Newcastle United (A) - Sun 21 Aug, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[SWP's back]

Last week was the second game of the season and played in approximately 30C heat, tomorrow will be close to 10C cooler and we're playing at home and a week fitter. You'll win, I doubt that it will be a cricket score but you never know.

I presume it was hot on both sides of the pitch and for both teams last week though?

I don’t think it will be a cricket score either tbh. I was just making the point to malg that you didn’t play well last week. I think a lot will depend on how attacking you are. If there’s space then I think Haaland has the weapons to do well. If you sit in and hold a low block (like most teams do) then it’ll be the usual tedious practice match we’ve grown used to for 4-5 years.

Pep’s record against Howe is 100% and I think the average score line is around 5-0. Granted you’re better than Bournemouth when he was there.

 

[ancoats]

Never count your chickens from the egg basket,
every away game is the same, do your homework, cut out silly mistakes and take your chances

big game for me and their crowd can get on your backs and in the official's head ? They will want everything, even the stone wall city throw-inns corners ? I have noticed this a lot over the last couple of seasons, players appeal for everything just to get in the official's head even though it's a stone wall city corner or throw-in

 

[JRockBlues]

Harry Maguires favourite holiday destination

Probably 'cos it's the last place he felt wanted.

 

[RayCTID]

Showing your age there.

And difference

 

[mexico1970]

Smashing the Geordies is a highlight of any premier calendar year, even more so now if they spend what they said they were going to spend.

4-1 please.

 

[stonerblue]

His commitment on the pitch for us has never been in question, he is a great player for us

The only ones not showing enough 'commitment' are the goons that have been all over the transfer thread telling us he's off.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Can see bernardo starting for this to be honest to hopefully show his commitment to the club now.

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Ake
Cancelo
Rodri
De Bruyne
Bernardo Silva
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

I think with their hard working side who cover a lot of ground, Bernardo is exactly what we need in midfield today.

I’d also like to see a front three or Foden-Haaland-Alvarez for the same reason. Don’t give them a moment on the ball.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

It won’t be a walk in the park but fancy us to win comfortably

0-2, Haaland and Rodders

 

[SJT]

Don’t want to jinx it - we should win, but, they’ll be mad for it (new cash on the block) as long as we pass to Erling, and he gets more than 12 touches of the ball -big scrap me thinks.

 

[Ethan23]

It won’t be a walk in the park but fancy us to win comfortably

0-2, Haaland and Rodders

Eh?