EPL - Newcastle vs Manchester United - Mar 4
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Newcastle vs Manchester United Wednesday, 4 March 2009Channel 27: 3:45 am "Live" (Thur morning)EPL : Game : 27 -
release Rooney... I think he is up to his neck liao...
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Fergie will change most of the players, only the defence... Hope they won't get too tired... and Brown and Neville hurry come back...
Man Utd squad:
Van der Sar
Evans / Ferdinand / Vidic / O'Shea
Ronaldo / Carrick / Fletcher / Park
Berbatov / Rooney
Subs:
Foster, Fabio, Tevez, Giggs, Anderson, Gibson, Nani.
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No place for injured Magpie Butt against United - but Smith set to return against his old mates
Knee injury: Nicky Butt
Nicky Butt looks certain to miss out against his former club Manchester United this week and could be struggling to play his part in Newcastle's fight for survival this season.
The former England international is waiting for the results of a scan after he injured medial knee ligament damage in yesterday's defeat at Bolton.
The stand-in Newcastle captain is expected to be ruled out for at least another fortnight, which is another massive blow for caretaker boss Chris Hughton who is already without Joey Barton, Danny Guthrie and the suspended Kevin Nolan.
Another former United favourite Alan Smith could now start his first game for nine months in central midfield on Wednesday.
Hughton said: 'Nicky has tweaked his knee. We won’t know the extent of it until later today, but, of course, we’re hopeful it’s very minor. In the past it’s an area we’ve suffered in.'
Meanwhile Newcastle defender Steven Taylor has warned his team-mates they will be relegated unless they are prepared to fight for their careers.
The England Under-21 captain says Newcastle players have to stand up to the reality of their perilous position or face the consequences.
Taylor said: 'This has to bring out the men in the dressing room. We’ll see exactly who wants to play for this football club. The lads need to show character and show exactly how much playing for Newcastle means to them.
'We’re in a serious relegation fight. We’ve lost at Bolton in a game we should have won. That didn’t happen and now we have to dust ourselves off for Manchester United.
'They are the best team in the world. Now we have to be men and stand up to that.'
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if I not wrong, after this game is the mega ones with Inter and Liverpool..
if we win the next 3, will be pure ecstasy...
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Rooney fit for Newcastle trip
Wayne Rooney is available for Manchester United’s midweek Premier League visit to Newcastle after shaking off a virus.
This untimely ailment prevented the 23-year-old playing in United’s Carling Cup win against Tottenham at the weekend.
The England striker recently returned from five weeks out with a hamstring injury and played a minor role in the Champions League first leg draw against Inter last week before his Wembley setback.
Rooney participated in full training in the build-up to Wednesday’s match at St James' Park where United can move 10 points clear if nearest title rivals Chelsea and Liverpool both lose and they beat Newcastle.
John O’Shea is the only injury concern for Sir Alex Ferguson as the utility player wrestles with a lingering heel injury.
"He's got a problem with his heel, it's settled down after a day or so," Ferguson said of O'Shea.
"He might need some new insoles for his boots to see if that helps, and he should be okay.
"Other than that everyone is fine for tomorrow [Wednesday] and we look forward to a very tough game."
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owen back le ma?? if not sure die la
aiyo newcastle is now on the risk of being relegated
sad sia
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Originally posted by nature-ones:
owen back le ma?? if not sure die la
aiyo newcastle is now on the risk of being relegated
sad sia
nope he's not ready yet.
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TS gave wrong info.
Not 4th March...
It should be 5th March...
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Kevin Nolan will serve the second leg of a three-match ban, while Damien Duff (calf), Michael Owen (ankle ligaments), Habib Beye (ankle), Danny Guthrie (hamstring), Joey Barton and Xisco (both fractured metatarsal) are still out.
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Originally posted by jgho83:
TS gave wrong info.
Not 4th March...
It should be 5th March...
Looks like you are new in here... Anyway, can't you see the (Thur morning) ...
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This match is a must win, last night Pool, Arsenal and Chelsea all won their match..
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Looks like you are new in here... Anyway, can't you see the (Thur morning) ...Date la. Thursday morning still 5th march... get ur facts right.
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Originally posted by jgho83:
Date la. Thursday morning still 5th march... get ur facts right.
Relax
all along we follow the dates according to the match date in EPL
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
Relax
all along we follow the dates according to the match date in EPL
Yeh, follow date in EPL but use local timing... some might get confused mah.. I was confused (maybe only me lah) when I saw the first post. I was so excited I thought got man united match that I can watch on early wednesday morning. but in the end, had to wait.
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Originally posted by jgho83:
Yeh, follow date in EPL but use local timing... some might get confused mah.. I was confused (maybe only me lah) when I saw the first post. I was so excited I thought got man united match that I can watch on early wednesday morning. but in the end, had to wait.
dude, check out www.livescores.com and you can see whether the games are coming up or not... no point waking up and missing the game..
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think 1-1
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I say 2-2.
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newcastle die liao la, so many player out
sure man u win de
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Originally posted by jgho83:
Yeh, follow date in EPL but use local timing... some might get confused mah.. I was confused (maybe only me lah) when I saw the first post. I was so excited I thought got man united match that I can watch on early wednesday morning. but in the end, had to wait.
Bro, its been like that for very long already haha, get used to it!
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Lolx Man Utd win 3-1?
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man u clean sheet
1-0
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I think Foster will be in goal for this and I hope Smith gets a goal for NC.
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Martins Looking To Score Against Manchester United Again
The Nigerian international striker is hoping to add to his goal against the Premier League champions on the opening day of the season. The forward aims to shoot the Magpies clear of the drop zone.
Newcastle United forward Obafemi Martins is desperate to help the club pull away from the Premier League relegation zone, starting tonight against Manchester United.
The 24-year-old former Inter hitman scored against the Red Devils earlier this term and is hoping for a similar outcome at St. James' Park this evening.
"I scored against them on the opening day of the season," Martins told the club's official website.
"I'm not the only one who's going to play, but it would be great to do it again. I want to score the goals that will help Newcastle get out of this [position]."
The Magpies are only two points clear of the drop zone and, while the Nigerian international recognises that ensuring the Toon Army remain in the top-flight for next season will be tough, he feels it is far from impossible.
"It's going to be difficult now because we lost at Bolton [Wanderers], and we have Man U in the next game,” he explained. “We'll see what's going to happen. It will be tough but we have to stay together."