Newcastle United (A); Saturday 1st December, 15:00

HamstewHamstew
edited November 2018 in Match Threads
Carroll to score an own goal. Loss.
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  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    The eternal optimism of a hammers fan ;biggrin
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited November 2018
    Yes, defeat number 8 coming up, IMO.

    I mean, we could see another Everton performance but I fear it's more likely we'll concede first, struggle to find an equaliser and then concede again late on.

    I don't have a lot of faith in our finishing, nor our ability to keep a clean sheet.

    2-0 Newcastle.
  • alderzalderz
    Think we’ll win, personally.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Fabianski
    Zabaleta Balbuena Diop Cresswell
    Noble Rice Obiang
    Snodgrass Arnautovic Anderson
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    We certainly have the players to win this one, but it's whether they can all do their jobs at the same time.
  • HamstewHamstew
    I never have a good feeling against Newcastle. Especially at their place.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    November 2012 was the last time we won at St James's, 1-0, Nobby Nolan, we drew the following season but have lost the last three trips.

    A draw would be nice
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited November 2018
    Fabianski
    Zabaleta - Balbuena - Diop - Cresswell
    Rice - Noble(c)
    Diangana - Snodgrass - Anderson
    Arnautovic

    Adrian, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Obiang, Antonio, Carroll, Hernandez

    Wilshere for Masuaku it he is fit to make the bench.

    Not confident about this one. We never do well up there. We really could do with a win but it is always hard at St James’.
  • stevesteve
    ;hmm that's our problem for years ,there not a good side yet we always find it hard not just there but most other places where we should be winning ;angry
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    How do you decide who we 'should be winning' against?

    Away games are hard, for all teams except the very best.
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    We will smash the barcodes ;biggrin
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    They're above us at the moment.
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    So were Man U.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    IMO Antonio played well enough to retain his place in team..
    Rest Diangana and then the same team as Luke's for me.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I'd play Diangana, there is no reason I can see to rest him.

    He's played well and I was disappointed he was subbed on Saturday.
  • LukerzLukerz
    They are in form now & didn’t do badly at the start of the season, they just had tough games.

    I think it helps that they are now a bit more relaxed. I think it would be a tougher game if they were desperate for the points. As it is they may relax slightly which may lead to a more open game. They have put some breathing space between them & the bottom 3.

    They were put under pressure though by an average attacking Burnley side last night & at times it looked like they were clinging on. So they aren’t that great. They should have scored 4 though tbf.

    But we do need to start winning some games if we want a more comfy 2019. So this is one we need to target for 3 points but as ever a draw isn’t terrible if it is paired with a decent performance.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited November 2018
    jay_in_cpt said:

    IMO Antonio played well enough to retain his place in team..
    Rest Diangana and then the same team as Luke's for me.

    Was tempted but I just don’t trust him. I think he is too erratic in his play to be the sort of player who builds on a past performance & develops some rhythm/form.

    I don’t think Pelle will but I would be tempted to start Hernandez. I know he offers little outside the box, but we are struggling for goals at the moment (excluding the Burnley game) & in a crucial run of games against more beatable sides, we need to get our most efficient goalscorer involved so that when we do create chances, we convert them.

    Pelle doesn’t seem too fussed by clean sheet records, so get Hernandez up top, Arnie in the 10, Anderson on the left & one of Diangana/Snodgrass on the right, & let’s back ourselves to score more than Newcastle. If we get into a 0-2 lead we can then adjust & make ourselves more solid but let’s start on the front foot like we tried against City.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited November 2018
    Must win game in my book.

    Pellegrini needs to come through now and show why he is worth the mega bucks. He has had 13 games to see and assess the squad.

    Need more from the squad than has been shown in the last few games.

    8 massive games. and realistically all 8 are winnable and for the coach and squad we have should be 8 wins.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    First goal will be massive in this game, Newcastle's defence can be got at if we play on the front foot .
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I absolutely agree that we should start with Hernadez.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited November 2018
    Lukerz said:

    Fabianski
    Zabaleta - Balbuena - Diop - Cresswell
    Rice - Noble(c)
    Diangana - Snodgrass - Anderson
    Arnautovic

    No wishing to repetitive but we have lost all five games (six including the League Cup loss to Spurs) where we played 4-2-3-1 so this formation is just begging for a loss.

    5 of Newcastle's 11 goals have come in the first 15 minutes so we need to defend early on. On the flip side 9 of 16 goals they have conceded have come in the second half so even if they do score first we have a good chance of coming back from behind.
  • LukerzLukerz
    We played it away at Leicester, home to Burnley & away at Huddersfield. 5 points.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited November 2018
    No we didn't. Snodgrass played as a CM because Obiang was injured at Leicester and Noble was banned for the other two.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited November 2018
    Snodgrass didn’t play as a CM to me. He played ahead of the middle two. Certainly he popped up in & around the box in all three games on regular occasions. To me he played more advanced of Rice & Noble/Obiang in all three games.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Rice certainly played the deepest of the three, I felt Snodgrass and Noble/Obiang were playing "box-to-box".
  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    4 1 4 1 is the way to go and Arnautovic has looked good in the 10 role in the last 20 minutes of some matches.
    Fabianski
    Zabaleta Balbuena Diop Cresswell
    Rice
    Diangana Obiang Arnautovic Anderson
    Hernandez
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    Lukerz said:

    They are in form now & didn’t do badly at the start of the season, they just had tough games.

    I think it helps that they are now a bit more relaxed. I think it would be a tougher game if they were desperate for the points. As it is they may relax slightly which may lead to a more open game. They have put some breathing space between them & the bottom 3.

    They were put under pressure though by an average attacking Burnley side last night & at times it looked like they were clinging on. So they aren’t that great. They should have scored 4 though tbf.

    But we do need to start winning some games if we want a more comfy 2019. So this is one we need to target for 3 points but as ever a draw isn’t terrible if it is paired with a decent performance.

    Could the exact same post be floating on a Newcastle board, but about West Ham?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Paul Tierney has been named as ref, he's been the ref six times for Newcastle, they've lost 5 and beat Barnsley. He's reffed us three times, all draws.

    Wilshere will be available but no news on Arnie, apparently its his hip this time.
  • HamstewHamstew
    And hips don't lie unfortunately
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Yes Ham.

    Just yes ;clap
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