MATCH THREAD: “ NEWCASTLE v CARDIFF CITY “ MATCH THREAD

Niasse from the start we need to go for this game would be nice to score first rather than chasing because we have been to reserved reid on if CAMARASSA is injured or as an alternative to patters.

Lots of Cardiff in Bristol airport with flight delayed

Match facts courtesy of Opta

Newcastle have won 10 of their last 11 league games against Cardiff, with their only failure in that time a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture in August.


Cardiff have lost 17 of their last 18 away league games against Newcastle (W1), losing the last nine in a row since a 4-0 win in November 1963.


In the top-flight, Newcastle have won their last seven home meetings with Cardiff by an aggregate score of 23-0.


Only Tottenham (38%) have won a lower percentage of their Premier League points in home games this season than Newcastle (39%). However, only Fulham (14%) have won a lower percentage in away games than Cardiff (26%).


No team in the top four tiers of English football have lost more home league games this season than Newcastle (8).


Newcastle haven’t scored more than once in any of their last nine Premier League games, netting just five goals in total (W1 D3 L5).


Cardiff are looking to win back-to-back away games in the top-flight for the first time since February 1957, having beaten Leicester in their last Premier League game on the road.


No team has failed to score in more Premier League games than Cardiff this season (10), with the Bluebirds netting just once in their last four matches.


A league-high ratio 56% of Newcastle’s Premier League goals this season have been headers (9/16).



As Cardiff manager, Neil Warnock has faced Newcastle three times in all competitions without winning – the only side he’s faced more with the Bluebirds without registering a win is Sheffield Wednesday (four times).

1-2 to the Bloobirds

I hope for a 1/0 but see it 0/0

Martin Fisher: John F. Kennedy was still America's President the last time Cardiff City won a league game on Tyneside. They've lost their subsequent nine visits but perhaps they'll never have a better chance to end that dismal record.

St James' Park has been anything but a fortress for Newcastle United - eight defeats already surpassing their total of seven for the WHOLE of last season.

Still the Geordies flock there, more in hope than expectation. That hope is wearing thin and they can expect an almighty scrap against Neil Warnock's men, who have only conceded in one of their last four league games.

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Cardiff City team news

Etheridge; Peltier, Manga, Bamba, Bennett; Ralls, Camarasa; Mendez-Laing, Paterson, Hoilett; Niasse.

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Newcastle:

Dubravka; Yedlin, Lejeune, Lascelles, Schar, Ritchie; Hayden, Longstaff, Atsu, Perez, Rondon.

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing forces a corner for the visitors, but Florian Lejeune rises to head clear. 0-0. #NUFC

- A searching ball from Lejeune finds Christian Atsu on the left, but Lee Peltier clears. Isaac Hayden then sees a shot blocked. 0-0. #NUFC

Salomón Rondón wins a corner for United, but Ritchie's cross is gathered by Neil Etheridge at the second attempt. 0-0. #NUFC

Penalty shout

The hosts are adamant they should have a penalty after Perez appears to bobble the ball onto Bennett’s arm. It definitely hits his hand, but I’m not too sure how much he would have known about it.

1-0 Newcastle

Our defenders just stood there

Let me guess. Cardiff are just sitting back away from home again?

Plenty of time....Come on City!!!!

The whole team should be fined a weeks wages for letting a centre back run (basically walked) from the half way line and score like that. Shocking defence. Worse than Sunday league

Ffs how many times will this happen? Ran 30yds unchallenged no threat when picks ball up just kept running until put ball in net.. as for crosses same old stuff straight to keeper everytime. But plenty of time to correct things.

Defence again.

very stagnant game. a goal will give the team a kick up the ass

The whole team should be fined a weeks wages for letting a centre back run (basically walked) from the half way line and score like that. Shocking defence. Worse than Sunday league

Sunday league team would have taking him down

That goal shows the problem when you change the team too much in important areas. There was no communication between bamba and Bennett in the defence and without Arter or Gunnarsson we had no protection in front of them.

Why don't we just go for it and attack these teams they are poor

Team line up was awful I said in another thread Gunnarsson should start he wouldn’t have let that happen. I said 2-0 Newcastle but could be a big defeat this we don’t know how to attack

The Bluebirds are enjoying a nice spell of possession since the goal, but the final ball’s not been great. They win a corner after Yedlin launches into a clumsy challenge to try and disposses Hoilett. It’s whipped in deep and Dubravka claims.

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Team line up was awful I said in another thread Gunnarsson should start he wouldn’t have let that happen. I said 2-0 Newcastle but could be a big defeat this we don’t know how to attack

Not sure gunnerson would have helped to be honest. It’s happened several times with him in the team..

Our forwards are just feeding ons scraps. Camarasa is trying but there’s nothing there for him.

We are not even in the game against one of the worst teams in the league which shows how rubbish we are. Another game which is over before half hour

Lot of aimless balls to Paterson who is not a premier league striker. Poor set piece balls lifted in and easily saved by their goalie. Hoilett Can't go down the line as he is outpaced by their full back. Nothing new there. Never mind only 1-0 so we live in hope. (37 mins).

Doesn't matter what players we bring in we will always play this negative football and that's down to are manager

Game over. Arsenal away next we could be a few points away from safety by then and I can’t see ya recovering from that kind of position (realist alert don’t get offended)