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Match Preview/Thread/Stats: Newcastle v Middlesbrough
By Tyne-Talk
May 10 2009
Newcastle host Middlesbrough tomorrow night as both teams battle the prospect of relegation. Being all square on points Newcastle are only ahead of Middlesbrough on goal difference and both teams are level on points with bottom of the table West Bromwich Albion. Newcastle have drawn just one game in their last six, whilst Middlesbrough have won one and drawn one, losing four of their last six.
Newcastle have failed to win in their last 10 league games but a win for Alan Shearer's side tomorrow would move them just outside the bottom three, whilst Middlesbrough travel in the knowledge that a defeat would be a club record of eleven successive league defeats away from home.
Shearer has several players unavailable tomorrow, including Joey Barton who was red carded against Liverpool and then suspended by Shearer. Jose Enrique continues to struggle with a hamstring injury and Alan Smith who has just returned from injury only has a 50% chance of playing after picking up a thigh problem last weekend.
Steven Taylor has resumed training this week after recovering from an ankle injury and could feature whilst Obafemi Martins will play a part despite requiring groin surgery at the end of the season.
Alan Shearer is likely to recall Michael Owen to the starting line-up and opt for a three man attack alongside Mark Viduka and Martins.
Gareth Southgate will be without Emanuel Pogatetz who has a knee injury and Chris Riggott who has an ankle problem, but he will welcome back Andrew Taylor who has recovered from a hip injury.
Newcastle | Middlesbrough | |
35 | Played | 35 |
31 | Points | 31 |
6 | Won | 7 |
13 | Drawn | 10 |
16 | Lost | 18 |
37 | Goals Scored | 25 |
56 | Goals Conceded | 51 |
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My personal belief is we need Gutierrez and lovenkrands on both wings. They can run at defenders and can create chances. Nicky Butt should also play. In Attack Owen, Viduka, Martins, and in defence, Bassong, Steven Taylor, Ryan taylor, and dare i say (coloccini: i really feel he has bee a weak point in our defense). At the 60th minute substitute Viduka for Carroll and Owen/Martin for a midfielder preferrably Guthrie (hopefully we have had several goals by then
Quote:rajiano
My personal belief is we need Gutierrez and lovenkrands on both wings. They can run at defenders and can create chances. Nicky Butt should also play. In Attack Owen, Viduka, Martins, and in defence, Bassong, Steven Taylor, Ryan taylor, and dare i say (coloccini: i really feel he has bee a weak point in our defense). At the 60th minute substitute Viduka for Carroll and Owen/Martin for a midfielder preferrably Guthrie (hopefully we have had several goals by then
433 with 2 wingers we would be destroyed in the middle of the park
Sure it could,but we have to press for goals and get them as soon as possible then settle in a rhythm of 442. I am pretty sure that if we put pressure on Middlesborough they will give in and let at least on in. then we can go into 442 counter attack.
442 the whole game boro need the win as much as we do but we have got a bit more quality than them its not like our other previous games where we have been away and playing better teams and needed to take a risk ok we need the points but we are at home and its up to boro to bring the game to us so all we need to do is keep the ball until the sustained pressure gets to them at the back and we get our goal once we have one they have to push forward catch them on the break and finish them off simple in theory !! howay the lads
No one in here said Butt is our best player. Christ, he makes too many mistakes with the ball. He cannot even pass the ball in a direct manner. Very painful to watch. I see the explanation that annie and senyabtoon have laid forward and i get it. Since they are coming to win they have to play us. But we need the win too. Now imagine we still had Milner and Nzogbia. Men we would have options. But all the same 442 with 2 wingers lovenkrands and Gutierrez, Guthrie and Butt. The game is too risky to bring Donninger in in my opinion. We go with experience
442:
Harper
Beye
Taylor
Bassong
Duff
Jonas
Butt
Guthrie
Lovehandles
Owen
Viduka
i can't predict a score...im to scared!
Harper
Beye
Taylor
Bassong
Duff
Jonas
Butt
Guthrie
Lovehandles
Owen
Viduka
i can't predict a score...im to scared!
Quote:I'm pretty sure that's not Nico, Gonzalez would've been playing just about everywhere. I'll go for:jamestoon
hi nico
Beye Coloccini Bassong S.Taylor
Gutierrez Nolan Guthrie Lovenkrands
Viduka Owen
Bench:
Krul
Edgar
R.Taylor
Butt
Duff
Martins
Carroll
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I think I'd rather see Carroll in the team than Viduka.
4-4-2, 2-1 to us.
It's my day off today, what a long day it's been waiting anxiously for the match.
C'mon the Toon.
4-4-2, 2-1 to us.
It's my day off today, what a long day it's been waiting anxiously for the match.
C'mon the Toon.
On the anniversary of the birth of the great Jackie Milburn however, Shearer will have to try and coax goals from a modern day strikeforce of Michael Owen (no goals in his last ten appearances) & Mark Viduka (none in thirteen).
