Match Day Thread Toon v Wigan

So how do you think we'll get on?

2016/17:

Wigan Athletic (h)

The Magpies return to home league action when they host the Latics on Saturday week, April 1st. It's a 3pm kick-off and tickets are on public sale now.

There will be another NUFC Foodbanks collection, on Strawberry Place opposite the club shop from 1pm.

NUFC: There's some optimism that Isaac Hayden may return to the squad, but DeAndre Yedlin remains out along with long-term absentee Rolando Aarons.

There are doubts about Daryl Murphy, Ciaran Clark, Grant Hanley and Rob Elliot after the quartet all withdrew from international duty with injuries.

Paul Dummett is playing on despite a heel problem that has required pain-killing injections and saw him omitted from the latest Welsh squad. Ghana don't have any matches in this international break, meaning that Christian Atsu isn't playing. And while Senegal have a couple of friendlies, Mo Diame won't feature - having confirmed his retirement.

WAFC: Will Grigg has a knee injury.

Attempting to avoid a return to League One at the first time of asking, Wigan have put coach Graham Barrow in charge for the rest of the season.

That follows the sacking of Gary Caldwell in October and the more recent exit of his replacement, Warren Joyce.

The Latics have enjoyed better fortunes away from home this season, winning at Cardiff, Huddersfield, Wolves, Burton and Birmingham. They also drew at Leeds, Brentford, Barnsley and Derby.

Referee: tbc

Travel: No scheduled Metro disruptions.
UK TV: None

Overseas TV: None

UK Radio: None

Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle.
(The official NUFC website offers free worldwide streaming of Radio Newcastle match commentaries)

Stats:

Latics in Toon -all time:

2012/13 Won 3-0 Ba 2, Bigirimana
2011/12 Won 1-0 Cabaye
2010/11 Drew 2-2 Sh.Ameobi, Coloccini
2008/09 Drew 2-2 Owen, Martins
2007/08 Won 1-0 Owen
2006/07 Won 2-1 Parker, Sh.Ameobi
2005/06 Won 3-1 Shearer 2, Bramble
1953/54 Drew 2-2 Broadis, Milburn (FAC)

Full record v Wigan Athletic:

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Current Championship table - top 7:

P Team Pld Gd Pts
1 Newcastle 38 +38 78
2 Brighton 38 +30 77
3 Huddersfield 37 +4 71
4 Leeds 38 +16 69
5 Reading 38 +2 67
6 Sheffield Wed 38 +9 62
7 Fulham 38 +19 61

Latest fixtures:Fri 31.03.2017:
Derby County v QPR (7.45pm) Sky

Sat 01.04.2017:
Barnsley v Sheff Wednesday (12.30pm)
Aston Villa v Norwich City (3pm)
Brentford v Bristol City (3pm)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Blackburn Rovers (3pm)
Huddersfield Town v Burton Albion (3pm)
Ipswich Town v Birmingham City (3pm)
Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic (3pm)
Preston North End v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Rotherham United v Fulham (3pm)
Wolves v Cardiff City (3pm)
Reading v Leeds United (5.30pm) Sky

 

3-0 to Newcastle.

 

1-2 to Wigan.

Soz lads but we are at home remember.

 

2 - 1 Win, but then again its April Fools Day....

 

Can't even be original on his copying!!!!

Another fail, Chippy.

 

I thought the Burton Albion effort was better.

 

At least with that one there WAS an effort.

 

The standards at Chippy's Copy Shop are definitely slipping

 

I'm feeling positive that our home form will improve. 1-1.

 

Predicting Newcastle this season is quite tricky. I only hope we put a shift in and build some attacking play without solely relying on the counter. We're playing a struggling championship team so there's no excuse not to take a few risks.

 

You don't know Rafa too well do you It'll be cagey!

 

We are crap at home because we play the same defensive formation at home.
Murphy up front please

 

6-6 draw

 

We'll need a mackem to help keep the score.

 

Plenty of fingers. Though you'd need to persuade them to take them out of their sister first.

 

JPF.. is that you?

 

Thought Murphy was out with his calf problem again. Not to worry Mitro scored a beauty for Serbia tonight .

 

Rafa came out with some tosh claiming our home woes were due to the opposition being harder to break down as they play more defensively. Erm, was he even at the Fulham game??

 

More to do with him setting up to counter attack. His tactics are wrong at home. Bleating on about sacrificing a midfielder. No, you just stop playing a dm, drop Diame into CM and play Gayle with someone.