Post by gw on Oct 28, 2006 11:12:44 GMT -1
St James' Park
Saturday, 28 October
Kick-off: 1715 BST
Coverage on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on MOTD
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Kieron Dyer's Newcastle comeback has been delayed after he suffered an eye injury in training and he faces another two weeks out.
Newcastle will give fitness tests to Obafemi Martins and Nicky Butt while Emre (back) and Antoine Sibierski (toe) are also doubtful.
Charlton are boosted by the return of four senior players.
Darren Bent, Andy Reid and Souleymane Diawara (all hamstring) and Amdy Faye (foot) are now fit.
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Newcastle (from): Harper, Srnicek, Taylor, Moore, Bramble, Ramage, Babayaro, Parker, Solano, Milner, Emre, N'Zogbia, Duff, Pattison, Ameobi, Martins, Rossi, Sibierski, Luque.
Charlton (from): Carson, Young, Hreidarsson, Diawara, El Karkouri, Fortune, Sankofa, Holland, Rommedahl, Faye, Hughes, Thomas, Ambrose, Pouso, Reid, Hasselbaink, M Bent, D Bent, Myhre, Andersen.
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Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder:
"Charlton have not always finished seasons well, but they have never been in the position they are in at the moment.
"They will be fighting for their lives - but it's all about us, it's about us at Newcastle getting our performance correct on the day, playing the way we did against Portsmouth and creating the same amount of chances.
"In that game, we created the most chances we have created in any one game this season."
Charlton assistant head coach Les Reed:
"It's too early to start talking about relegation. I just see this as a bottom of the table battle that we need to get something out of.
"We need points from that and the game after against Manchester City to avoid getting drawn into a relegation battle later on.
"But we can't hide the facts, the league table is what it is. Ourselves, Newcastle, Manchester City and Watford are down there and this period of games is very important to us all."
BIG-MATCH FACTS
NEWCASTLE UNITED against Charlton is a Saturday teatime bottom-of-the-table six pointer between the club with just one home League win to their name and the club to have lost all four League fixtures away from home. The clash brings together two under-fire managers in Glenn Roeder and Iain Dowie, although both will have been lifted by midweek Carling Cup victories.
Roeder is selecting a Newcastle side for the 25th time in a Premiership contest. But since he was appointed permanently, the Magpies have only won two League games and lost the last three on the bounce.
Half of the 14 Premiership fixtures between the Magpies and the Addicks ended all square.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC have made a pitifully poor start to this Premiership season, losing 78% of their matches (seven of nine). They arrive in the north east, having dropped all but four of 54 points on the road in just over a year - winless in 18.
A 2-0 home win over Bolton is the Addicks' only League maximum under Dowie. If the side could achieve another here, they'd climb above Newcastle in the table.
The Londoners hold a four-match unbeaten sequence against Newcastle, including draws from their last two trips to Tyneside. The Addicks' most recent victory at St James' was 0-1 on 23 September 2000 when Graham Stuart netted the winner.
REFEREE
Mike Dean (Wirral)
Premiership referees' table
Mike Dean's 2006-07 Premiership card count
SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
16th 7 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 14th
Lowest could fall: 18th
1. Won one more (two) and lost one fewer (six) than Charlton, yet scored only one more League goal (seven).
2. Pressing for a first victory in six Premiership outings.
3. Lost the last three League games against Manchester United (a), Bolton (h) and Middlesbrough (a).
4. Not lost four on the spin since 24 April 2005.
5. Gained only one point from a possible 15, courtesy of a 1-1 home draw with Everton on 24 September.
6. Won one and lost six of the last eight in the top flight.
7. The equal most prolifigate side in the top tier with eight points dropped from winning positions (lost home to Wigan and away to West Ham, and drawn at Everton). Wigan have a similiar record.
8. Seven points after the first nine fixtures is Newcastle's worst Premiership start since only four points were accrued to the same stage in 1999-2000. In that season, they had seven points after 10 games and went on to finish 11th.
