Newcastle are back in action after two terrific victories, the second of which propelled the Magpies into the Carabao Cup semifinals where they’ll take on Arsenal. Today will provide another test for consistency, an attribute sorely lacking this season.
The lads travel down to Ipswich Town, a club back in the big time after back to back promotions. At the historic Portman Road, the Magpies and traveling supporters will be greeted by a familiar site; a statue of Sir Bobby Robson who led the Tractor Boys to great success early in his career.
Newcastle are in need of another win to climb the league table. The 4-0 win against Leicester last weekend helped close the gap but Newcastle remain 12th in the table. All three points at Ipswich could alter that position dramatically.
Here is the side Eddie Howe has named for this important away fixture. It has one change from the win over Brentford in the league cup with Joe Willock in for the suspended Joelinton.
HOWAY THE LADS! ? pic.twitter.com/Ljz4PWNTGe
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) December 21, 2024
This is who impressive Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna has named for the hosts with local lad Leif Davis starting at left-back.
Your Town to face the Magpies. ?#IPSNEW | @Nustone_UK pic.twitter.com/Wh3yY9zN9O
— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) December 21, 2024
It’s vital Newcastle maintain their form from this past week and find some consistency. There’s no better time or place than today at Portman Road.
Howay The Lads!
650 comments so far
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Comment #121Do any of you good folks have any inkling what time the Usyk v Tyson Fury fight kicks off tonight, from reading the Irish News here the coverage starts on Sky Box Office and TNT Box Office at 7pm, but i have no interest in watching the minor fights on the bill, so anyone know roughly what time the main event kicks off?
jane
Dec 21, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Comment #122Murphy’s assist for the 4th certainly was special
https://youtu.be/DN2xk-dKf2Q?si=FIqF8JUXl4OIlnti
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Comment #123A very contented hat-trick hero.
https://youtu.be/3VVTWAH2pFY?si=iQUBLPFj3F-ngy5M
Munster Mag
Dec 21, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Comment #124Rob the kid giving it the wankers sign was comical ๐
Fenners, enjoying the run every bit as much as you. Sadly I don’t have the mega wife pussy considerably richer than yow persona to go with it.
You fat ugly narcissistic boring inbred cunnt.
Lol
Munster Mag
Dec 21, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Comment #125RH, super football and combinations. Tonali has made a huge difference. But we can’t rely on Murphy. We need 2 more top level outfield players, plus a better goalie, to seriously compete for cups and CL
Raj of Hailsley
Dec 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Comment #126Munster,
It has been a really tough few months, do you know how much harder it has been to endure with the likes of you and your ostrich club, sharing all those You Tube video’s of people deliberately setting out to cause division in the fan base for clicks and to ultimately see the back of the manager. It’s been anything but fair and balanced, it’s been a vindictive onslaught trying to push people in to thinking the same way as yourselves.
JohnJ
Dec 21, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Comment #127Carltoon,
Did you manage to watch the game going out or maybe not?
I hope perhaps you were able to join in when we were 2 – 0 up?
Raj of Hailsley
Dec 21, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Comment #128Massive six pointer against Villa next week
Legolas
Dec 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Comment #129Great win. Makes being at work bearable.
Magic, they are saying around 10pm for the ring entrances.
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Comment #130Legolas
Ah cheers for that information concerning the big fight tonight mate, much appreciated.
Munster Mag
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Comment #131Jail unlike you I can call an underpar performance an underpar performance, unlike you.
Guys on True Faith, Loaded Mag, Irish Mags etc who called into question our play or managerial decisions etc are not trying to divide the fans. Only in your deluded world.
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Comment #132One of the neighbours just brought me a bottle of Mulled wine for Christmas there, blended with cinnamon clove and citrus fruits, i normally never drink in the house, but after that football exhibition by the Toon today i decided to treat myself, i must say it`s going down a treat, hard to beat a few hot Mulled wines at this time of the year ๐ ๐
Saratoga
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Comment #133Agree with Munster.
Prem against Palace and Brentford was poor.
What are folks supposed to do.
Happy Clap ?
Most of the comments were factual and observations about the game.
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Comment #134RIP
George Eastham, what a great player he was, him Len White and Ivor Allchurch were probably the best forward 3 we ever1
Mund
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Comment #135Where are the Eddie Howe out lot atโฆ?
Mund
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Comment #136Shock Saratoga agrees with Munster ๐
In other news water is wet
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Comment #137Raj Jail@126
Jeez Jail 100 not out, that`s not Cricket mate ๐ ๐ ๐
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Comment #138I guess that 100 is an early Christmas present, someone must have felt sorry for me ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
Pottsclock
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Comment #139Sack the bored !!
Raj of Hailsley
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Comment #140magicmac54
Ha ha, someone is playing funny buggers ๐
Raj of Hailsley
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Comment #141Saratoga,
Not call for the managers head because of a blip is what.
Toonces
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Comment #142Great Win Today!
So happy for Isak to finally get a hat trick in a Toon Shirt.
Howay the Lads!
