Relegation special #3 BHA v NUFC

[Toondes]

This evening sees Newcastle visit the Amex Stadium for an 8pm kick-off live on Sky Sports.

Steve Bruce's side head to Sussex winless in their last five games and with just two victories to their name in 17 PL outings (19 in all competitions).

There was some good news on Friday night though: a 2-1 win for Leeds United at Craven Cottage over Fulham kept the Magpies out the relegation zone.

To be taking comfort from the exploits of a newly promoted side on the anniversary of our last Champions League game is a pretty s***ty state of affairs isn't it?

Current PL table - bottom eight:


Pos Team Pld GD Pts
13 Wolves 29 -10 35
14 Southampton 29 -15 33
15 Burnley 29 -15 33
16 Brighton 28 -7 29
17 Newcastle 28 -17 28
18 Fulham 30 -15 26
19 West Brom 29 -37 18
20 Sheffield U 29 -34 14
Latest PL result/fixtures:

Fri 19.03.2021:
Fulham 1-2 Leeds United

Sat 20.03.2021:
Brighton v Newcastle (8pm) Sky

Sun 21.03.2021:
West Ham v Arsenal (3pm) Sky
Aston Villa v Spurs (7.30pm) Sky

The curtailed fixture list is due to the following FA Cup ties this weekend:

Sat 20.03.2021:
Bournemouth v Southampton (12.15pm) BT
Everton v Manchester City (5.30pm) BT

Sun 21.03.2021:
Chelsea v Sheffield United (1.30pm) BBC
Leicester City v Manchester United (5pm) BBC

Remaining games 16th/17th/18th:

BHAFC: Newcastle (h), Manchester United (a), Everton (h), Chelsea (a), Sheffield United (a), Leeds (h), Wolves (a), West Ham (h), Manchester City (h), Arsenal (a).

NUFC: Brighton (a), Spurs (h), Burnley (a), West Ham (h), Liverpool (a), Arsenal (h), Leicester (a), Manchester City (h), Sheffield United (h), Fulham (a).

FFC: Villa (a), Wolves (h), Arsenal (a), Chelsea (a), Burnley (h), Southampton (a), Manchester United (a), Newcastle (h).

NUFC: Fabian Schar, Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin remain out due to injury, but Miguel Almiron returns to the squad after missing the last two games due to a knee injury that proved not to be as serious as first believed.

BHAFC: Solly March, Tariq Lamptey, Aaron Connolly, Adam Webster, and Florin Andone are out, with Dan Burn doubtful.

Graham Potter's side have won just once at home in 14 attempts so far this season - a 1-0 success against Spurs in January.

The other thirteen resulted in seven draws and six defeats, with the most recent two both 1-2 losses (to Palace and Leicester).

Referee: Anthony Taylor - second appearance of the season for the whistler from near Manchester following the 1-2 home defeat by Leeds United. Our most recent away game presided over by Taylor was the 3-2 FA Cup success at West Bromwich Albion in March 2020.

VAR: Stuart Attwell



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Coral price a Magpies success at 5/1, with the draw rated at 13/5 and a home victory at 4/6.

Their odds on a fourth successive 0-0 draw at half time involving Newcastle are 7/5, with a nowts apiece FT at 7/1.

Stats:

This will be the eighth time that these two clubs have met in the Premier League and United are yet to win - managing just a solitary goal:

2020/21 lost 0-3 (h)
2019/20 drew 0-0 (a)
2019/20 drew 0-0 (h)
2018/19 drew 1-1 (a)
2018/19 lost 0-1 (h)
2017/18 drew 0-0 (h)
2017/18 lost 0-1 (a)

Seagulls v NUFC - all time:

2019/20 drew 0-0 (PL)
2018/19 drew 1-1 Perez (PL)
2017/18 lost 0-1 (PL)
2016/17 won 2-1 Diame, Perez (Ch)
2012/13 lost 0-2 (FAC)
2011/12 lost 0-1 (FAC)
1991/92 drew 2-2 G.Peacock, Kelly (D2)
1990/91 lost 2-4 Quinn, Brock (D2)
1989/90 won 3-0 Quinn 3 (D2)
1983/84 won 1-0 Waddle (D2)
1982/83 drew 1-1 McDermott (FAC)
1978/79 lost 0-2 (D2)
1961/62 won 4-0 Allchurch, Thomas, Kerray, Suddick (D2)

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[bodacious benny]

Will be a cagey game, draw I think.

[originallad]

Will be a crap game, probably lose.

[overseasTOON]

I'm baking tonight chaps.

It's got that bad that I've decided to bake chilli and chocolate brownies, walnut and cardamom blondies and a chocolate orange version of a Queen of Puddings

[Sanchino]

Will be a cagey game, draw I think.

This.. has a 0-0 or 1-1 written all over it. Could even lose this. Brighton are a better footballing side so possession will be in there favor.. if Miggy, Murphy & Fraser all start we'll have pace on the counter. I don't weather Carroll starting is a good idea.. maybe Joelinton or Gayle would be best.

[UlversToon]

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Willock, Shelvey, Hayden, Joelinton, Almiron, Fraser.

Subs: Darlow, Carroll, Ritchie, Gayle, Lewis, Hendrick, Fernandez, Murphy, Longstaff.

[Uncle Paul]

On behalf of everyone... thank God Miggy is back.

[ALF]

Shelvey must be such an arselicker

[Toondes]

I'm baking tonight chaps.

It's got that bad that I've decided to bake chilli and chocolate brownies, walnut and cardamom blondies and a chocolate orange version of a Queen of Puddings

Nailed on win then ? Walnut and cardamom ? Can’t get my head around that combo -

[Toondes]

On behalf of everyone... thank God Miggy is back.

This

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

What a f***ing joke that shelvey starts again. Gayle is dropped because Bruce wont play a striker as a striker. And matty not in the squad, what a waste of his career. Should have went to udinese

[beatski]

Unless he gets reinjured from being rushed back

[Sanchino]

What a f***ing joke that shelvey starts again. Gayle is dropped because Bruce wont play a striker as a striker. And matty not in the squad, what a waste of his career. Should have went to udinese

This.. would have preferred M.Longstaff over Shelvey but apart from that a decent line-up & thank god Miggy's back!

Harsh on Murphy though..

Dubra
Manquillo Lascelles Clark Dummet
Hayden Willock
Murphy Miggy Fraser
Gayle

This line-up would have been better.. but Miggy's key to this 4-3-1-2 formation.. could make the world of difference tonight. Feeling a bit more optimistic we can get something from this.. saying all this though..

Brighton 2 - 0 Newcastle United

Welbeck scores on early & Maupey scores a cracker late on through a counter attack as we're chasing the game in the 88th minute to kill the game off.

[UlversToon]

Unless he gets reinjured from being rushed back

Nailed on and probably out for the rest of the season.

[Speedo]

Right I’ll start the “When will Miggy get injured?” sweepstake. I’m going for the 12th minute.

[originallad]

Almiron to go off injured after 23 minutes.

[ALF]

Souness and Zamora criticising Miggy's goalscoring record. 8 goals in 70 games overall but half of those have come in 21 games this season. He isn't a striker either. His end product has improved massively.

[Donkey Toon]

Miggy goes off injured 40 minutes.

[originallad]

Souness and Zamora criticising Miggy's goalscoring record. 8 goals in 70 games overall but half of those have come in 21 games this season. He isn't a striker either. His end product has improved massively.

And he's only just started to play in his preferred position/role.

[Toondes]

Why is Fraser playing in the middle again - surely he has to go out wide and play big bad joe in the middle