That's because of another apparent injury setback, with Obafemi Martins understood to have made himself unavailable for selection due to ongoing groin problems.
Since scoring a goal - Newcastle - 279 minutes
Since scoring a goal - smoggies - 270 minutes
....from .com. 0-0 anyone??
Harper
Beye
S Taylor
Bassong
Duff
Jonas
Butt
Nolan
Lovenkrands
Owen
Viduka
That's because of another apparent injury setback, with Obafemi Martins understood to have made himself unavailable for selection due to ongoing groin problems.
Since scoring a goal - Newcastle - 279 minutes
Since scoring a goal - smoggies - 270 minutes
....from .com. 0-0 anyone??
Harper
Beye
S Taylor
Bassong
Duff
Jonas
Butt
Nolan
Lovenkrands
Owen
Viduka
Quote:DaraghL
guthrie and donniger cm's
im sick of hearing butt has been our best player
yeah, too right! if we had played donniger instead of butt there is no way we'd be sweating over the points needed to stay up with three games to go.
mainly because we'd already be down, but at least there would be no tension tonight
TEAMS Newcastle v Middlesbrough
Newcastle:
Harper, Beye, Steven Taylor, Bassong, Duff, Guthrie, Butt, Nolan, Gutierrez, Owen, Viduka. Subs: Krul, Coloccini, Martins, Ryan Taylor, Lovenkrands, LuaLua, Carroll.
Middlesbrough: Jones, Hoyte, Bates, Huth, Taylor, Downing, O'Neil, Shawky, Sanli, Emnes, Alves. Subs: Turnbull, Aliadiere, King, Arca, Adam Johnson, McMahon, Grounds.
Newcastle:
Harper, Beye, Steven Taylor, Bassong, Duff, Guthrie, Butt, Nolan, Gutierrez, Owen, Viduka. Subs: Krul, Coloccini, Martins, Ryan Taylor, Lovenkrands, LuaLua, Carroll.
Middlesbrough: Jones, Hoyte, Bates, Huth, Taylor, Downing, O'Neil, Shawky, Sanli, Emnes, Alves. Subs: Turnbull, Aliadiere, King, Arca, Adam Johnson, McMahon, Grounds.
lua lua off the bench na na na
gonna score la la la
lomana's not his da
we stayin up na na na
cos he scored la la la
no more of your ha ha ha's
kazenga lua lua!!!!!!!!
gonna score la la la
lomana's not his da
we stayin up na na na
cos he scored la la la
no more of your ha ha ha's
kazenga lua lua!!!!!!!!
Nothing unexpected in the line-ups, but I wish Lovenkrandts was in over Butt or Nolan. That squad lacks a left footer other than Duff.
Quote:rajiano
No one in here said Butt is our best player. Christ, he makes too many mistakes with the ball. He cannot even pass the ball in a direct manner. Very painful to watch. I see the explanation that annie and senyabtoon have laid forward and i get it. Since they are coming to win they have to play us. But we need the win too. Now imagine we still had Milner and Nzogbia. Men we would have options. But all the same 442 with 2 wingers lovenkrands and Gutierrez, Guthrie and Butt. The game is too risky to bring Donninger in in my opinion. We go with experience
the pundits always say it
and the toon in training pics this week said he been our most consitent(boring all the time) player
Quote:i think if i was at the match id be tryin to get these sort of songs(daragh copyright) shud be sang instead of the shearer chants its the players who need motivation ri nowDaraghL
lua lua off the bench na na na
gonna score la la la
lomana's not his da
we stayin up na na na
cos he scored la la la
no more of your ha ha ha's
kazenga lua lua!!!!!!!!
I can't eat my supper I'm so nervous.
I hope we get a goal early on to settle the nerves, mine included.
C'mon the Toon
I hope we get a goal early on to settle the nerves, mine included.
C'mon the Toon
Steven Taylor has shown to be the best scoring threat we have this season.
That's not a good thing, but I'll take it.
That's not a good thing, but I'll take it.
Skysports shows us having 58% of the possession, but we are only at 67% pass success.
Nolan and Butt are letting too many through balls go unchallenged until the back four.
Nolan and Butt are letting too many through balls go unchallenged until the back four.
Please let us know when 2nd half starts so I can start looking for a stream...
Can the first sale/drop of the off season be Nicky Butt please? Man he makes some horrible passes 
nolan off - uninvolved
oba on?
boro are getting used to us, if they score now we're done
oba on?
boro are getting used to us, if they score now we're done
NO HOLDING! I"VE watched up @#$%& away too many wins that way. Play smart, keep attacking~
Martins created that one by fighting twice with headers...nicely sent to Nolan who put it in the middle sweetly....beautiful soccer...why'd we wait so long?
Viduka deserved man of the match, shows how much we miss the fatty when he doesn't play!
What's the difference between Shearer and Kinnear? Substitutes.
Did Kinnear ever have a substitute come on and score the equializer or a winner? Carroll off the bench for the equalizer at Stoke, Martins and Lovenkrandts for the winner and security goals against Borro.
