Newcastle downed third-placed Nottingham Forest on Sunday at St. James’ Park but now face an even tougher test; a trip to league leaders Liverpool, who look destined to end Manchester City’s stranglehold on the division.
The Reds are a test Newcastle have failed to pass in recent history. It’ll take a top performance to get anything from tonight’s fixture.
This is the team Eddie Howe has named featuring two changes from the weekend. Alexander Isak misses out with a groin problem.
HOWAY NEWCASTLE! ? pic.twitter.com/0VTHAMbSAr
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) February 26, 2025
Arne Slot has selected the following lineup for the hosts.
Up the Reds ?? #LIVNEW
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 26, 2025
Howay The Lads!
486 comments so far
Munster Mag
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Comment #41Poor by Pope and a very flawed pick by eddie
Munster Mag
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Comment #42Oh sorry, Eddie can’t be criticised
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Comment #43Also Pope is so bad that took half an hour to go in and he still couldn’t save it.
We just ait good enough yet. When we do play well our intensity papers over a lot of cracks, but on paper there’s probably 5 starting players who are poor enough.
onmeedsun
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Comment #44Bruno mentally slow on the ball. We need to be sharper when we have the ball.
lukes26
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Comment #45poor from pope for the goal. but also really poor from schar. cant get too close because he knows he’d be beat
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Comment #46Wow stinker of a finish
lukes26
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Comment #47Wilson offside. get used to hearing that tonight
onmeedsun
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Comment #48I love Murphy but his body language when he gets the ball in space is I’m not good enough to hurt this team. Assert yourself man.
jimiley
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Comment #49Liverpool have dropped off. The crowd is asleep.
If we can keep it like this we might nick something late on
jimiley
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Comment #50Bruno was in a sprint does not look too clever
lukes26
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Comment #51how good is hall? excellent past 3 minutes from him
Davas
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Comment #52Yeah, it worried me when schar went over because tino was upfield
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Comment #53You can just tell were not even going to get a sniff at goal let alone score tonight.
jimiley
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Comment #54Our throw ins are schoolboy
Not another deJong
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Comment #55There you go, a foul throw
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Comment #56Brunos starting to look a bit better on the ball and all of a sudden we look okay at tines
lukes26
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Comment #57this is actually going pretty decent. Newcastle might get something out of this
JaveaToon
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Comment #58Wilson ffs man
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Comment #59Another stinker from Wilson
jimiley
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Comment #60Luke’s
Agreed. Liverpool are asleep.
But we won’t get owt if Wilson keeps playing shit
jimiley
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Comment #61Osulu must be gutted
catchy in norway
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Comment #62Wilson is embarrassing.
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Comment #63Pope is just diabolical
JaveaToon
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Comment #64Pope lucky there. Can’t play at all with the ball at his feet
onmeedsun
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Comment #65Our play has sharpened up a bit but Wilson’s finishing looks well off. He’s better than that but hasn’t played enough. Playing a team like Liverpool shows up our lack of touch and pace in key areas. They have no weaknesses. We have a few. Double our wage bill of course helps.
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Comment #66Why the utter fukkkkkk is schar ducking out of that block there. Omg like he’s just hoping it’s not on target, so so dumb
tannerabag
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Comment #67Had to give up watching. The commentators just seem to think there is only one team on the pitch. And about Wilson, his team mates are not able to pass to him because he seems to have forgotten about the off-side law during his period of injury.
Romford mag
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Comment #68Commentators always blow smoke up their @rse tbf
IrishRob
Feb 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Comment #69Willock has been terrible tonight, giving the ball away all night, horrible decision making
Romford mag
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Comment #70Kin shoot willock!
morocco0015
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Comment #71Irish nob has been terrible tonight, bumping his gums and talking shite.
fray bentos
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Comment #72Ah well
Go into the 2nd half, still in the game, hopefully we can nick one, we’ve had no success from scoring first against them in recent years so maybe this our only way is to come back from behind, fingers crossed!
Davas
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Comment #73Watching with the sound down. Did alright after they scored. Looks like EH has tweaked it with Gordon playing as a 10/on the right?
fray bentos
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Comment #74@morocco
But IrishRob is so good at supporting players, he really builds their confidence
Leave him alone
Munster Mag
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Comment #75Sound off for me too
magicmac54
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Comment #76Steady as we go, even though it`s pretty much total domination by Liverpool, as long as we stay only one goal in arrears we are not without hope.
HWTL
Munster Mag
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Comment #77It’s a Salah wankathon
Davas
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Comment #78Wilson definitely not up to speed yet after his long absence
LocalHero77
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Comment #79Illustrates how we are dangerously reliant on Isaak, we would feasibly be in front had he started. Wilson’s shot. It must be psychologically brutal for the guy playing second fiddle to a player of Isaaks quality and feeling just how much your best playing days are well behind you. He must be able to smell that Championship changing room from here. Would love him to have a purple patch before he’s out to pasture tho but Christ it doesn’t look likely does it
Munster Mag
Feb 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Comment #80But Eddie has got his selection wrong. Again.
Far too respectful again aswell.
Osula will get 2 mins. He doesn’t go for youth.