The Magpies are absolutely flying having won nine on the trot in all competitions. It’s Bournemouth at St. James’ Park on the docket in the early match today. The question is can Eddie Howe finally defeat his old club for Newcastle’s tenth straight win.
The Cherries have been exceptional this term under Andoni Iraola. They sit 8th in the table and defeated Newcastle earlier in the campaign. Hopefully, a raucous home crowd can push the lads to keep the winning streak alive.
Unsurprisingly, Howe has named an unchanged side today.
Unchanged. ? pic.twitter.com/H3KOpmwP6F
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) January 18, 2025
Here is who Andoni has selected for the visitors.
#NEWBOU ready ? pic.twitter.com/RLKyDtN57C
— AFC Bournemouth ? (@afcbournemouth) January 18, 2025
Howay The Lads!
1,342 comments so far
JaveaToon
Jan 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Comment #1281Joey Barton was a decent enough player and leader for us and could be mildly amusing with his digs at the mackems …in every other aspect of his life he’s been scum, I’d rather he’d never been associated with us.
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Jan 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Comment #1282What inbred wants to talk to their parents about where they were conceived ffs.
The associates of fatty fenners and crusty eyes smh
Raj of Hailsley
Jan 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Comment #1283Who said he was sound Munster.
Anyway I thought you’d been blown away 😕
lochinvar
Jan 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Comment #1284Runaway
The Nurses home on the West Road was connected to the NGH (General Hospital) by an underground tunnel.
No need to commute to work in those days.
The lassies always said it was haunted and didn’t hang around going home especially at night time
Most of the General buildings have gone now, the oldest were Victorian workhouses !
Ooooo........it's Nicky the ball tosser
Jan 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Comment #1285Schar back in for Botman, otherwise unchanged. I accept fatigue as a reason, both physical and mental, but also I think there was one element of complacency there against a side that certainly wasn’t, and is clearly very well prepared for its matches. We’ve had a week to sort by it though, and will have needed to, because although Southampton are in poor by EPL standards they are a notch improved recently, and are of course at home. I see us winning, but we will need to be at it.
Ooooo........it's Nicky the ball tosser
Jan 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Comment #1286Autocorrect, always there, ready to suck, without a moment’s notice.
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Jan 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Comment #1287Schar for Botman yes
Botman and Burn to similar both left footed so one is on wrong side when pass out to full back
Plus Schar has a out ball with a long pass and can carry the ball forward.
Botman and Burn very rarely use a long ball
griff
Jan 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Comment #1288lochinvar
Despite having worked at the NGH for a wee while, I hadn’t realised there used to be an underground passage to the Nurses Home. Not surprising of course! I can think of two other hospitals I have worked at with tunnels to the Nurses quarters.
JohnJ
Jan 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Comment #1289There seems to be a few posters a wee bit tired on here!
They seem to be often having a wee snooze . zzzzzzzzzzz. zzzzzzzzzz
Have to admit perhaps it’s time I had some shut eye as well.
zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz
Toonces
Jan 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Comment #1290Charlie.
True. Schar brings balance to the defense, although he is not the best defender aerially, and is a progressive ball carrier.
Of course he is a bit high risk as he always likes to rush forward and try those diagonal passes along the ground that seem to get cut out a lot and spring counter attacks with him out of position. But when they come off he is creating chances.
Feel a bit for Botman as he lost so much time with the injury. In that time Burn has stepped up and is first choice on the left side of the central pairing. Not longterm but on form he deserves it. Botman did ok defensively on the right side really until Bournemouth, but you can tell it was an adjustment for him.
lochinvar
Jan 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Comment #1291One thought might be that Eddie reunites the pairing of Schar and Botman at the back perhaps giving BDB a rest on the bench. He was a little wayward against Bournemouth, perhaps jaded like most of the team that day.
Bruno will need to be more forward facing to serve the frontman and JoeLinton needs to power on with more purpose and get his shooting boots on
Wonder if Barnes is back, his physicality could be useful.
Wor B
Jan 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Comment #1292Morning Loch, it’s Maaatch Daaay! 🙂
Barnes not due back until mid February. 🙁
magscar
Jan 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Comment #1293Matchday
Whilst I was getting a bit anxious at the 2 games a week catching up with us (and it did) this has been a long week 🙂
Hoping for a return to form after a break and against a poor side who although are playing a little better we should beat ….if we have sorted out last week’s malaise
It’s good that we managed to travel down yesterday so shouldn’t be unprepared
As in many games first goal is important but even if they get it we should go on to win – Southampton proved they couldn’t hold a lead after the collapse at Man U and are on a terrible run
We used to be just the medicine such teams needed to cure their ills but maybe last Saturday’s upset has made sure we won’t be that
If we play the way we can and have been doing until Bournemouth then 3 points ought to be ours but no complacency!!
