Matchday thread - Toon v Wolves

[UlversToon]

The first of 3 big 6-pointers!

This Saturday sees Newcastle play a third successive PL home game in the non-televised 3pm slot when Wolves travel to St. James' Park.

United are winless in four PL fixtures at SJP since a 3-0 victory over Fulham in December. Defeats to Nottingham Forest (1-3) and Manchester City (2-3) were followed by draws with Luton Town (4-4) and Bournemouth (2-2).

Team: Nick Pope, Joelinton, Callum Wilson, Matt Targett and Sandro Tonali remain sidelined. Sven Botman returns after being rested for Tuesday's FA Cup tie at Blackburn Rovers.

The threat of a two-match PL suspension continues to hang over Bruno Guimaraes, who has been on nine bookings for the last five games. Anthony Gordon is two PL yellows away from suffering the same fate.

Tonali rates this match as follows:

NUFC win 10/11
The draw 11/4
WWFC win 14/5

WWFC: Ahead of their trip to Tyneside, Gary O'Neill's side defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 in the FA Cup Fifth Round on Wednesday night.

That came at some cost though, PL top scorer Hwang Hee-Chan forced off with injury, as was Mario Lemina after netting the winner. The South Korean forward is now confirmed as missing Saturday's game.

Second top scorer Matheus Cunha was previously ruled out until late March with a hamstring problem.

Wolves are unbeaten away from home in six PL and FA Cup games since mid December, winning four and drawing the other two.

PL victories came at Brentford (4-1), Chelsea (4-2) and Spurs (2-1) with a 0-0 draw at Brighton.

The visitors will be backed by a sold-out 3,000 away allocation and wear their red change kit.

UK TV: None

UK Radio: None

Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle

Referee: Tim Robinson - a third Toon appointment this season, after the 4-0 home win over Crystal Palace and 0-3 defeat at Everton.

VAR: David Coote

Stats:

Wolves @ SJP - PL era:

2022/23 won 2-1 Isak, Almiron
2021/22 won 1-0 Wood
2020/21 drew 1-1 Lascelles
2019/20 drew 1-1 Lascelles
2018/19 lost 1-2 Perez
2016/17 won 2-0 Ritchie, Gouffran (LC)
2016/17 lost 0-2 (Ch)
2011/12 drew 2-2 Cisse, Gutierrez
2010/11 won 4-1 Nolan, Shola Ameobi, Lovenkrands, Gutierrez
2003/04 drew 1-1 Bowyer
1992/93 won 2-1 Kelly 2 (D1)

[Remember Colo]

Credit to Bruno for staying out of the book for 5 matches. Demonstrates he can be disciplined with enough motivation. Hopefully this can teach him a less to be more preventative before running up against a suspension.

[beatski]

Whens the limit on that yellows ban?

[Timshorts 2]

It gets reset at 32 games, so that's a big ask, particularly when you can pick up a yellow by accident very easily these days.

[bodacious benny]

Whens the limit on that yellows ban?

Still a few more games.

Cunha and Hwang out for Wolves (their two top scorers). Should mean they only bang in 2-3 against us!

[jimileysbaldhead]

I'm going for a very nervy 4-1 win showing some of our old form.
Ron McGarry 2 and Albert Bennett 2

[Chappy]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Wolves score given how poor we've been at the back this season - but still confident of a win.

[ALF]

It gets reset at 32 games, so that's a big ask, particularly when you can pick up a yellow by accident very easily these days.

Main thing really was him avoiding the ban when we had no other options. Willock being back and Anderson on his way back means it isn't the disaster it would have been 5 games ago.

[bodacious benny]

It gets reset at 32 games, so that's a big ask, particularly when you can pick up a yellow by accident very easily these days.

Main thing really was him avoiding the ban when we had no other options. Willock being back and Anderson on his way back means it isn't the disaster it would have been 5 games ago.

Very true

[Don Sholeone]

The yellow rule this season is a little silly, I don't know why the cut off isn't mid season like normal. The game really is going soft, you get yellows for farting too loud these days. If you want to mess around with the reset point then at least increase the threshold for yellow card offences.

[Chappy]

[bodacious benny]

The one match “play Tino in one of the hardest games of the season” experiment is over…

Good to see a strong bench.

[ALF]

The yellow rule this season is a little silly, I don't know why the cut off isn't mid season like normal. The game really is going soft, you get yellows for farting too loud these days. If you want to mess around with the reset point then at least increase the threshold for yellow card offences.

Same as always isn't it?

5 yellows cut off is 19 games, 10 yellows is 32 games. Which is plenty. I'd say his yellows have all been justified as well and he's actually been lucky not to have had more.

[bodacious benny]

The yellow rule this season is a little silly, I don't know why the cut off isn't mid season like normal. The game really is going soft, you get yellows for farting too loud these days. If you want to mess around with the reset point then at least increase the threshold for yellow card offences.

Same as always isn't it?

5 yellows cut off is 19 games, 10 yellows is 32 games. Which is plenty. I'd say his yellows have all been justified as well and he's actually been lucky not to have had more.

Quite a few have been stupid and unnecessary, hopefully he’s learnt from it.

[beatski]

Whens the limit on that yellows ban?

Still a few more games.

Cunha and Hwang out for Wolves (their two top scorers). Should mean they only bang in 2-3 against us!

Hwang also loves to score against us

[bodacious benny]

Still a few more games.

Cunha and Hwang out for Wolves (their two top scorers). Should mean they only bang in 2-3 against us!

Hwang also loves to score against us

Yep, even when he was s*** he’d score against us! Now he’s decent and scores against us

[beatski]

Hwang also loves to score against us

Yep, even when he was s*** he’d score against us! Now he’s decent and scores against us

aye i swear his first season, he scored like two goals all season, both against us!

[beatski]

also, gonna get the request in early: anyone got a stream?
My ol faithful vipbox isnt working for me anymore

[Chappy]

Not a fan of the new version of Local Hero mind

[beatski]

longstaff going down and not getting a decision shocker. wish he'd learn hes not going to get them