By Tyne-Talk
December 5 2008

Newcastle United host Stoke City this weekend in their 15th match of the season. Both teams at battling a very close mid to lower table fight which see's 9 teams all within reaching distance of each other.

Newcastle have won 2 of their last 6 games but take on Stoke of the back of a goal-less draw at Middlesbrough, whilst Stoke have won 3 of their last 6 games, which included cup ties but travel on a 1-1 draw from their last Premier League game against Hull and a defeat in the League Cup in midweek.

Newcastle have been fairly consistent of late in either conceding, scoring or conceding and scoring 2 goals a game aside of the Chelsea & Middlesbrough fixtures, whereas Stoke's recent goal record is of 1 goal games (either scored or conceded), aside of their 5-0 thrashing at Old Trafford.

Joe Kinnear could be tempted to field an un-changed team to that of last weekend as he searches for his first win in four games, meaning Viduka and now fit defender Steven Taylor will both be likely to start on the bench. In addition to Taylor's return Xisco is back having recovered from a hamstring injury leaving Kinnear without Shola Ameobi who has a foot/ankle injury, Joey Barton, Alan Smith who is not quite fit from an foot problem and Gonzalez who remains sidelined with a long term Achilles problem.

Stoke who continue to surprise people will be expecting former Newcastle player Abdoulaye Faye to return to the fold after recovering from a thigh injury, he will join fellow former Toon players Amdy Faye and Andy Griffin as the trio hope to shake up the match.

Stoke will be without Kitson who has a knee injury and defender Ryan Shawcross who has a bad back.

NUFC: Given, Harper, Beye, Enrique, N'Zogbia, Bassong, Coloccini, Taylor, Cacapa, Edgar, Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Geremi, Owen, Martins, Viduka, Carroll, Xisco.

STOKE: Sorensen, Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Cort, Higginbotham, Soares, Tonge, Amdy Faye, Diao, Delap, Sidibe, Fuller, Simonsen, Olofinjana, Whelan, Cresswell, Dickinson, Sonko, Pugh, Pericard.

Match Preview/Thread/Stats: Newcastle v Stoke City

Discussion started by TyneTalk (IP Logged), 05/12/2008 16:16

TyneTalk
05/12/2008 16:16

Match Preview/Thread/Stats: Newcastle v Stoke City

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annie
05/12/2008 17:19

I'll go with 2-1 for us. Please let me be right this time.
We are due a win.

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annie
05/12/2008 17:41

I've changed my mind I think it will be 2-0 to us.
Our back four have kept out Middlesborough and Chelsea, Stoke should be no problem and they played in midweek.

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nathan robinson
05/12/2008 17:52

Newcastle 4 - 2 Stoke

Think it'll be a high scoring game with us edging it.

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Jaryd
06/12/2008 02:53

Newcastle United 2 - 0 Stoke City

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i!
06/12/2008 11:58

I'm going for 1-0 with this team:

Given
Beye Coloccini Bassong Taylor
Gutierrez Guthrie N'Zogbia
Owen Viduka Martins


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Gallowgate Luke
06/12/2008 15:08

1-0 Micheal Owen

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wasim4nufc
06/12/2008 15:15

Great start. Now just to keep it up



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MissC
06/12/2008 15:20

If we can keep this up we will be flying

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Gallowgate Luke
06/12/2008 15:24

We are flying Carys.

2-0 Owen again

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MissC
06/12/2008 15:25

2-0

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ComradeCurtis
06/12/2008 15:26

70yrd pass form Geremi, martins pass owen in the net. Get in



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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cappen
06/12/2008 15:27

Great pass - Owen couldnt miss

Get in!!

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ComradeCurtis
06/12/2008 15:40

we look on form.. up for it and the confidence really shows.



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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*Newcastlefan*
06/12/2008 15:55

Great result so far! hopefully they'll score another one in the 2nd half

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Omar_786
06/12/2008 15:59

great set up by spiderman for the first goal .. owen couldnt miss ........ and a nice cross face ball by obafemi owen just had to slide it in ... easy !!!

spiderman had a great chance to open his account great ball by n'zogbia but he was denied


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ComradeCurtis
06/12/2008 16:03

Owen 3 shots 2 goals 1st half.



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Gallowgate Luke
06/12/2008 16:05

The Radio Newcastle commentator has just said "Another Goal for Newcastle would just suit us but not a goal for Stoke"



No sh 1t sherlock

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ComradeCurtis
06/12/2008 16:06

Taylor on... Danny off.



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ComradeCurtis
06/12/2008 16:14

What a tackle from Taylor. Colo was out of position and the lad must of ran 40 odd yrds before makin the slide. Top lad.



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Gallowgate Luke
06/12/2008 16:18

2-1

I will be HACKED off if we dont win this game

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becksa09
06/12/2008 16:21

seemed to good to be true.

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becksa09
06/12/2008 16:51

unfucking believable.

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wasim4nufc
06/12/2008 16:54

This just cannot be happening. We blew a 2 goal lead at home to Stoke.



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senyabtoon
06/12/2008 17:01

why why why why ? !!!!!!!!!!!

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Omar_786
06/12/2008 17:44

ffs !!!!!!! first titus bramble and now faye !!!!

unfoooking believable we are having a good unbeaten run but we need wins


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annie
07/12/2008 01:37

I can't believe it, at 2-0 I thought we were 3 ponts to the good.

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Gallowgate Luke
07/12/2008 09:30

Another b0ll0x result.
2-2 at home to Stoke is just not acceptable in my book (especially when we were 2-0 up).

Drawing 2-2 is becoming Kinnears trademark

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Jaryd
07/12/2008 10:55

Can see why Kinnear was @#$%& off at the end with the referee. Surely that wasn't a free kick Bassong had his hands up the whole time to show that he wasn't holding or manipulating the stoke player.

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