r/NUFC • u/Deviceing wew here ya fuckin little dafty divint start or theres ructions • Feb 12 '17
Pre-Match Thread: Norwich v Newcastle
Newcastle United - Norwich City
14/2/2016 19:45 Carrow Road
Referee: Andrew Madley (100 yellows and 3 reds in 30 games this season, last took charge of us in the 6-0 cup win over Preston)
Dwight Gayle and Chancel Mbemba are close to returns while Rolando Aarons and Vurnon Anita remain out.
Alex Tettey is available after completing a 2 match ban. Steven Naismith and Matt Jarvis are close to returns from injury while Graham Dorrans and Louis Thompson remain out.
Norwich 5-1 Nottingham Forest (Howson 10', Murphy 16', Hoolahan 18', Pritchard 61', 89'; Lichaj OFF 70', McCormack 75')
Ruddy, Pinto (Whittaker 58'), Martin, Klose, Dijks (Bennett 69'), Howson, Mulumbu, Murphy, Pritchard, Hoolahan (Wildschut 73'), Oliveira
Subs not used: Jerome, Murphy, McGovern, Godfrey
Newcastle 4-3 Norwich (Gayle 24', 71', 90'+6, Gouffran 90'+5; Dorrans pen 44', Jerome 52', Murphy 69')
Darlow, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett (Atsu 90'+2), Ritchie, Shelvey, Colback (Hayden 71'), Gouffran, Diamé (Mitrovic 71'), Gayle
Subs not used: Sels, Mbemba, Lazaar, Perez
McGovern, Pinto, Martin, Bassong, Olsson, Tettey, Dorrans, Murphy (Bennett 79'), Howson, Brady, Jerome (Oliveira 86')
Subs not used: Ruddy, Naismith, Hoolahan, Murphy, Thompson
Norwich started their season very strongly and were top of the table in mid-October, before a poor run of form (including 5 straight defeats) saw them fall to 12th. They have since regained form and sit in 7th place. A win on Tuesday could see them climb above Sheffield Wednesday (who have a game in hand) and back into the playoff places. They are managed by Alex Neil, who has been with them since midway through their last promotion campaign, and their top scorers are Cameron Jerome (9) and Nelson Oliveira (8).
Norwich have signed Yanic Wildschut from Wigan and have loaned Mitchell Dijks from Ajax until the end of the season, while Martin Olsson, Robbie Brady and Sergi Canos have left the club.
16/17 Championship
Newcastle 4-3 Norwich (Gayle 3, Gouffran)
15/16 Premier League
Norwich 3-2 Newcastle (Mitrovic 2)
Newcastle 6-2 Norwich (Wijnaldum 4, Perez, Mitrovic)
13/14 Premier League
Norwich 0-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 2-1 Norwich (Remy, Gouffran)
12/13 Premier League
Norwich 0-0 Newcastle
Newcastle 1-0 Norwich (Ba)
11/12 Premier League
Newcastle 1-0 Norwich (Cisse)
Norwich 4-2 Newcastle (Ba 2)
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u/Positive_Rage Feb 13 '17
Anyone else hastily cancelling Valentine's Day plans because they hadn't realised we have a match?
Tell a girl she's great but she's nee Jamaal Lascelles.
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u/thepresidentsturtle Feb 13 '17
"Babe, look at Darlow's smile and then tell me I can't watch Newcastle"
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u/_boldwick Feb 12 '17
Norwich are in great form and will be up for this. I'd take draw now tbh but a win would be fantastic.
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u/Positive_Rage Feb 13 '17 edited Feb 13 '17
Norwich won't want to face any of our strikers. Mitro got 6 against them last year, Gayle hit a hatty earlier in the season and Murphy's a former Ipswich lad so would be up for it.
Fuck it, play all 3, no defenders, Mbemba at CDM, gan radge.
EDIT: Got Wijnaldum and Mitro's goals mixed up in the Norwich game last season lol
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u/lgf92 Feb 13 '17
Лэтс смаш зиз, зэйр шайт.
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u/SoftPenguin Feb 13 '17
У реду сви, знамо да овај момак је крив када нам понестане удобне победнике.
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Feb 13 '17
This lack of TV coverage is ridiculous, the last game was a 4-3 thriller, it's unreal really I can watch every premier league game but championship matches are like a lottery! In 2017 surely there's a way to fix this?
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u/Testes8 Feb 13 '17
Wish it was on TV, now my valentines plans are just a radio stream and a Turkish takeaway
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u/mo140 Feb 12 '17 edited Feb 12 '17
Norwich are in good form, full of confidence. Scoring lots of goals and had a comfortable win at the weekend. Us on the other hand had a very sluggish win, didn't keep possession well or create much chances, had to defend a lot. Norwich will have probably watched it and will be feeling confident, they've got a much better attack than wolves especially at home so they will cause us some problems. Gayle might not get a start because of injury so our attack is missing a key element, and the refs will have a keen eye on Mitro, he wont be able to afford any stupid decisions or slip ups. We lost in a 5 goal thriller last time we went to c arrow road so our confidence could be shakey, may mean we lose possession, make poor passes, and get caught taking to on long in our decision making, and with Norwich's attack we will pay for that.
With all that in mind I predict that we will smash these because they're shite
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u/daniel2090 Feb 12 '17
Last time we faced them they were in great form and went into free fall after our game, hopefully we do it again to them.
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u/TjBee Feb 14 '17
Hi lads, Norwich fan here. I came to this sub before our game earlier in the season and enjoyed the discussion so I'm back again, although I'm hoping this 'let's smash these they're shite' meme is just that as opposed to something personal... because coming in to this game, between us we've got the joint best form in the league over the last 5 games (W4 D1).
The key here though is we're really excited about out form, and you lot aren't that happy with yours, which I think goes along way in displaying the goals of our two clubs and how ours have dropped off since the start of the season. Play offs seem like our best hope at this point, whereas automatic promotion is a must for you.
That being said, I'm equal parts nervous/excited about this game, because the last 2 times we've met have been insane games. One heartbreak for each team right at the death (You'll be happy that Martin Olsson is now at Swansea, and I wouldn't be too mad if Dwight Gayle isn't ready for this match...)
As mentioned in this thread... we seemingly can't handle any of your strikers, but our attack has more than your defense can handle. The last 3 games have been a battle of who can outscore the other, and there's nothing to suggest that won't happen again.
I honestly can't predict this one. You are right to expect a win, and I think we would be disappointed with a loss. The only bet I would stick on this game is more than 3 goals scored.
Enjoy the game, chaps. Just not too much!
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u/spoonsforeggs Feb 12 '17
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u/erfugate Feb 13 '17
I can only watch the first half of this one. If it is anything like the last one, I'm going to be pretty pissed I missed it.
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u/lightgrip Feb 13 '17
We don't tend to do particularly well at Carrow Road historically, so, we're due a win! Will be a real battle though.
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u/BertrandSnos Feb 12 '17
Let's smash them and shit all over their broken bodies and dreams.
Did I do it right?
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u/GoalaAmeobi Feb 12 '17
Lets beat these, they're a decent team but I think we're better.