By Tyne-Talk
January 17 2009

Newcastle United travel to Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park for today's 3pm Kick Off. They travel on the back of a poor run of games, losing midweek to Hull City in the FA Cup and only winning 1 game in their last 6. Blackburn have won just 2 of their last 6 games, both teams having drawn 2 matches a piece.

The stats have very little reflection on their league positions; the 5 points which separate the two sides have created the difference between 11^th and 20^th.  Blackburn sit at 19^th in the table's relegation zone whilst Newcastle are hovering outside the top 10 at 11^th but also outside the bottom 3 with just 3 points separating them from the drop zone, having played 1 game more than 3 of the teams below them.

Former Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce who has today announced that the club failed to understand the thinking behind his intentions at the club, will be hoping his current side will show his former employers exactly what they are missing.

Blackburn have won their last 4 meetings against Newcastle and Newcastle have only won once in their last 13 away games.

Kinnear, who placed Steven Taylor and Andy Carroll on the bench in midweek despite them both carrying injuries, has no good news for the fans as none of his injured players will be returning to the squad.

That rules out, Joey Barton, Cacapa, Beye, (all knee), Geremi (back), Enrique (hamstring), Viduka (groin), Martins (Hernia op), Smith (foot/ankle), Ameobi (ankle) and Gonzalez (Achilles).

For today's game Owen will start upfront, probably with Carroll, though Xisco is also available, whilst Steven Taylor is a concern, if fit he will resume his role in the starting eleven to notch up his 100^th appearance in the league.

The extensive injury list leaves the door open for Nile Ranger and Ryan Donaldson to make the substitutes bench, despite playing for the youth side on Thursday.

Allardyce is without any new injury concerns and is likely to debut new loan signing Gael Givet.  David Dunn is set to return to action after a hamstring problem and Santa Cruz is also back in contention after recovering from a calf injury.

Match Thread/Preview: Blackburn Rovers v NUFC

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17/01/2009 12:30

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Jaryd
17/01/2009 12:50

Given
Edgar - Kadar - Coloccini - N'Zogbia
Jonas - LuaLua - Guthrie - Duff
Owen - Xisco

SUBS:
Harper
Tozer
Taylor
Donaldson
Ranger
Carrol
Doninger

Blackburn 1 - Newcastle 2

The bench is looking a tad flat!

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annie
17/01/2009 13:26

A draw.

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ToonBart
17/01/2009 14:16

Pete Graves, Centurys broadcaster at the match, has just said that the team is going to contain some bi suprises. He thinks this means kids starting or possibly Barton and Enrique starting.

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nathan robinson
17/01/2009 14:31

1422: TEAMS Blackburn v Newcastle

Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Emerton, Andrews, Kerimoglu, Pedersen, Roberts, McCarthy.

Subs: Bunn, Dunn, Roque Santa Cruz, Grella, Mokoena, Treacy, Derbyshire.

Newcastle: Given, Edgar, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Duff, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia, Carroll, Owen.

Subs: Harper, Barton, Gutierrez, Xisco, Taylor, Kadar, LuaLua

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cappen
17/01/2009 14:58

We need the points (keep the gap between us and bottom three)

We need to start winning games (give more confidence)

Need to beat Sam (cause I kanna stand him)

Ha'way 2-1 win to the Toon

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matty8583
17/01/2009 15:23

anyone got a stream????????????????

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ToonBart
17/01/2009 15:26

This happened last Saturday. Think they are now been targeted come matchday.

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cappen
17/01/2009 15:27

The iraq goals one is working but the picture is c.rap

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annie
17/01/2009 15:31

Watching on Justin but picture slow and blurry, I can just make which team is which.

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cappen
17/01/2009 15:33

we are supposed to be attacking to the left (if that helps)

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cappen
17/01/2009 15:37

Can none of our midfield players put the ball in the back of the net??

Butt should have scored..

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cappen
17/01/2009 15:41

we should have had two or three - this is frustrating.

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 15:59

bing on spiderman


He's The Next Ronaldo (Sir Bob R.I.P)

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 16:11

great save from shay


He's The Next Ronaldo (Sir Bob R.I.P)

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:18

what is Edgar doing?? for ----- sake

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 16:19

i hate this ref ... 9th pen we have conceded


He's The Next Ronaldo (Sir Bob R.I.P)

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:20

Get Jonas on

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Dub
17/01/2009 16:22

That is devastating Blackburn haven't been in the game

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:22

From what Merson just said on SSn - this was an unbelievable penalty with no basis for the shout let alone it being given.

Shocking though no surprising

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lostmekeys
17/01/2009 16:25

has anyone still got a picture anywhere?

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lostmekeys
17/01/2009 16:26

pah, just came back on, wish it hadnt!

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faheemusa
17/01/2009 16:26

seems like all the iraqgoals streams have been removed.

rob @#$%& styles

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:26

2- 0

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 16:26

2-0 match over unfoooking belieable


He's The Next Ronaldo (Sir Bob R.I.P)

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Dub
17/01/2009 16:28

Nzogbia is having a shocker get the c*** off and get Jona on

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:28

Omar - we have pulled back from 2-0 before and apparently we are the better team from the KO 1st Half.