Well deserved 3 points. Majority of possession, almost 70% pass success, 4 offside traps and 3 beautiful goals. 2 thanks to Martins going all out.
Did Kinnear ever have a substitute come on and score the equializer or a winner? Carroll off the bench for the equalizer at Stoke, Martins and Lovenkrandts for the winner and security goals against Borro.
Well deserved 3 points. Majority of possession, almost 70% pass success, 4 offside traps and 3 beautiful goals. 2 thanks to Martins going all out.
instant verdict...was that because boro are so bad or did we play well tonight?
i thought we were a lot better than we have been for weeks
i thought we were a lot better than we have been for weeks
Viduka made a huge difference today holding the ball up. Guthrie's deliveries good today too.
some important blocks at left back by duff, too. didnt think i'd see the day!
LMK - we were definately a LOT better than we have been in a a long time.
Boro weren;t good but we weren't bad, however we did nearly lose it started to fall apart before pulling it back together again.
Boro weren;t good but we weren't bad, however we did nearly lose it started to fall apart before pulling it back together again.
wow what a night and its awesome feeling to be out the bottom 3.
2 or 3 more points and its prem footy next year come on the lads!!! Guthrie and big mark were fantastic all night even Nolan chipped in with an assist !!!!
2 or 3 more points and its prem footy next year come on the lads!!! Guthrie and big mark were fantastic all night even Nolan chipped in with an assist !!!!
I want to see Guthrie in the centre next game, we should have Enrique back so push Duff to the left and whoever on the right then Martins and Viduka have to start together.
We played better than I've seen in a while, though we were lucky at times thanks to playing a poor Boro side.
We played better than I've seen in a while, though we were lucky at times thanks to playing a poor Boro side.
3 Points!!!!!!!!!
Now lets carry this on to the weekend and get some kind of a result against Fulham.
Now lets carry this on to the weekend and get some kind of a result against Fulham.
No doubt Boro is poor, but we took advantage and did what we had to do.
Agree with Viduka as MOM. Slagged off on alot, perhaps deserving some, but when he's on and playing we are a much better attacking side. Makes up for our lack of controling/attacking midfield in many ways.
Surviving is back in our hands. Still want Hull to lose out, but if we take care of business, Shearer can begin taking care of us for next season!
HOWAY!
Agree with Viduka as MOM. Slagged off on alot, perhaps deserving some, but when he's on and playing we are a much better attacking side. Makes up for our lack of controling/attacking midfield in many ways.
Surviving is back in our hands. Still want Hull to lose out, but if we take care of business, Shearer can begin taking care of us for next season!
HOWAY!
As long as Hull Loses out and we don't get hammered in the last two (which I don't expect to happen), we're safe, but I'd still like a win at Fulham to secure that feeling.
Not to mention, if we go into the Villa game 3 points ahead of Hull, we can play the young guns (Donniger, Carroll, Ranger, Vukcic) without worry.
Not to mention, if we go into the Villa game 3 points ahead of Hull, we can play the young guns (Donniger, Carroll, Ranger, Vukcic) without worry.
I hope so Becksa
He can fu<k off back to his Cheshire mansion and feed his horses whilst waiting for his wife to come out and say "Michael........theres a Mr Capello on the phone for you"
(But Dont hold your breath Mickey, Walcott has your place I think)
I'd much rather have a lad like Andy Carroll.
Owens best days are behind him
He can fu<k off back to his Cheshire mansion and feed his horses whilst waiting for his wife to come out and say "Michael........theres a Mr Capello on the phone for you"
(But Dont hold your breath Mickey, Walcott has your place I think)
I'd much rather have a lad like Andy Carroll.
Owens best days are behind him
At last, a trip to St James' and leaving with a smmile. I sit near to the away fans and the smoggies were sick as @#$%&. Would rather the north east teams stay up but im only interested in the toon.
Harper was shocking in the first half but pulled off a cracking save later on.
Taylor, butt and Jonas put a good shift in.
Guthrie made us tick a bit more than usual.
Viduka was immense and made such a difference up front. If he only had a better injury record.
Would like to see Jonas and Loven start together with Guth in the middle for Nolan.
Harper was shocking in the first half but pulled off a cracking save later on.
Taylor, butt and Jonas put a good shift in.
Guthrie made us tick a bit more than usual.
Viduka was immense and made such a difference up front. If he only had a better injury record.
Would like to see Jonas and Loven start together with Guth in the middle for Nolan.
Nolan was a star for me he put in his best performance in a toon shirt so far and maybe its just taking time to adjust for him after all he has played most of his career for 1 club and the toon have not had the easiest of times since he arrived maybe he has turned a corner ? i agree about Guthrie but would rather Nolan than Butt any day.
What a game! I'd like to say I enjoyed it....but I was cacking it haha.
Probably enjoyed the last 30 seconds!
Probably enjoyed the last 30 seconds!
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