9. A visit to Palermo for a Group H fixture in the Uefa Cup follows this on Thursday, before Sheffield United come to St James'.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Club stats
Fixtures
20th 4 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 16th
Lowest could fall: 20th
1. Pressing for a first win in seven Premiership matches.
2. Own the weakest defence in the highest League with 15 goals conceded - one every 54 minutes on average.
3. Also own the widest negative goal difference in the Premiership of -9.
4. Completed 26 top flight matches since a score draw (1-1, away to Chelsea on 22 January).
5. Four points after nine games is Charlton's worst ever start to a Premiership campaign, eclipsing their seven points after nine in 2002-03. In that season the Addicks had 10 points after 10 and went on to finish 12th.
6. Three shy of conceding 400 goals all-time in the Premier League.
7. Lost the last seven Premiership matches on the road, and gained only one point from a last possible 27 away from home from a goalless draw at West Ham on 2 April.
8. Drawn four and lost 14 away from the Valley, since last recording a maximum (1-2 at Portsmouth on 22 October 2005).
9. Already played most of the top teams, so the next batch of matches will be crucial. Following this is a home clash with Manchester City, successive visits to Wigan and Reading before Everton arrive at the Valley.
KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Squad profiles
Shola AMEOBI is Newcastle's top scorer with five goals.
Of the Magpies' 10 different goal scorers, only AMEOBI, Obafemi MARTINS, Scott PARKER and Damien DUFF have netted in the Premiership.
If he participates, PARKER will be playing against his former club.
Should he get a run out, MARTINS will be playing on his 22nd birthday, while Matthew PATTISON and Lee CLARK could be figuring the day after turning 20 and 34 respectively.
Stephen CARR is the only player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Newcastle's Premiership matches this season.
If on the field from the outset, Kieron DYER will be making his 150th Premiership start in a Newcastle shirt.
The next time Pavel SRNICEK keeps goal, he'll be making his 200th English League appearance and 150th in a Newcastle jersey.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Squad profiles
If they participate, Darren AMBROSE and Amdy FAYE will be playing against their former club.
DARREN BENT has scored six of Charlton's seven goals so far this season - five of the six in the Premiership. Jimmy Floyd HASSELBAINK got the other.
MARCUS BENT is a brace shy of 100 club career goals.
Luke YOUNG is the only player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Charlton's League and Cup matches this season.
If on the field from the outset, Matt HOLLAND will be making his 450th club career start.
If he plays, Bryan HUGHES will be making his 400th career League appearance (Wrexham, Birmingham and Charlton).
If he gets a run out, Kevin LISBIE will be making his 150th League appearance for the Addicks.
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Newcastle United 0-0 Charlton Athletic
22 February 2006 - Ref: Uriah Rennie
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
Home and away
League: Newcastle 29 wins, Charlton 17, Draws 18
Prem: Newcastle 4 wins, Charlton 3, Draws 7
at Newcastle only
League: Newcastle 20 wins, Charlton 7, Draws 5
Prem: Newcastle 3 wins, Charlton 1, Draws 3
Saturday, 28 October
Kick-off: 1715 BST
Coverage on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on MOTD
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Kieron Dyer's Newcastle comeback has been delayed after he suffered an eye injury in training and he faces another two weeks out.
Newcastle will give fitness tests to Obafemi Martins and Nicky Butt while Emre (back) and Antoine Sibierski (toe) are also doubtful.
Charlton are boosted by the return of four senior players.
Darren Bent, Andy Reid and Souleymane Diawara (all hamstring) and Amdy Faye (foot) are now fit.
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Newcastle (from): Harper, Srnicek, Taylor, Moore, Bramble, Ramage, Babayaro, Parker, Solano, Milner, Emre, N'Zogbia, Duff, Pattison, Ameobi, Martins, Rossi, Sibierski, Luque.
Charlton (from): Carson, Young, Hreidarsson, Diawara, El Karkouri, Fortune, Sankofa, Holland, Rommedahl, Faye, Hughes, Thomas, Ambrose, Pouso, Reid, Hasselbaink, M Bent, D Bent, Myhre, Andersen.