Additionally noone can beleive how Blackburn are winning when they are playing so poorly in comparison.

This is either luck or we have issues (which we know about anyway)

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:29

Just close and reload - mine is back on.

Santa Cruz on for McCarthy

Where are our changes?????

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:30

Unfortunately whilst I say the above i have little faith

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 16:31

i know we have come back before but its not gonna happen not with the personnel on the pitch

wish martins was playing


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cappen
17/01/2009 16:31

Barton getting ready to come on

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:33

Zog off

4-3-3- now I think

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:36

(Can anyone else see my signature?)

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:38

Jonas coming on for Duff

Yes, can see Shay and Taylor - Carys

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Dub
17/01/2009 16:39

JFK really doesn't have a clue

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:42

Butt off - second yellow...

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:42

Butt ffs - off

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becksa09
17/01/2009 16:44

rough day out.

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 16:44

well done nicky we are already short of players and now we deal with another suspension ffs


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MissC
17/01/2009 16:45

3-0 I think its time to go home and learn how to score some goals.

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 16:45

i hate you fat sam


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cappen
17/01/2009 16:46

we are so c.rap.

Ashley - get the cheque book out - and get in a manager who knows what he is doing!

I cant stand the smile of Allardyce's face!

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becksa09
17/01/2009 16:47

didn't ever expect us to win this game though.

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:47

It's exactly what he wanted - what makes it worse is that from what I have heard his team have been @#$%&

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:49

Just to make things even worse Manchester United are about to go top thanks to Berbatov

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:51

Dont mind Man U winning - hate Liverpool.

still Chelsea 0-1 Stoke

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faheemusa
17/01/2009 16:51

i'd rather have united pick up points that have bolton pull 1 pt on us this weekend. at this point i pull for all the top 5 or 6 against bottom teams.

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:52

all over

Going back to the article we have 3 teams below us with a game in hand

ultimately we are screwed!

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:52

not a bad first half - we could have had 2 or 3

must have been a great half time teamtalk because they were absolute s.h.i.t.e. second half.

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faheemusa
17/01/2009 16:53

with butt out we will see Guthrie and Barton next week. i think that is solid

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cappen
17/01/2009 16:55

Spuds are bottom again

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MissC
17/01/2009 16:56

...till tomorrow

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annie
17/01/2009 16:57

It may have been a soft penalty but Edgar didn't help by jumping in, arms and legs going in all direction, the pratt.

Didn't your heart just sink when you saw who was refereeing this match.

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OnTheLevee
17/01/2009 17:00

Rob Stiles does it again.. We were completely dominant until the penalty.. Awful decision changes the game.. Rob Stiles I hate you so much, your the worst PL referee, which is really saying something. Completely standard game for Stiles, a billion yellows, a red, after Butt received his first yellow for nothing, a penalty that wasn't, and a bunch of other pathetic decisions given by the biggest pompous @#$%& to ever referee a football match..
I love how Stiles shows Butt his second yellow then says something to him and looks smug then slyly shows the red, what is Stiles trying to convey? It seemed personal to me, I really wouldn't put it past him, he's so ego driven (worst possible trait for an official, of any description) that it's possible he sent Butt off because he doesn't like him, or likes the attention, which we all know he does..

diagf..

Also, I wish McCarthy wouldn't have a cry every time he's given offside (when he's clearly off by 2 or 3 yards).. Obviously only does it to try and sway the linesmans judement in the future when he has a real decision to make..

/rant.

I hope the lads can bounce back from this.. Heads went down after the penalty. If we can string some results together over the next month or so we could end up finishing around 8th (best case scenerio) which would be a great result, considering the start we had to this season..

All the best boys and girls..

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Omar_786
17/01/2009 17:01

this ref always messes us around .. worst one along with urinal rennie


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annie
17/01/2009 17:01

Don't mind Man U being top, I'd rather anyone was than Chelsea.

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faheemusa
17/01/2009 17:06

so from this season, if we were to buy ryan taylor and pay styles to never ref again, we'd have at least 7 more points from making one transfer.

taylor gets wigan a pt in the first and 3 in the second. styles takes 2 away from us at city and we should have at least been able to draw today without him there, maybe win it.

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lostmekeys
17/01/2009 17:29

never a pen, and butt was very unlucky to get two cards. we have been lucky with other results though, both stoke and sunderland were winning and both eventually lost. the table looks awful for us though, and it'll take more than other teams results to paper over the situation if we dont pick up some points soon.

as someone said above, butt missing a match does at least give us a look at barton and guthrie in the city game, when an attacking mindset will possibly be our best chance. like when going away to portsmouth, sitting back against city would be suicide, they have a much better attack than they do defence

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nathan robinson
17/01/2009 17:36

it's a lot closer at the bottom now with blackburn and west brom winning.

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ToonBart
17/01/2009 17:40

I agree about guthrie and Barton, but the "mustnt lose" mindset will start to set in, which in itself causes games to be lost.

Welcome to relegation dogfight hell.

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