Blackburn vs Newcastle Carling Cup Match Banter
Posted on October 26th, 2011 | 122 Comments |
A place in the last 8 beckons for one of us and I’d quite fancy our chances at this one if it wasn’t for a strange sense of foreboding I’m feeling about the game.
As you all know by now, I’m blessed with more than the mere 5 senses of normal mortals and both my 17th and 23rd sense are tingling slightly. Although that might just be the curry I had last night.
For more details about the game, my colleague has prepared an excellent match preview and a look at what the managers have said ahead of tonight’s game.
Without Cheik Tiote (knee) and Steve Taylor (conk), Pardew will be forced to make a few changes and it will be interesting to see who gets the nod. I wouldn’t be surprised to see appearances by Smith and Perch in this game and I reckon Benny will get a starting place up front with either Ba or Best. But I’m just guessing. .
As per Workyticket’s post about what the managers have said, Alan Pardew came out with this gem:
“My team selection will be very much what I think is needed for the game.”
I’m pleased about that because for one moment there I thought his team selection might be based on what was was needed for some other game.
Anyway, enjoy the game.
Teamsheets
Blackburn Rovers: Mark Bunn (G), Jason Lowe, Christopher Samba, Gael Givet, Martin Olsson, Ruben Rochina, Radosav Petrovic, Morten Gamst Pedersen, David Hoilett, Ayegbeni Yakubu, David Goodwillie
Subs: Robbie Cotton, Grant Hanley, Mauro Formica, Simon Vukcevic, Myles Anderson, Paul Robinson, Jason Roberts
Newcastle United: Tim Krul (G), Danny Simpson, Davide Santon, James Perch, Fabricio Coloccini; Sylvain Marveaux, Danny Guthrie, Yohan Cabaye, Jonas Gutierrez; Hatem Ben Arfa; Demba Ba
Subs: Rob Elliott, Mehdi Abeid, Dan Gosling, Haris Vuckic, Sammy Ameobi, Gabriel Obertan, Nile Ranger, Peter Lovenkrands
HWTL
If anyone has any good links for the game, please feel free to post them.
I’m just having a look now.