Newcastle in my opinion will start with 4-4-1-1 formation today with Allardyce welcomes back Joey Barton, James Milner and Abdoulaye Faye to the Magpies starting XI for Saturday’s fixture at Blackburn.

Milner, Oba Martins and Alan Smith forming a three-pronged attack. N’Zogbia is likely to play wide as left-wing back, but Steven Taylor is likely missed out this weekend game. Beye, Rozehnal and Faye will back-to-back with Zog.

Faye returns to the defence at the expense of…

Sad, very sad to see the way former entertainers team doing recently. I have to admit that Big Sam must take the England job in a matter of time sooner as Mike Ashley have said that he will not stand in Allardyce’s way if he goes for the England job.

The visitors only need less than a minute into second half and got the corner almost immediately from kick off: Gerrard swings a terrible corner in,…

Off to an early Saturday kick-off, the fixtures of Newcastle and Liverpool today is starting a bit low in the first 10 minutes with both team seems to just warming up in a cold North East pre-winter season. Scott Murray of the Guardian write about the game as a bit of a nondescript start.

In the first five minutes, Gerrard wins a corner down the left and takes it himself. It’s swung in and palmed away…

The second-half starts without further changes from both side. With the mackems do the kick-off at restart. They immediately work on as Leadbitter slipped a low pass to the unmarked Wallace. He works an angle wide of Milner before standing one up at the far post for Jones to attack, the striker gets his header away but Harper is able to save to his left.

Newcastle tries to push ahead with Viduka opens up the hosts’…

Sam Allardyce fielded Emre, Aussie striker Mark Viduka and Czech defender David Rozehnal for the 127th Tyne-Wear derby clash at the Stadium of sh*te, while Nicky Butt (suspended), Jose Enrique and Claudio Cacapa are the players who make way, with Charles N’Zogbia operating from the left-back position.

Alan Smith joining the force in midfield with Emre, Joey Barton and James Milner, while Michael Owen wears the captain’s armband and partnered by Viduka in attack.

The atmosphere was…

English Premier League, November 3, 2007
Sol Campbell (15′ o.g) - Pamarot (8′), Benjani (9), Utaka (11), Kranjar (70)

Sam Allardyce makes five changes to the side that was beaten at Reading for Saturday’s visit of Portsmouth. Steve Harper coming in for his seventh start to replace the injured again Given (groin).

Interestingly, Big Sam also make a recall to Steven Taylor into the Magpies back-four while Beye are not even made into the bench. In midfield Nicky…

READING 2 (Kitson 53″, Long 84″) - NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 (Duberry o.g 71″)
Premier League, Madejski Stadium. Saturday, October 27, 2007. Kick-off 3pm

Newcastle United starts the match today with almost similar team line-up as last Monday night. The only player who sits on the bench was Charles N’Zogbia, he is giving way to Joey Barton for his first time as a starter this season.

The first early minutes, the visitor have to sit back and defend against…

Oba Martins 45′, Caçapa 51′, Milner 73′ - Robbie Keane 57′

Sam Allardyce still add Joey Barton on the bench while Newcastle playing against Spurs tonight. Barton who has just recover from broken metatarsal is considered fit, but Big Sam will not push him to make a starter.

Another great appearance from the Bulls Enrique as he tries to get Martins away from Spurs defenders. Dawson is the only one who try to cut out the Spaniard’s…

Not just that Newcastle United is (once again) lost in a game, but most of all, the Lads looks like not in the mood to hang-on to Martins goal and go back to North-East with three points.

After watching Oba Martins proved what he said yesterday about how sorry he is to not scoring against Arsenal on Carling Cup, with a great taken goal in 29 minutes, the game suddenly turns into “Get Back All of…

FT 2-0. Bendtner (83), Denilson (89)

Sam Allardyce making several changes from the team that beat West Ham last Sunday. As predicted before, Given is return to the goal while Enrique makes his second appearance for Newcastle United tonight.

Abdoulaye faye also make his debut for Toon, while Shola finally play to replaced once again foot injury casualty Viduka. He will be play alongside Martins.

Harper, Viduka, Owen and Caçapa are all absent, while Geremi and Butt rested…