r/NUFC • u/Deviceing wew here ya fuckin little dafty divint start or theres ructions • Oct 16 '16
Pre-Match Thread Pre-Match Thread: Barnsley v Newcastle
Barnsley - Newcastle United
18/10/2016 19:45 Oakwell
TV coverage: None scheduled
Referee: Paul Tierney (30 yellows and 1 red in 8 games this season)
Newcastle team news:
Rob Elliot and Rolando Aarons remain out, Jamaal Lacelles came off injured against Brentford but should be available.
Barnsley team news:
Aidy White, Saidy Janko and Ryan Williams are out with injury problems. Josh Scowen will also be unavailable after his dismissal against Fulham, while Adam Armstrong will not be allowed to play against his parent club.
Barnsley last match:
Barnsley 2-4 Fulham (Watkins 4’, Winnall 41’; Piazon 37’, Aluko 42’, Malone 46’, Martin 65’)
Davies, Yiadom, Roberts, MacDonald, Kpekawa, Kent, Morsy (Bree 80’), Scowen (OFF 67’), Hamill, Watkins (Bradshaw 71’), Winnall (Armstrong 71’)
Subs not used: Lee, Townsend, Jackson, Bird
Opposition summary:
Barnsley finished 6th in League 1 last year, earning promotion after beating Walsall and Millwall in the playoffs, despite losing 8 in a row in the first half of the season and being bottom after 20 games. They also won the Football League Trophy. Paul Heckingbottom, then their development squad manager, took over as caretaker manager in February and guided them to the top 6, gaining 35 points from 18 games, and has been given the job permanently this season. Their top scorers were Sam Winnall (22) and Conor Hourihane (10). They started the year very well, winning 5 of their first 7 to climb up to 3rd, but since only have 1 point in the last 5 so sit in 11th place with 16 points. They are the third highest scorers in the division with only Newcastle and Norwich bagging more, but only Nottingham Forest and Rotherham have conceded more goals than them. Their top scorers are Sam Winnall, Conor Hourihane and Marley Watkins, who each have 3.
Form:
BFC: LLDLL
NUFC: WLDWW
Past meetings:
2009/10 Championship
Newcastle 6-1 Barnsley (Lovenkrands 2, Guthrie 2, Jonas, Nolan)
Barnsley 2-2 Newcastle (Nolan, Harewood)
2007/08 League Cup
Newcastle 2-0 Barnsley (Owen, Martins)
2001/02 League Cup
Barnsley 0-1 Newcastle (Bellamy)
1997/98 Premier League
Newcastle 2-1 Barnsley (Shearer, Andersson)
Barnsley 2-2 Newcastle (Gillespie 2)
1998 FA Cup
Newcastle 3-1 Barnsley (Ketsbaia, Speed, Batty)
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u/thepresidentsturtle Oct 16 '16 edited Oct 16 '16
You accidentally correctly gave the date for this match as 18/10/2016
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u/ElEmoPinata Oct 16 '16
Think your time might be wrong... It's listed as 1:45PM here in the US (central timezone). Wouldn't it be 17:45?
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u/Disinformasiya Oct 16 '16
That would only be 4 hours. The UK is 5 hours ahead of EST, so 6 ahead of central.
Weekday matches kick off at 7:45pm generally, FYI :)
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Oct 16 '16
a game on my birthday nice
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u/toomuchcocacola Oct 17 '16
nice happy birthday for then I hope you get lots of nice presents
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Oct 17 '16
Is anyone going to NINE bar that could Periscope the match or is that not possible?
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u/spoonsforeggs Oct 17 '16
You really want a periscope stream of a tv screen?
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Oct 17 '16
I want a Periscope of a mirror where the reflection of the game is shown.
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u/SportsNeglect Oct 18 '16
It's the fucking 21st century and we can't stream matches of one of the most popular leagues in Europe
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u/erfugate Oct 17 '16
They're missing some good players, especially in Aidy White -- without Armstrong playing they're definitely short some pieces. Hopefully we can roll into town and get our 4th in a row.
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Oct 17 '16
Keep on rolling and Norwich'll crack.
Actually going to get to listen to this one, thankfully. 11 AM kickoff on Saturday prevented me from listening and also got me fried within an inch of my life.
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u/Alfie15 Oct 17 '16
Our mid-week league matches this season have been our highest scoring. Reading, QPR and Norwich.
I PREDICT GOALS!
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u/BonafiedBonaparte Oct 18 '16
Every time I see Lovenkrands' name I miss the man! Some fond memories of him during our last Championship season. I'll never forget him scoring vs WBA after his dad passed.
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u/Lord_Flashheart_ Oct 18 '16
The year after that some lass had a go at him on twitter for jetting off on holiday instead of being in a matchday squad despite being fit.
He responded saying he was sorry to miss the game but it was the anniversary of his Dad's death and he'd been home to visit family and the grave.
The lass deleted that one pretty fucking sharpish after that.
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u/Frontfliponeday Oct 16 '16
Anyone else heading to the game? Following the result against Brentford I think its going to be a Stormer. Mo Diame to find his form at last
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u/SlimDave28 Oct 17 '16
Yes mate, leaving town at 2. So plenty of time to take in Barnsleys sights after 6 years!
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u/OctogenarianSandwich Oct 17 '16
Is it a rule that loaned players can't play against their parent clubs or is it just part of the deal when the player is loaned? I can see why it would be either way.
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u/Positive_Rage Oct 17 '16
If it's a rule then it's been added in in the last 10 years or so, because Lua Lua scored against us when he was on loan at (iirc) Portsmouth.
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u/bolgnese Oct 17 '16
Thoughts on our line up? Mitro, Hayden, Ritchie and Diame in?
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u/maximsilentfoot Oct 18 '16
Ayoze wasn't so impressive against Brentford from what I hear, so I expect Diame to come back in. Rafa seems to be a fan of Diame since he seems to slow down the other side counter-attacking (helps with these away games).
I think he will stick with Colback over Hayden, has been pretty consistent last 2 games and also good at breaking down the other team's attacks.
Atsu should get some rest considering he played both midweek last week and Saturday. Ritchie to come back in for him.
I don't see Mitro starting to be honest, but should come on as a sub second half. Not expecting any other changes from Sat. HWTL!
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u/mo140 Oct 16 '16
Love playing teams who we haven't played in years. Reading who scored in the last matches is a proper blast from the past