Raj of Hailsley
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Comment #143Toonces,
It was coming.
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Comment #144Raj Jail
Well i can hardly see my keyboard now after that Mulled Wine, so it`s definitely not me ๐ ๐
HWTL
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Comment #145Ok time to fire up the TV and get ready for the big fight,
Nite Nite Folks
HWTL.
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Dec 21, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Comment #146Fatty fenners finger is wet after being up your ass
lesh
Dec 21, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Comment #147PoPP
Howay now, your language is becoming a tad coarse.
Ler’s not forget that there’s likely to be bairns looking in here….. and yes, before you say it, some of them must post too
Not another deJong
Dec 21, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Comment #148With the suspension of Schar coming up, I was surprised Kelly did not get minutes. Does this indicate that Trippier may play RCD in the first leg of semi.
magicmac54
Dec 21, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Comment #149Yes Usyk fully deserved his win over Tyson Fury tonight.
Not another deJong
Dec 21, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Comment #150Randal Kolo Muani, very likely to leave PSG in winter transfer window as reported weeks ago and confirmed.
PSG and the 25 y/o striker are open to options where he can get regular playing time. Understand there are already several requests for a loan with an option to buy, especially from the Premier League.
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Can see him playing right wing and/or swapping with Isak to keep him fresh and maintain quality at the top of the pitch. Osula is too far away from being able to start in the PL and could probably do a loan move.
cyprus
Dec 22, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Comment #151Still buzzing? You should be, what a performance!
On another subject, guess who’s leading the VAR table in terms of overturns or goals in a team’s favour?
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VAR – net score
Newcastle +5
Crystal Palace +2
Manchester City +2
Tottenham +2
Brentford +1
Brighton & Hove Albion +1
Chelsea +1
Leicester +1
Aston Villa 0
West Ham 0
Wolves 0
Fulham -1
Manchester United -1
Nottm Forest -1
AFC Bournemouth -2
Arsenal -2
Everton -2
Ipswich -2
Liverpool -2
Southampton -2
Nice thing about VAR, it’s a leveller.
cyprus
Dec 22, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Comment #152“Murphy dude, you’re fun and all that in the changing room but for Xmas we’re looking for a fast winger who can cross, create things, score goals and provide assists. So… you see, nothing personal like.”
“Hold my sunglasses and phone, let me show you something.”
lesh
Dec 22, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Comment #153Cyprus
Sorry, but the second paragraph of your post 152 has passed me by.
lesh
Dec 22, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Comment #154Cyprus
Oh yes, VAR is clearly a leveller and confirms how badly the bindippers are treat. The scouse gits have been playing the victim card for years and it’s clearly paying off for them.
Rotonda heights
Dec 22, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Comment #155Jail
I think you’ll find with most genuine football fans of any club for that matter that they’re very fickle. Overjoyed and fulsome in their praise in the good times and equally expressing grave concerns in the bad.
For example if the penny has finally dropped that ST is at least 10 times the player that SL is and can actually play very well as a 6, then happy days.
However, I suspect that gormlessly showing blind faith and never questioning anything ever, whether due to a lack of knowledge or fear of that, is not particularly healthy. Nor is endlessly trying to point score when you could just enjoy the win and just leave it at that.
Rotonda heights
Dec 22, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Comment #156Mund
Shock Saratoga agrees with Munster ?
In other news water is wet
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Now Mundy what have we said about irony.
Let’s try replacing Saratoga with Mund and Munster with Fenham.
There you go you’ve found your tribe.
catchy in norway
Dec 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Comment #157Jail, Im very happy its working out for Eddie and his team, I have never asked or said he should be sacked, I had not reached that point myself yet, but I was close.
I have said it a lot on here, first and foremost I support the club, then the manager and the players.
As fans we want to see winning football, and thats up to the manager and the players to get it right, get it wrong and that can turn very fast, We got relegated 2 times because we did not act fast enough to get rid of a manager, and I truly believe you would have been in the background shouting for them to stay or go one way or the other, which if you can do it, why can other not do it now?
We kept Rafa way to long, Bruce was kept way to long, both of them played football way to safe to keep their jobs, statistically both very similar in style and outcomes in matches.
Eddie has done a fantastic job since he arrived, but something changed this season which threw him off for a while, and its only been performances against the top 6 teams thats
Mund
Dec 22, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Comment #158RH
Youโre one of those people that if Iโve been to Tenerife youโve been to Elevenerife.
Whatโs the view like? Having your head shoved that far up your own arse Iโm intrigued to know.
magicmac54
Dec 22, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Comment #159Good Morning Folks
Brief highlights of the fight last night.
https://youtu.be/3hPGzcpovoo?si=q9Eycrb3tZeXlr5y
catchy in norway
Dec 22, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Comment #160thats kept us up in a good position, because our games against the bottom half teams before LCFC have been very poor. Notice i said games, because the full games were poor, like players were not playing for him in those games, but against the top teams, the players were showing that they still had it, for me thats a manager problem.
Good for him he has sorted it out, Because as a person, he is top top class.