By Tyne-Talk
November 8 2008

Newcastle travel to Craven Cottage this weekend in the Sunday 4pm Kick Off against Fulham on the back of their first clean sheet of the season & two consecutive wins under Joe Kinnear. Newcastle United's form has improved in their last six games with just won defeat in their last five. Fulham host on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park, but did win 2-0 against Wigan in their last home game. Fulham manager Roy Hodgson will be without Fredrik Stoor who is suffering with a cold and Dickson Etuhu, who has a knee injury, whilst Seol Ki-Hyeon is back in the country but also struggling with a knee injury and is a doubt.

Fulham will welcome back Toni Kallio who has recovered from a virus.

As a result Hodgson is likely to start with the team he played against Everton.

After making a brief appearance against Aston Villa on Monday night, Newcastle's Michael Owen is hoping to feature in the starting eleven after regaining his fitness following a groin strain, but may have to make do with warming the bench as Kinnear looks set to stick with his winning team.

As a result Danny Guthrie may also sit on the bench whilst Nicky Butt starts and Joey Barton will shrug off the consequences of his controversial return to Premier League action and also start.

As normal Mark Viduka and Alan Smith remain sidelined with long-term injuries.

FULHAM FACT: Fulham have taken the title of having the worst record in the Premier League after scoring just 8 goals in 10 games.

NEWCASTLE FACT: Newcastle's poor defensive record has seen them keep just 2 clean sheets on the road since 2006.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard, Murphy, Gera, Zamora, Johnson, Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Gray, Dempsey, Andreasen, Kallio, Baird, Seol.

Newcastle: Given, Harper, Beye, Enrique, Bassong, Taylor, Coloccini, Cacapa, Edgar, Butt, Guthrie, Barton, Duff, Jonas, N'Zogbia, Ameobi, Martins, Owen, Xisco.

Match Preview/Stats/Thread: Fulham v Newcastle

Discussion started by TyneTalk (IP Logged), 08/11/2008 16:03

TyneTalk
08/11/2008 16:03

Match Preview/Stats/Thread: Fulham v Newcastle

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ash4nufc
08/11/2008 20:05

im excited for this match can feel us winning 2 - 1

imagine 3 wins on the bounce for the toon :O

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annie
08/11/2008 21:47

I'm really looking forward to this match which we'll surely win.
2-0 to us & a rise up the table. C'mon the Toon.

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MissC
09/11/2008 12:34

I agree I think I put down a 2-1 win on my prediction league thing..

Bring it on!!!

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Andy Cole
09/11/2008 13:29

Fulham 0 - 5 Newcastle United

I just have a feeling that we'll tank them.

Oba is now match sharp and ready to bang them in.

I was watching Barcelona last night and Eto'o banged in 4 goals for himself. He is the most similar player to Obafemi Martins I think there is.

I'm sure Martins will becom Samuel Eto'o MKII

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Jaryd
09/11/2008 13:38

Yeah i'm predicting a game completely dominated by Newcastle but don't think it will be a 5-0 win I reckon a 1-0 win with complete dominance over the ball.

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MissC
09/11/2008 13:41

Another clean sheet & 3 points will do fine - whatever the score....

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Steve
09/11/2008 14:18

any streams for the game?

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cappen
09/11/2008 14:56

[www.myp2p.eu]

Scroll through to find the game, lots of options... but game is on TV Live here in Canada!

3-0 to the Toon.

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rab
09/11/2008 15:04

are all you youngins to daft to google it. every game is on here day in day out......


free footy


as for the match come on the lads 3-0

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MissC
09/11/2008 15:39

Also on SS1 for those of you who have Sky

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MissC
09/11/2008 15:40

LINE-UPS

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MissC
09/11/2008 15:45

Taylor replaced by Cacapa - He stayed behind with a stomach injur

Very little reported on it at the moment.

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MissC
09/11/2008 16:21

1-0- been expecting it for a while

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tunyc
09/11/2008 16:26

How about Martins' passing right there?

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tunyc
09/11/2008 16:31

Ameobi looks particularly useless today.

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*Newcastlefan*
09/11/2008 16:34

Hopefully we can still get a draw

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annie
09/11/2008 16:34

I must say I wasn't expecting such stout resistance from Fulham. Still hopeful though.

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tunyc
09/11/2008 16:37

Have to say I'm surprised Duff caught Johnson so easily...

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senyabtoon
09/11/2008 16:39

enrique is bloody useless!!!

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annie
09/11/2008 16:43

No doubt Joe will be giving some of the players a lecture at half time.

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tunyc
09/11/2008 16:45

For me, Enrique's performance sums up his time at NUFC: maddeningly inconsistent.

