșbravka, Tino Livramento, Emil Krafth, Lloyd Kelly, Alex Murphy, Sean Longstaff, Joe Willock, Miguel AlmirĂłn, Will Osula.
jimiley
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Comment #1549Isak will not play and Wilson never plays.
Osula has to start. Whatâs the point of spending 10 mil then?
Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Comment #15509/11 I had Tino and Willock in my pick.
magscar
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Comment #1551John J
Not heard that one – will look out for it đ
cyprus
Sep 29, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Comment #1552Someone remind me why we hate Hope?
Anyway, his last two were pretty good presentations, summarizing a lot of stuff fans are talking about. And he’s nearer to Eddie et al than most of us.
On another issue, why did Shearer think that wasn’t a pen, anyone hear him? There were no complaints from the keeper and it seemed straightforward.
RUNAWAY777
Oct 1, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Comment #1553Team for tonight
Dub
Hall
Brun
Kraft
Willock
Tonali
Longstaff
Brands
Miggy
Osula
Murphy
Subs
Pope
Bruno
Gordan
Joelinton
Tino
A. Murphy
RUNAWAY777
Oct 1, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Comment #1554That should be branesffs