Newcastle have a golden opportunity to continue their momentum with a trip to 19th-placed Leicester City tonight. The lads can climb back to fifth place with a victory while having a match in hand on their competitors.
Eddie Howe has kept the same lineup that downed Brentford last week.
Unchanged. ? pic.twitter.com/4gBSO7Bh3X
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) April 7, 2025
This is the team Foxes boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has named.
Our XI on Filbert Way ?#LEINEW pic.twitter.com/kMa3IPNvAd
— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 7, 2025
Howay The Lads!
513 comments so far
cyprus
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Comment #81I expected more, especially in the second half, but how can you complain when you win 0-3 away against any pl side?
magicmac54
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Comment #82Getting the victory and the valuable 3 points tonight was all that mattered tonight, but that match wont live long in the memory to be honest, a real endurance test if the truth be told, i think Leicester sucked us down the their level.
IrishRob
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Comment #83Jedus Osula didn’t even bother chase that ball. That’s absolutely horrible to see, I dont care what time of the match it is.
Davas
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Comment #84That’ll do nicely
JaveaToon
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Comment #85Not a vintage performance but I’d settle for another 5 or so lol like that
Romford mag
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Comment #86E i e i e o
coming home
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Comment #87Job done I suppose
Adamn_92
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Comment #88Job done.
About as easy of a match you’ll ever likely see.
Don’t think we ever needed to find a gear at all in that match!
Yes we could have maybe pushed and got much, but seems clear to me that the second half, we were more focused on not exerting ourselves and trying not to get any silly injuries in a game already well won.
As for Osula, this is why he hasn’t played much. He looks nowhere near ready and hasn’t done at any point we’ve seen him. He played well in the cup against League one opposition. Anytime he’s played against Premier League opposition for us, he’s looked nowhere near ready.
There’s a player there, but christ he needs a LOT of work before he’s ready to have run outs for us regularly in the league.
Adamn_92
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Comment #89*and got much more
lochinvar
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Comment #90Looks like containment was the name of the game 2nd half. But if you put two attackers on against a poor three man defence you need to feed them, we didn’t as our midfield slowed down with changes.
Davas
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Comment #91Level with 4th and 4 points behind 3rd with a game in hand on both
Davas
Apr 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Comment #92Livramento was class again
stan anderson
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Comment #93Clinical professional just been said on tv.
Not a good watch though.
cyprus
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Comment #94I’m going to stand up for Osula here. Yes, he’s raw, but he’s hardly played at all. He comes on, wants to impress, overdoes it.
Not saying he’ll make it but to judge him on this small a sample?
Anyway, good night folks. Let’s not be… entitled, a big three points, joint fourth!
Davas
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Comment #95Man utd could be a tricky game as they tend to raise their game against bigger teams 😉
magicmac54
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Comment #96We really need to win on sunday, dropping points against that lot is really not an optain, by hook or by crook or the dark arts, we really need to put them to the sword in that particular fixture.
HWTL
coming home
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Comment #97Cyprus
Not being an entitled fan but come on Leicester are shite man
And in Osula if he can’t make it under Howe he just isn’t good enough
magicmac54
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Comment #98cyprus
Nite Nite cyprus lad.
HWTL
Pottsclock
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Comment #99That was simply a training knock about in that second half.
How the football world has changed so quickly. A few seasons ago Bruce was trying to do a loan deal for that Leicester hacker Hamza Choudhury and couldn’t get it over the line on the final day of the transfer window, thank goodness.
Now Leicester are nowhere near our level, have loan players in their team and are about to be relegated.
cyprus
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Comment #100CH,
You called it, you were right. This was our easiest win yet.
Anyway, goodnight it’s midnight here 🙂
cyprus
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Comment #101Goodnight magic, and everyone else around.
Davas
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Comment #102Osula is still only young (21) and EH and JT seem to rate so hopefully they can bring him on. It wasn’t what he did with the ball for me but his awareness and pressing/positioning. I’m sure they’re working on it.
Adamn_92
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Comment #103Cyprus
Not just based on tonight or his other brief appearences, I understand the trying hard to impress, but just his overall game and signs show he’s got a long way to develop still.
