Newcastle United v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Newquay_AVFC]

3-1 Villa win. Bent x2 and Warnock with a screamer.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Love how its our fault the daft fuckers.  Nothing to do with them being shit all season.  They even scored the goal that sent them down.

Quite. One or two seem upset that we celebrated their relegation in a manner that they would only have expected from Sunderland. They just fail to realise that whilst we did so royally take the piss, nineteen other clubs would have done the same, such is their joke status as both a club and fans. When you realise the Rags have won more than them over the last 50 years, you know you should never take them seriously.

[mallo]

3-1 to them - depressing. We just can't defend.

[Le Lapin]

If our midfielders and forwards can beat our defenders and the Newcastle team, then we will win. Or else it will be a three all draw, they score 3 in first half, sit back, then we come at them second half and a Keane, Bent and Ireland score to equalise.

[Concrete John]

I've a feeling N'Zogbia will be a big player for us in this game.  He played well against QPR and the goal will have boosted his confidence, plus there's always the 'old player retruns' syndrome.

However, 2-2 is my prediction as we'll not keep a clean sheet.

[HOLTENDER]

We will continue our good away form and pay them back for the pasting we took up there.

3 - 1 Villa win, with Ireland getting two of them!

[Simon Ward]

Our defence to play a blinder! 0-0.

[drisaac]

1-0 To Newcastle. 

In the 85th minute, Given clears under pressure, but hits Warnock flush in the back of the head, knocking him out cold, and the ball rebounds into the net despite Given's desperate attempts to recover.

[KRS]

Cant see anything other than a defeat.
If we get a point then I'll be delighted.

[Chris Jameson]

3-0 Villa win, Heskey to score all 3 and answer his critics in the best possible way.

[Dave Cooper please]

4-2 to us.

[VillaAlways]

I think there is a bigger story at Aston Villa than their results under their manager Alex McLeish.

The only players they signed in January were Robbie Keane on loan and a young full-back called Enda Stevens. It appears it is all about profit and loss and the balance sheet at Villa Park, with chairman Randy Lerner saying 'we cannot spend more than we earn, end of'.

Consequently, you look at Villa and you see a mid-table side. People say they are a big club, but they're not. They were a big club but they aren't anymore, just like you could say Liverpool are not as big as they were. Those are the facts.

As for the game, Newcastle will have Demba Ba and Papiss Demba Cisse back from the Africa Cup of Nations, which will be another boost for them.

Wednesday's win at Blackburn was a really important one for them. The Magpies didn't play well, and at times they were out-played but they still nicked an away win in the Premier League. I'm told that Fabricio Coloccini has been great as a captain, not just as a player, and they have got a great spirit in their squad. Well, they showed it at Ewood Park.

I thought Newcastle's form would drop off in the New Year but they have proved me wrong and done marvellously by winning four of their last six league games. I have to back them here.

Prediction: 2-0

The Gospel according to Lawro.A Villa win it is

[Merv]

1-0 to Newcastle, I think. They seem to have mastered the art of not conceding and nicking vital goals, and I can't see us keeping a clean sheet.

[Irish villain]

This will be one tough game. Yet, when we're away we can be at our best so they will be expecting a tough game too.

If we can get a good game from our backs and and can counter with effect, I think we can win, 2-1. Bent brace.

[Steve kirk]

Tough game on Sunday but I think we will take home a point probably 1-1 with another goal from Darren Bent, I am hoping that Mcleish will give Baker or Lichaj a start at left back and give us all a break from the madness of Warnock.