Match Preview/Stats/Thread: Derby County v Newcastle Utd
By Tyne-Talk
February 8 2010
Newcastle United travel to Pride Park tomorrow night where 18th place Derby County host the leaders; Both sides go into the game having won three, drawn two and lost one in their last six competitive games. Whilst Derby managed a draw at the weekend, Newcastle thrashed Cardiff City by five goals to one and will be looking to increase their lead over title rivals West Brom and Nottingham Forest.
Chris Hughton will recall Alan Smith (thigh) to the side after he failed to be fit for the team that faced Cardiff on Friday night. Nicky Butt remains sidelined with a thigh problem and Fabricio Coloccini is unlikely to be available due to a hamstring injury. Long term injuries to Jose Enrique (hamstring) and Steven Taylor (medial ligament strain) mean they will both be absent and whilst Joey Barton is due to return to training this week he is unavailable for tomorrow night.
Derby who will be looking to extend the gap between them and the drop zone are without Dean Lealock (knee) and Lee Hendrie (hamstring), however they could welcome David Martin to make his debut should his emergency loan signing be completed in time. New signing Javan Vidal will also be pushing for his debut. Lee Croft could play some part after returning to training this week having recovered from a hamstring injury.
Fact: Newcastle will be looking for their first win over Derby County in nearly 8 years.
Fact: Derby have failed to score in 12 league games this season.
Derby County |
| Newcastle United |
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29 | Played | 28 |
33 | Points | 59 |
9 | Won | 17 |
6 | Drawn | 8 |
14 | Lost | 3 |
30 | Goals Scored | 48 |
41 | Goals Conceded | 17 |
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We must not slip with Forrest and W.B.A. snapping at our heels.
C'mon lads put a shift in.


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DCFC: Stephen Bywater, Jay McEveley, Paul Green, Robbie Savage (c), Rob Hulse, Kris Commons, Shaun Barker, Stephen Pearson, Jake Buxton, Michael Tonge, Nicky Hunt
Subs: Gary Teale, Chris Porter, Saul Deeney, Dean Moxey, David Martin, Russell Anderson, Javan Vidal
NUFC: Steve Harper, Danny Simpson, Fitz Hall, Mike Williamson, Patrick van Aanholt, Wayne Routledge, Kevin Nolan (c), Danny Guthrie, Jonas Gutierrez, Andy Carroll, Leon Best
Subs: Tim Krul, Tamas Kadar, Fabrice Pancrate, Peter Lovenkrands, Shola Ameobi, Ryan Donaldson, Alan Smith
Referee: Anthony Taylor

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Harper, Simpson, Williamson, Hall, Van Aanholt
Routledge, Nolan, Guthrie, Gutierrez
Carroll, Best
Subs: Krul, Lovenkrandts, Smith, Pancrate, Ameobi, Kadar, Donaldson
Derby:
Bywater, Hunt, Barker, Buxton, McEverley, Green, Savage, Pearson, Tonge, Hulse
Commons
Subs: Deeney, Teale, Porter, Moxey, Martin, Anderson, Vidal











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No more "when we go up," please.

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maybe losing after so long will be more useful than the load of draws we got lately, in terms of provoking a reaction from the team and the manager. three draws is 6 points dropped, lose once and come back fighting and maybe we'll win a couple again, eh?
could be worse, we could be cardiff
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Officially in a dog fight for promotion.
No more "when we go up," please.
Unfortunately tunyc is right, we've just squandered a good lead and if we continue in the same way we'll be lucky to make the play offs.
Optimism won't work it's time to be realistic.
C'mon Newcastle, more performances like last Friday please.

HOWAY THE LADS!!!