Even against Birmingham, he had loads of loose passes, heavy touches, loose dribbling with the ball, running out of position to chase the ball when he should stay and keep shape etc. Things that premier league opposition would have punished.
I’m not saying he won’t make it and maybe some more game time could help, but at the moment he is a long long way from getting more game time in my opinion.
Rotonda heights
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Comment #104I was greedy as 2nd half I wanted to threaten Chelsea’s GD and had visions of the 7-1 against them all those years ago under KK.
Still 3 points was vital and mission accomplished.
That Schar ”assist” for Murphy will live in the memory. Thought Murphy had initially over run it with a poor touch but thankfully not and his amazing stats for this season continue. Magic, I’m sure the Murphy bros could have played for Ireland.
Bit of a dilemma with our striker subs. Wilson sadly looks like his race is run at this level as he’s contributed nothing really every time he’s come on. Osula looks like he’s trying too hard to impress in his limited minutes and looks a bit wild.
coming home
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Comment #105Good night Cyprus mate
coming home
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Comment #106I’d be very surprised if Osula makes it
I just don’t think he has the football brain
Rotonda heights
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Comment #107Couldn’t have seen this when Leicester were winning the PL and the FA cup and we had Ashley. Always had some sympathy for them after their owners’ helicopter crash.
magicmac54
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Comment #108Coming Home
Poor teams have a tendency to pull you down to their level mate, but at this stage of the season results are clearly more important than performances, 3 points in the bag, objective successfully negotiated.
HWTL
coming home
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Comment #109Magic
That’s true mate
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Comment #110Job done
Didn’t think we were that good – far too many sloppy passes.
Livramento my man of the match
Back four played well
Tonali, Joelinton decent games
Barnes and Murphy decent games
Bruno and Isak poor
Poor ok hadn’t much to do
IrishRob
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Comment #111I dont know, I hope I’m wrong but I can’t see us getting up to unimpressive level yet again. I worry the performance will be more of the same this time. And manure can play well when they want to. They’re very hard to get many goals against atm so 1 goal is probably going to win it, either way.
coming home
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Comment #112End of the day it’s 3 points at Murphy won me my FPL match so all is good
Good night folks
🙂
magicmac54
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Comment #113Rotonda
heights
Evening mate, with an name like Murphy i also think he and the brother could possibly have been eligible to play for Ireland, there has got to be Irish descent in the bloodline you would imagine marra.
magicmac54
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Comment #114Coming Home
Good night young fella, make sure you don`t lose that 7 wood lad 😀
Keep er lit.
HWTL
Davas
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Comment #115So just 2 games for big Joe to negotiate without a yellow card. Now he could take a second late on if he gets one in either game.
jimiley
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Comment #116Our subs are just not good enough.
Eddie brings them on and there is nothing there.
Wilson is just finished, Offers nothing.
Longy is not good enough.
Miley is still young and can make it but not yet.
JohnJ
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Comment #117I’ve had a drive to Burnley today and I saw 3 magpies at different stages of the journey!
Perhaps I should have put a tenner on a 3 – 0 win eh?
Ah well I’ll take the win and be glad about it!
😀 😀 😀
magscar
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Comment #118Job done first half
Sloppy 2cnd half at times
8 games to go and it’s about points, yes I know good performances build up but that was game management in 3rd gear
Harder games to follow and we should be up for those despite that mediocre 2cnd half as we basically coasted
magicmac54
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Comment #119Rotonda
heights
I just checked it out about Jacob Murphy being eligible to play for Ireland mate, his father is from Nigeria, and his Mother from Ireland, so yes he is indeed eligible to play for Ireland or Nigeria as he has dual nationality, it`s not like Ireland wouldn`t need him as we are not exactly blessed with quality players marra.
jimiley
Apr 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Comment #120That game went as I envisaged.
I had us winning a poor game 2 0.
Leicester were there for the taking. We could have hit them for at least 6.
I geared Isak was not fully fit and his performance has reinforced my fears.
I thought Eddie would bring the subs on and they would kill any aspiration as they are not good enough.
Our subs can close a game down to defend a lead but are no way good enough to chase a game