Jonas has not been his usual stellar self on the ball today, which worries me more...

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tunyc
09/11/2008 16:47

And, oh yeah, we're completely screwed if Taylor has to miss any significant amount of time. If he does, maybe Bassong should be given a go next week. Cacapa has been shocking.

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cappen
09/11/2008 16:48

We are playing too slow... giving the ball away far too much.

Cacapa and Enrique scare the hell out of me whenever they have the ball... you dont know where its going to end up!

Shola are Martins not playing close enough. Bring on Owen for Shola.

Boro and Spuds winning at the moment - we need three points here.

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CNDShearerFan16
09/11/2008 16:50

What an uninspiring bunch of (insert cuss word here). Get the ball, give it back to Fulham. Surely we have a better option than Enrique, he is terrible. Let's hope the lads get an earful in the change room and show some sort of passion in the second half.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008:11:09:16:51:32 by CNDShearerFan16.

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senyabtoon
09/11/2008 16:52

i think we will be better second half we seem to be a second half team under joe so fingers crossed i wanna see bassong for enrique and shola for owen!

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Rob-15-92
09/11/2008 16:53

Cacapa by name
Cacrapa by nature!

Why not play Tamas Kadar? He cant be worse than him!

The Eastenders of football.. Newcastle!

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MissC
09/11/2008 16:53

Lets hope so - Need to get some passion thrown at them - because at the moment they look like they would rather be anywhere but soggy london

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tunyc
09/11/2008 16:56

Guthrie for Butt
Owen for Shola

Do it, Joe!!

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senyabtoon
09/11/2008 16:57

get an early goal and its wide open again i really think this game is made for owen the type where poachers score the winner!

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wasim4nufc
09/11/2008 17:09

we've been useless thus far. I can't see us scoring a goal, nevermind winning today.



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Toon4life

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MissC
09/11/2008 17:11

AMEOBI!!!!!

1-1

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tunyc
09/11/2008 17:12

get in1!

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*Newcastlefan*
09/11/2008 17:12

Yes!

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waffles
09/11/2008 17:12

Nice cross by Duff, nice strike from Shola. Now let's get one more and pull 3 points.

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wasim4nufc
09/11/2008 17:13

and what do you know, Ameobi thinks differently to me, 1-1!



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*Newcastlefan*
09/11/2008 17:14

I love how now even when they go a goal down they always seem to fight back more

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annie
09/11/2008 17:14

Fanbloooodytastic! Lets hope your prediction of 2-1 to us is coming true Carys.
Shola - on the top of everyones selling list!

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wasim4nufc
09/11/2008 17:20

penalty.needless challenge by coloccini. murphy makes it 2-1



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MissC
09/11/2008 17:20

penalty - for fulham

Murphy 2-1

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annie
09/11/2008 17:20

Penalty for Fulham. Ouch.

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tunyc
09/11/2008 17:20

BALLS!!!!!

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Rob-15-92
09/11/2008 17:36

TBF Cacrapa ran away from Johnson so If Colo didnt trip it was 100% goal

The Eastenders of football.. Newcastle!

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Rob-15-92
09/11/2008 17:40

I swear if Cacrapa walks past me ill punch him so hard EVEN Barton would be proud!

The Eastenders of football.. Newcastle!

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tunyc
09/11/2008 17:42

Ah, this is some s.hite right here. Beye's slide tackles are too good for PL officials, apparently.

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tunyc
09/11/2008 17:45

OK, that's the most absurd handball I've ever seen in top flight football. FFS, Cacrapa must be s'crapped!!

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MissC
09/11/2008 17:48

Looks like we are about to drop another 3 points and add to our cr4p away record



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008:11:09:17:48:51 by Carys.

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waffles
09/11/2008 17:49

Spuds won... back to bottom 3...

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senyabtoon
09/11/2008 17:51

we should of won that colo !!! arghhhh

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MissC
09/11/2008 17:51

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CNDShearerFan16
09/11/2008 17:55

Disgraceful. We cannot be losing to the Fulhams of the League. It is simply unacceptable.

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*Newcastlefan*
09/11/2008 17:56

Who keeps giving away penalties? They seem to give one away every 2nd match.

Its so annoying!

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annie
09/11/2008 17:59

What a disapointment.

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waffles
09/11/2008 17:59

As unnecessary as Colo's foul was, he had to at least play Johnson. Cacapa was the cause of that penalty with his AWFUL turn.

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cappen
09/11/2008 20:04

WE have a lot of work to do, roll on the transfer window and hopefully we can tie up a couple of deals. Though who would want to come to us at the moment is beyond me!

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tunyc
10/11/2008 22:16

One thing should be clear: the pen is Cacapa's responsibility, regardless of who took the foul.

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