Newcastle United v Stoke - Official Build Up / Matchday Thread

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Newcastle United v Stoke

Thursday 26th December 2013

Kick off 3pm @ SJP ​

Squad (injury update from physio room)


R Taylor (ACL Knee Injury)- no return date
C Tiote One Match Suspension


Betting (from PP)
Newcastle 1 - 0 5/1
Newcastle 2 - 0 7/1
Newcastle 2 - 1 15/2
Newcastle 3 - 0 14/1
Newcastle 3 - 1 14/1
Newcastle 3 - 2 25/1
Newcastle 4 - 0 33/1
Newcastle 4 - 1 35/1
Newcastle 4 - 2 70/1
Newcastle 4 - 3 175/1
Newcastle 5 - 0 100/1

Draw 0 - 0 15/2
Draw 1 - 1 6/1
Draw 2 - 2 14/1
Draw 3 - 3 80/1
Draw 4 - 4 350/1

Stoke 1 - 0 11/1
Stoke 2 - 0 25/1
Stoke 2 - 1 14/1
Stoke 3 - 0 80/1
Stoke 3 - 1 50/1
Stoke 3 - 2 55/1
Stoke 4 - 0 400/1
Stoke 4 - 1 225/1
Stoke 4 - 2 225/1
Stoke 4 - 3 325/1
Stoke 5 - 0 500/1

Head To Head
2012/2013 Sun 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke City Premier League
2012/2013 Wed 28 Nov Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke City Premier League
2011/2012 Mon 31 Oct Stoke City 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Stoke City 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 26 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Stoke City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2007/2008 Wed 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Sun 06 Jan Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup


Streams
http://www.firstrow.org/

ACS's View
I'me expecting a comfortable win here. and am going for the Jim Special of 3-1.
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We are due to really take someone to the cleaners.
I honestly think we will score at least 4.
4-1.

 

Out of 19 home games against Stoke we have won 9, lost 9 and drawn one... quote surprising stats.

 

4-3 at 175/1 would be nice.

Cash wise anyway.

 

I think I'm going to go for bets of:

3-1, 4-2 and 4-3.

Also fancy the Gouff for FGS at 13/2.

L Remy 9/2
Shola Ameobi 6/1
Y Gouffran 13/2
P Cisse 13/2
Y Cabaye 7/1
H Ben Arfa 15/2
Mo Sissoko 12/1

 

More build up and stats can be found here...

http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/720390/Preview

 

I'm predicting 3-1 to the Toon, as the boys are going to give Baldy a special Christmas pressie of actually winning by his favourite scoreline on Boxing Day.

You heard it here first!

Although if it really does come in, then I have in no way at all been involved in any match fixing. Honest guv.

 

Obi, you seem to be rather a lucky charm these days. Bravo to you sir.
Oh.. and a Merry Christmas.

 

Aye, merry Christmas to one all.












Even the <cough> Mackems <cough>,

 

Another tough game. Hopefully we can eek a win out of it though with it being a home game. 2-1.

 

I was talking to your bank manager the other day and he said you'd just taken £300k out of your account. I was wondering what you were taking that much out for and now I know.

 

Hope you have a good one Obi, drinks on me at the Cardiff game if you're up for it.

 

And if you're not locked up of course.

 

Oh aye

 

I always worry when a game looks easy, and this one should be. Too many times have I seen us hold back when we should have really put team to the sword.

I wish we had the steel of Tiote for this one..surely though, we have too much quality for them at home?

Someone said we are due a big win, but I think we're also due a frustrating afternoon. I'd like to think we can see this one through comfortably though.

 

This sums us up completely. Even following a very good recent run, we are still capable of a terrible performance against a team people will 'expect' us to beat at home. We are very unpredictable.

Yes, we are due to really thump somebody and equally we are due to annoy the fans with an utterly dire display.

Which NUFC team will turn up on Boxing Day? Who knows. Let's just hope the lads give it a real go.

As Tiote is out, I can see Pards playing Shola to 'add a bit physicality' against a team like Stoke, though personally I'd like to see Benni start and for us to keep it on the ground. Either way, it's all part of being a Toon fan, so....


HTL!

Merry Christmas all.

 

Merry Christmas to you and the family Obi, hope you've all enjoyed it.

 

Happy Boxing Day everyone! One of the best football days of the year today. Hope the lads proper go for it and I dont think stoke will be able to handle the french legionnaires!

 

2-0 to us, you heard it here first. Get your money on.

It'll make it a Happy Boxing day for everybody.

 

just cracking open a bottle of Aldi red.. in Consett today it's minus 3 so I need to warm up before my ride arrives.