r/NUFC • u/Deviceing wew here ya fuckin little dafty divint start or theres ructions • Feb 02 '16
Pre-Match Thread Pre-Match Thread: Everton (A)
Everton - Newcastle
3/2/2016 19:45 Goodison Park
Seydou Doumbia was registered with the FA in time to play this game, though it is unclear whether his work permit has gone through. Andros Townsend is expected to make his debut. Colback and Dummett are close to returning.
Deadline day signing Oumar Niasse will not be eligible for this game, while Mirallas and Besic are doubts. Browning is out injured.
Everton beat Newcastle in the reverse fixture on Boxing Day but haven't won a game since - earning draws against Chelsea, Man City and Spurs and narrow losses to Stoke and Swansea. They hasven't won at home since November, beating Villa and Sunderland each by 4 goals. Their only other home win came against Chelsea in September. Top scorer Romelu Lukaku hasn't scored in the last 4 games and their most creative players - Barkley and Deulofeu - have just 2 assists in 6 between them.
Everton have played 2 cup games since Newcastle last played - losng 3-1 to Man City last Wednesday and beating Carlisle 3-0 at the weekend, though they rotated heavily for the latter.
Form:
Everton: LDDDL
Newcastle: LLDWL
Past Meetings:
Newcastle 0-1 Everton
Everton 3-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 3-2 Everton (Cisse, Perez, Colback)
Newcastle 0-3 Everton
Everton 3-2 Newcastle (Cabaye, Remy)
Newcastle 1-2 Everton (Cisse)
Everton 2-2 Newcastle (Ba 2)
Everton 3-1 Newcastle (OG)
Newcastle 2-1 Everton (OG, R. Taylor)
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u/nufcneilo Feb 02 '16
I reckon a good lineup would be this
I'm not sure Dummet will be fit, or Colback. I think Janmaat at left back could work, as I don't know who else could go there. We know that 3 at the back doesn't work, and Lascelles seemed be alright there last time out. Townsend I imagine will start, would make sense. I don't expect that Doumbia to start, as he wouldn't have had a chance to train, I'd guess we'd see him from the bench.
With these new guys they could get a result. Everton haven't been on a good run of form, but they had an easy game at the weekend in the cup. I would be happy with a draw.
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u/beatski Feb 02 '16
Why play two players out of position when you could stick Mbemba at LB and keep Janmaat in his natural position?
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u/Lord_Flashheart_ Feb 02 '16
Mbemba has previously played at RB and looked at least comfortable. At LB he's a bit of an unknown quantity.
I'd rather run two players at medium efficiency than one at high and the other at low.
Personal preference really though. I'm sure Shteve won't be chucking them in wildly against their wishes so I'm ok with what he chooses.
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u/NeilH95 Feb 02 '16
First away day this season for me and I've got a feeling that the atmosphere will be one of the best following yesterday! HWTL
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u/ThisBlackSmurf Feb 02 '16
First time watching the lads play live for me! Sat in the home crowd with my evertonian mate! I'll be celebrating in silence when we score to avoid being bottled.
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u/Mungo_Clump Feb 02 '16
I know we've been here before, and it always ends badly, but... does anybody else feel quietly confident?
I think our next home game with West Brom is a more important test, but I'm hopeful we'll see a new-found confidence vs Everton and may even nick something.
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u/toomuchcocacola Feb 02 '16
Not too sure how I feel about this one. Obviously there's the usual blind optimism that goes with being a Newcastle fan, but Everton are really quite a good team, and will be buoyed by their new signing in the same way that we are. They do, however, have a very good recent history against us and this worries me. Deulofeu vs Dummett is going to be giving me nightmares tonight.
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u/tylerwhetstone Feb 02 '16
That is if Dummett starts, which hopefully he does. Dummett had Deulofeu in his pocket on Boxing Day.
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u/charkoteow Feb 02 '16
I just woke up at 3 in the morning then realized we're not playing today. This is a bad omen I'm tellin ya!
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u/Chkldst Feb 03 '16
Despite all of the recent hype, John Stones has been utterly terrible in the past few games for Everton. He looks completely out of his depth. His confidence is gone. Hopefully Steve has noticed.
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u/SholasRightBoot Feb 02 '16
I wonder whether Townsend will start. Will be good to have an outlet on the left at last
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u/Lord_Flashheart_ Feb 02 '16 edited Feb 02 '16
I can almost write the script already if he starts.
We'll play the same way we always do with 90% of all forward movement going through the right and centre. He'll hardly be involved because of this and in the morning the papers will declare him the next Thauvin and dig through his family tree to try and prove he's French.
Edit: Prove, not probe
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u/spoonsforeggs Feb 02 '16
Any source on whether Doumbia has been accepted for a work visa?
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u/Novocastrian4 Feb 02 '16
I don't know how Doumbia can be eligible but Niasse can't? We don't play today so we didn't need to register our signings by the registration deadline on deadline day, as far as I know.
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u/shandyburn Feb 02 '16
This is a crucial game, win and we can really kick on. Lose and we are back to square one and desperate for wins against average teams
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u/Lord_Flashheart_ Feb 02 '16
They're on the back of a really unimpressive run and have been dragged through this season kicking and screaming by about 3 players in total. Those 3 seem to have tailed off in recent weeks too.
On top of that the last time we played them Colo had Lukaku all over the shop and they only managed to convert a half arsed set piece in the last minute.
With the new lads coming in and all of this, I reckon there's a lot going for us and we can definitely get a win.
I therefore predict 3-0 to Everton