Paullow

Think we could maybe do with a change of title to something like 'Dan Ashworth and stuff'.

Are all you watching on streams, or do you subscribe to La Liga TV / Premier Sports? Nights like this you wish it was back on Sky Sports, or even BT.

I live pretty much exactly between the two cities and do keep an eye on Carlisle's results, so may well pop over - I've not been to Brunton for a good few years. Carlisle are also in great form, but the game isn't as important from their POV as it would have been a few weeks ago. Was he not meant to be missing this game due to the Scotland U21 call up?

It's been an even worse couple of days for Watford and Burnley. They'll be especially pig sick.

FFS

Yep, using their man advantage. Can't believe we had like 25 minutes yesterday with an extra man, but ended up falling behind in that period.

Calm down fella. Some think it's a bit stupid you banging on about winning 4-0, but just have a bit more tact. If we can beat Norwich, Palace (matches where we will be favourites), draw Everton, Leicester and Wolves, and then anything else from the other 4 will be a bonus, before heading down to Burnley on ca. 40 points for a stress free final day, then I will be pretty happy.

I'd 'take a draw', simply because it will be a better result for us than it is for them. Looking at their upcoming fixtures, this will be the only one where they're considered the betting favourites for the foreseeable future, and only one point from these two 'must win' home games will be a disaster.

Awful day for Everton, them losing and Leeds and Watford both win.

But then Leeds with a last second equaliser.

Norwich equalise.

Doesn't help them today, obviously, but I was hoping it would have been someone more influential than Kenny with Thursday in mind.

Wolves!

0-2 Watford. Certainly shakes things up down there.

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/chelsea-v-newcastle/winner Our odds are coming in a fair bit now, so presumably a fair few with the same mindset and additional money going on the away win. The markets opened nearer 10/1 and 19/2 (9.5/1), but as short as 13/2 at some places at the moment (blue means shortening, pink means drifting).

Strange feeling. For the first time in absolutely ages, well since the takeover anyway (due to the apathy preceding that), this doesn't really feel like a big match, and more of a free hit. I obviously hope we win, or at least extend the run to 10 matches (and end the season strongly), but there's definitely much less pressure than in previous matches.

Decent cup match on BBC Scotland or the iPlayer. Hearts have just gone 3-2 up on St Mirren (67 mins). Jak Alnwick in goal for the latter.

Yeah, I guess the theory of hoping Burnley stay up as they are very likely to struggle the following season doesn't, or shouldn't, apply to us anymore, and after that, they don't bring much to the table and have probably been there long enough now, plus if you were wanting more northern teams in the league then if they do stay up, it will almost certainly be at the expense of another northern club, albeit one who pretty much everyone on here would like to see drop . I'd also like to see Leeds stay up. I really like the city, and they definitely do add more to the league than many others. Leeds vs Man Utd feels like a big match, and to a lesser extent Liverpool, especially when you consider the classics they have had over the years in the PL, the Viduka match particularly springs to mind. Maybe the best chance for a team to shake things up would be Watford - they do still have to play Leeds, Everton, Brentford, and Burnley all at home, so they have the fixtures to do so, but they obviously need to start winning, and soon.

Poor couple of minutes. You watch Soccer Saturday for 85 minutes, and then the two things you don't want happen in a matter of no time . I guess you can obviously take positives from Brentford's goal, but I was disappointed when I saw it. Sunderland were always likely to beat bottom on the table Crewe, but the longer it went, the more hope was there.

Sheff Wed 4-0 up already against our friends at Cambridge. Can't believe Saido Berahino is only 28. Elliot Anderson scores for Bristol R, 2-0.

With only one Premier League match in the 3pm's, my attention is also on #BrucieWatch, just in case he somehow manages to bundle his way into the playoff picture. Blackburn (4th) vs Bristol C 0-0 Coventry (11th) vs Sheff U (5th) 1-1 Millwall (9th) vs Middlesbrough (8th) 0-0 Nott'm Forest (10th) vs Reading 1-0 6th place Luton are at home to 7th placed QPR live on Sky tomorrow at 12pm.

I know odds are just a number (and we beat Southampton as a 3/1 underdog) but Everton are 5/4 to win, so it's still the most likely from a neutral perspective. Leeds will certainly be firm faves to beat Norwich, and we're like 10/1 to beat Chelsea, so individually, they are the most likely scenario, although all 3 results going the absolute wrong way collectively is probably unlikely.

But yeah, especially after a being on such a run and a lot of momentum, it is quite nice watching other results with no real pressure and picking positives out of any scenario. Brentford win - clearly the best result from a pure Newcastle survival perspective and those not too bothered whether we finish 13th-17th Draw - Everton slip into the relegation zone, and 2 points dropped for both sides in a what would be considered a winnable game, and neither gain any real notable ground on us Burnley win - worst result for Everton, the gap to 18th does decrease, but then again, Brentford will be 4 points behind us, played 2 games more, only 9 games remaining and will have passed up probably their most winnable match of the season at home to a team in the relegation zone. I'm just going to sit back, relax, and see what unfolds.

The only thing with a Burnley win is that if Leeds beat Norwich at home tomorrow, which is probably likely, and Everton beat Wolves, and we get a routine 2-0 defeat, obviously a lot of ifs there, but not too far fetched, things could get a little bit more twitchier ahead of our trip to Goodison on Thursday, so while I don't think we're in any real danger, and you can get 90/1 at some places for us to drop, I am still hoping for a draw here. That's the ideal result for me.