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Barclays
Premiership - Match 36 |
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Season 2007-2008 |
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WEST HAM UNITED |
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NEWCASTLE UNITED |
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Betting: |
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West Ham win |
Draw |
Newcastle win |
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$2.50 |
$3.20 |
$2.80 |
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Squad: |
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Harper, Forster, Beye, Enrique, Taylor,
Faye, Edgar, Butt, N'Zogbia, Duff, Barton, Geremi, Owen, Smith, Martins,
Viduka, Carroll. |
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Team News: |
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- Tim Krul
(dislocated shoulder) is out for the rest of the season.
- Shay Given (groin) remains sidelined.
- Emre (calf), Stephen Carr (hamstring), Claudio Cacapa (groin), Peter
Ramage (knee) and James Milner (foot) are all nearing returns. |
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Kevin Keegan's
pre-game comments: |
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"We set a target six or seven games ago to
win the mini-league in the bottom half of the table, and that's still
our intention.
That's the only league we can win - we cannot get into Europe, we cannot
get into the top four or anything like that, but we are trying to win
that mini-league, and that will allow us to finish 12th at least.
Maybe, depending on other results for the teams above us, we might even
sneak into 11th if it really went well and they dropped points.
There is still a lot to play for." |
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Socceroo and West Ham
captain Lucas Neill said: |
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"With three games to go there is still
plenty to play for and they will not come any tougher than Newcastle at
home.
They are undefeated in their last six games and are on a good run of
form. Kevin Keegan seems to be getting the balance right and with Owen,
Martins and Viduka looking sharp we will have to be at our best to
contain them." |
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Match Stats: |
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| @ Upton
Park |
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Newcastle 13 wins |
West Ham 28 wins |
Draws 14 |
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Newcastle 4 wins |
West Ham 5 wins |
Draws 3 |
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Last Season's Result |
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| West Ham
0-2 Newcastle
United |
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Duff 50
Martins 75 |
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Report |
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My thoughts: |
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Newcastle travel to the capital in search
of their third successive Premier League victory at Upton Park, and what
would be their 1,000th post war league win.
The recent resurgence of Kevin Keegan's men, sees his side lie second in
the current form table after going six games unbeaten, in which they
have taken 14 points out of 18.
During that time the Newcastle defence has only conceded two goals,
including three consecutive clean sheets, while at the other end they
have scored twelve goals.
With no injury concerns Kevin Keegan will again name an unchanged side,
in his now usual 4-3-3 system, meaning midfielder Nicky Butt will be
making his 100th start for Newcastle.
To be sitting in 12th place with three games to go, two points behind
Spurs, and five behind West Ham, is something most Newcastle fans
couldn't have imaged just over a month ago. The transformation has been
wonderful to watch, with every player contributing to some good all
round performances.
Despite going into the game with remendous confidence, this should rank
as a tough test of Keegan's men and a good gage of where they are at.
There is still plenty to play for this season, and a win here could see
us move a step closer to finishing above Spurs. |
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HOWAY THE LADS!!!
By
Row 'S' Army
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Did you know?
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West Ham are the most recent
team to win the FA Cup with an all English side, and the last team to
win the competition whilst outside of the top flight of English
football. Both of these occurred when they beat Arsenal 1-0 in the 1980
FA Cup Final. |
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