HWTL
Wor B
Jan 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Comment #1294FPL
PL Managers are now on the system to select from next GW24…
https://www.premierleague.com/news/4192707
Hibbit
Jan 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Comment #1295Morning all, much better day down here,
lochinvar
i was born in workhouse in 1950 when it was being used as a maturity ward.
Hibbit
Jan 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Comment #1296😆 Maternity 😆
Not another deJong
Jan 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Comment #1297Rotation, rotation, rotation…..where possible.
Gordon———Isak———Murphy
Miley———Tonali———Bruno
Targett—Botman—Schar—Trippier
——————Dubravka
More of the squad need to be at full match fitness and they will not there without starts.
Osula, Miggy and Sanusi will potentially need to come on to protect our important front attack line.
Wor B
Jan 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Comment #1298Too much change there for Eddie methinks NadJ.
I reckon Eddie will be more likely to make just one change and protect others by subbing at 60 – 70 mins.
Munster Mag
Jan 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Comment #1299Hibbitt, the maturity ward didn’t work 🙂
Sorry cudnt resist
Munster Mag
Jan 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Comment #1300Jail , Fenners is a huge fan boy of Barton and spoked before of how he spoke out of middle aged white men. Mund as a full wingman was at it too. Others offered support too.
The guy is a loon, always was
Munster Mag
Jan 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Comment #1301Still no electricity in my neck of the woods. Bag of sh1te
lesh
Jan 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Comment #1302Munster
You mentioned three names in #1300 when referring to the guy being a loon. Shouldn’t you have said guys?
Mund
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Comment #1303Munster trying to cause shit on a Matchday…
🙄
Just another day.
Show me were I’ve supported Barton or is it just another one of your Jackanory tales.
Seeing as it’s involving the two lads who live rent free in your head it doesn’t go far.
Enjoy the match if you actually watch it
Mister Tuff
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Comment #1304ZZZZZZZZZZZzz snore zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Mund
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Comment #1305Imagine living in Ireland and never leaving your house and all you do is make up stories and lies on a football blog.
I know this guy and that guy and word over here in Ireland is this rumour and that rumour…
Nothing gets out of the club but the daft lad thinks it escapes the toon and England to make its way over the pond to the littler old fisherman/bullshitter 😆
The same lad champions Casey who is seen as a laughing stock to the fan base but but but he knows his onions 😆
I genuinely feel sorry for you as your life must be miserable as fck to make the stuff up you do and actually believe it.
Half the time nowadays he talks to himself.
Anyways HWTL
Mund
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Comment #1306No electricity!
Can’t wait till your phone dies 😉
Might give the blog a rest on a Matchday
scott
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Comment #1307Re the tunnels to the nurses quarters!
History books state that the tunnel was dug by the nurses themselves during lunch breaks & days off once the noticed the type of blokes the pubs they frequented was attracted! 😉 😀
(Sorry lads an open goal was left!)
scott
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Comment #1308Actually I was just talking about the tunnels last week there is a second one to the north of the nurses one that leads to the old morgue,both are still there but are flooded now!
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Comment #1309Even tuff is bored of crusty eye puppet
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Comment #1310Nurses must be hamas 😀
Mund
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Comment #1311It could be worse I could be a troll stinking of piss desperate for friends on a blog were nobody can stand you but carry on anyways 😆
Mund
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Comment #1312Rumours Miggy will be in the match day squad.
Wonder how far the deal is
lesh
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Comment #1313After a short spell in absentia, the puppet’s appearance confirms that his strings are still being pulled. It appears he can’t live without arguing.
And he’s the one who has the nerve to soke having nowt else to do but post on here? Sheesh. 🙄
Mund
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Comment #1314The usuals doing their thing on match day thinking anyone cares 🙄
The desperation is scary
lesh
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Comment #1315Mund
‘….. troll stinking of piss…’?
Maybe it’s time for a new script?
Mund
Jan 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Comment #1316😆 says the man who is obsessed with other blokes on a footy blog and his whole existence on here is to target those said people.
Do you live alone Lesh?
Get in touch with CH get yourself a ladyboy, a bit of company for yee 😉
Wor B
Jan 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Comment #1317Majority of Eddie bingo players are going with a settled team selection. Only doubt seems to be the CD pairing.
I’m not keen on Botman on the right, if Schar is fit he starts for me. Burn keeps his place atm also.
scott
Jan 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Comment #1318WorB
Yeah I agree iv gone with Schar too,although imo the Bournemouth game was just a game too far for Botman with a period of short recovery time between games!
Mister Tuff
Jan 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Comment #1319Looney Lesh again staring his mischief on matchday. He is clearly a sick puppy. He lives with a fanboy – they’ve probably had a row about which dresses to wear -so he comes on here to vent his toxic spleen. Does it every matchday.
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Jan 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Comment #1320Janitor cleans up piss for a living ycmiu