Newcastle United - Nottingham Forest

[Reds73]

Huge game on Sunday, I still think there is more pressure on Newcastle.

Newcastle can’t let us get 9 points ahead at this stage of the season
They will know that and adds to the pressure on them.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

It's got to be Anderson and Dominguez for me and we should stick with it for a few games.

Love Danilo but he shouldn't be shoehorned staright back into the starting eleven.

I agree that we should have faith in those who got us where we are.

Couldn't agree more.

We should very carefully pick and choose our moments to get minutes for Danilo (rusty, but we know he can do it) and Sangare (in my opinion, despite looking fine pre-season and pre-injury, has done nothing to justify being higher in the pecking order than Dominguez).

I want Danilo and Sangare to be amazing for us, but I don't think now is the time to be changing up the playbook that's worked better than we could have ever imagined this season.

For me...

Sels
Aina Milenkovic Murillo Williams
Anderson Dominguez
Elanga MGW CHO
Wood

Think that is what it will be.

[Dog and Bear]

That is also my starting 11.

[Mcforest]

This is a big game in our quest for European football. If we lose we could be 4th and one point away from 6th which at current is missing out on Europe.
Newcastle lose and you have to say league cup is their best shot of Europe and if they win that it will remove a potential spot from the league placings.

[audiosmee]

Newcastle have a very physical midfield. I would expect to see Yates

[Reds73]

Newcastle have a very physical midfield. I would expect to see Yates

 Not half as physical without Joelinton

[northeastred]

Newcastle have a very physical midfield. I would expect to see Yates

 Not half as physical without Joelinton

Joelintons been training since Wednesday, he's been told to wear a boot outside of training for press. That's come from a mate what works at the training ground.. eddie howe likes to do a cooper. Say a player is injured/ruled out then all of a sudden they are playing

[RyanR]

Newcastle have a very physical midfield. I would expect to see Yates

 Not half as physical without Joelinton

Joelintons been training since Wednesday, he's been told to wear a boot outside of training for press. That's come from a mate what works at the training ground.. eddie howe likes to do a cooper. Say a player is injured/ruled out then all of a sudden they are playing

I think Joelinton will start. Howe said he’s “pushing to be back”, which sounds to me like he’ll be ready unfortunately

[Reds73]

Newcastle have a very physical midfield. I would expect to see Yates

 Not half as physical without Joelinton

Joelintons been training since Wednesday, he's been told to wear a boot outside of training for press. That's come from a mate what works at the training ground.. eddie howe likes to do a cooper. Say a player is injured/ruled out then all of a sudden they are playing

I think Joelinton will start. Howe said he’s “pushing to be back”, which sounds to me like he’ll be ready unfortunately

No chance he plays tomorrow
Even if he has had a couple of days training, they will not take this risk with the type of injury he has had

[Reds73]

Joelinton return date reported

According to Craig Hope at The Mail, Joelinton WILL return in time for the Carabao Cup final and is hoping to be back in action next weekend.

After pushing to return behind the scenes, it’s believed our midfield enforcer will miss tomorrow’s clash with Nottingham Forest and our trip to Liverpool next Wednesday.

However, Hope reports that he’s been pencilled in for our FA Cup last 16 clash with Brighton next Sunday, meaning he should get some minutes in the tank against the Seagulls and West Ham before the Carabao Cup final.

Hope wrote: ‘Joelinton is in line for a return to action two weeks before the Carabao Cup final. Howe said last week that he ‘hoped’ the Brazilian would be back in time for the March 16 showdown with Liverpool. He has been missing since injuring his knee at the start of the month and no return date has been given.

‘However, we can reveal that the FA Cup visit of Brighton on March 2 has been pencilled in for his comeback. That would give the midfielder a fortnight before the Wembley trip to build his match sharpness.’

[Fumanchew]

After todays results the players will know what’s on the line, the only problem is so will newcastles

[Reds73]

Tonali also out injured tomorrow apparantly, and that is from reliable Newcastle sources