Arsenal vs. Newcastle United: 18/05/25 @ 16:30 (Sky Sports)

[Conjo]

They'll be expecting the 5-4-1. Hopefully Howe is preparing his UNO reverse card to make their entire preparation for this game useless.

[alexf]

8 minutes ago, Conjo said:

They'll be expecting the 5-4-1. Hopefully Howe is preparing his UNO reverse card to make their entire preparation for this game useless.

 

If no one returns from injury then we might not have much choice. The balance looked great first half against Chelsea. But against Arsenal's midfield 3, Tonali and Bruno might get overrun. 

[Ginola]

If Rice is out and Merino/Jorginho are also unavailable what's their midfield 3 likely to be? Lewis-Skelly or Zinchenko with Partey and Odegaard?

[Lazarus]

This is gonna be a fiesty game isnt it. Hopefully they spit their dummies out and crumble under an onslaught of Juice.

[Nucasol]

29 minutes ago, Ginola said:

If Rice is out and Merino/Jorginho are also unavailable what's their midfield 3 likely to be? Lewis-Skelly or Zinchenko with Partey and Odegaard?

Front 6 of:

 

Saka-Odegaard-Partey-Skelly-Zinchenko

 

Martinelli

 

Presuming Trossard is out with a hamstring injury.

[Dr Venkman]

6 hours ago, The College Dropout said:

A point is good for morale. 
 

But agree this is a free hit. We need to win 1 - but don’t need to win this 1.  
 

Beating Arsenal would be amazing though. 

Feel like captain obvious here but a draw would be better for GD than a loss.

[black_n_white]

5 hours ago, Nucasol said:

Front 6 of:

 

Saka-Odegaard-Partey-Skelly-Zinchenko

 

Martinelli

 

Presuming Trossard is out with a hamstring injury.

I’m sure Rice, trossard will be fit anyways.

[Kilcline]

 

Hooper 

 

If there's a positive to grasp he did the second leg of the semi final against these, but can't stand the guy, he's useless 

[mattypnufc]

Just now, Kilcline said:

 

Hooper 

 

If there's a positive to grasp he did the second leg of the semi final against these, but can't stand the guy, he's useless 

They all are. Not a single one of them is any good. 

[nemtizz]

Could not care less who the ref is as long as it's not the kangaroo shagger.

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by nemtizz

[Bimpy474]

17 minutes ago, nemtizz said:

Could not care less who the ref is as long as it's not the kangaroo shagger.

 

 

 

 

Pretty sure @Mike is not a ref like.

[CoreOfNUFC]

Rumours saying we start 11 men.

[Joe1984]

8 hours ago, Conjo said:

They'll be expecting the 5-4-1. Hopefully Howe is preparing his UNO reverse card to make their entire preparation for this game useless.

1 at the back, 4 in midfield and 5 up front is the reverse.

 

I hope we don't go with that lineup... 🤣

[Heron]

1 minute ago, Joe1984 said:

1 at the back, 4 in midfield and 5 up front is the reverse.

 

I hope we don't go with that lineup... 🤣

Why not?

 

 

 

Burn

 

Tonali

Joelinton Bruno Miley

 

Murphy

Isak

Osula

Barnes

 

Wilson

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Heron

[Toon1984]

11 minutes ago, Heron said:

Why not?

 

 

 

Burn

 

Tonali

Joelinton Bruno Miley

 

Murphy

Isak

Osula

Barnes

 

Wilson

 

 

 

Might work, but Burn could still need a keeper behind him.

[Heron]

4 minutes ago, Toon1984 said:

Might work, but Burn could still need a keeper behind him.

Don't be silly.

[Dr Venkman]

1 hour ago, mattypnufc said:

They all are. Not a single one of them is any good. 

Was just thinking I can only think of one ref I don’t think is a fucking idiot and he’s not allowed to do our games.

[huss9]

this is not a free hit.

we nearly lost to leicester at home last time we qualified for the UCL.

[Superior Acuña]

Going down to this. I've been to three away/neutral games this season, all London and we've won all three. (Tottenham, West Ham, cup final). Also I've been to the Emirates twice and we've not lost (1-1 2006/07, 0-0 2022/23). We're doing it.

[Joelinton7]

Was just thinking that if we win our next two and Liverpool lost their next two, we’d only finish 12 points off the title. Getting closer. 

[Weezertron]

Got more chance of beating these than Everton. 3 pts. 

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Weezertron

[Mattoon]

5 minutes ago, Weezertron said:

Got more chance of beating these than Everton. 3 pts. 

 

 

 

 

Been saying this for a week, I'm more bothered about the season closer vs the scouse mackems than I am of this game, they're our kryptonite

[Mazzy]

Been way more confident about winning this since they've started dropping points every week.

 

Hope Rice is out, that would be huge. If he is, I think we win.  

 

I'd rather not leave it to the last day. Feels like Everton @ home is always a shit one and it could easily end 0-0 like that Leicester one when we last qualified for UCL.

[kingxlnc]

I can see Gordon scoring

[Kid Icarus]

1 hour ago, Mattoon said:

 

Been saying this for a week, I'm more bothered about the season closer vs the scouse mackems than I am of this game, they're our kryptonite

 

Everton? They've beaten us twice in the last 10.