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Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder:
"Charlton have not always finished seasons well, but they have never been in the position they are in at the moment.
"They will be fighting for their lives - but it's all about us, it's about us at Newcastle getting our performance correct on the day, playing the way we did against Portsmouth and creating the same amount of chances.
"In that game, we created the most chances we have created in any one game this season."
Charlton assistant head coach Les Reed:
"It's too early to start talking about relegation. I just see this as a bottom of the table battle that we need to get something out of.
"We need points from that and the game after against Manchester City to avoid getting drawn into a relegation battle later on.
"But we can't hide the facts, the league table is what it is. Ourselves, Newcastle, Manchester City and Watford are down there and this period of games is very important to us all."
BIG-MATCH FACTS
NEWCASTLE UNITED against Charlton is a Saturday teatime bottom-of-the-table six pointer between the club with just one home League win to their name and the club to have lost all four League fixtures away from home. The clash brings together two under-fire managers in Glenn Roeder and Iain Dowie, although both will have been lifted by midweek Carling Cup victories.
Roeder is selecting a Newcastle side for the 25th time in a Premiership contest. But since he was appointed permanently, the Magpies have only won two League games and lost the last three on the bounce.
Half of the 14 Premiership fixtures between the Magpies and the Addicks ended all square.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC have made a pitifully poor start to this Premiership season, losing 78% of their matches (seven of nine). They arrive in the north east, having dropped all but four of 54 points on the road in just over a year - winless in 18.
A 2-0 home win over Bolton is the Addicks' only League maximum under Dowie. If the side could achieve another here, they'd climb above Newcastle in the table.
The Londoners hold a four-match unbeaten sequence against Newcastle, including draws from their last two trips to Tyneside. The Addicks' most recent victory at St James' was 0-1 on 23 September 2000 when Graham Stuart netted the winner.
REFEREE
Mike Dean (Wirral)
Premiership referees' table
Mike Dean's 2006-07 Premiership card count
SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
16th 7 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 14th
Lowest could fall: 18th
1. Won one more (two) and lost one fewer (six) than Charlton, yet scored only one more League goal (seven).
2. Pressing for a first victory in six Premiership outings.
3. Lost the last three League games against Manchester United (a), Bolton (h) and Middlesbrough (a).
4. Not lost four on the spin since 24 April 2005.
5. Gained only one point from a possible 15, courtesy of a 1-1 home draw with Everton on 24 September.
6. Won one and lost six of the last eight in the top flight.
7. The equal most prolifigate side in the top tier with eight points dropped from winning positions (lost home to Wigan and away to West Ham, and drawn at Everton). Wigan have a similiar record.
8. Seven points after the first nine fixtures is Newcastle's worst Premiership start since only four points were accrued to the same stage in 1999-2000. In that season, they had seven points after 10 games and went on to finish 11th.
9. A visit to Palermo for a Group H fixture in the Uefa Cup follows this on Thursday, before Sheffield United come to St James'.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Club stats
Fixtures
20th 4 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 16th
Lowest could fall: 20th
1. Pressing for a first win in seven Premiership matches.
2. Own the weakest defence in the highest League with 15 goals conceded - one every 54 minutes on average.
3. Also own the widest negative goal difference in the Premiership of -9.
4. Completed 26 top flight matches since a score draw (1-1, away to Chelsea on 22 January).
5. Four points after nine games is Charlton's worst ever start to a Premiership campaign, eclipsing their seven points after nine in 2002-03. In that season the Addicks had 10 points after 10 and went on to finish 12th.
6. Three shy of conceding 400 goals all-time in the Premier League.
7. Lost the last seven Premiership matches on the road, and gained only one point from a last possible 27 away from home from a goalless draw at West Ham on 2 April.
8. Drawn four and lost 14 away from the Valley, since last recording a maximum (1-2 at Portsmouth on 22 October 2005).
9. Already played most of the top teams, so the next batch of matches will be crucial. Following this is a home clash with Manchester City, successive visits to Wigan and Reading before Everton arrive at the Valley.
KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Squad profiles
Shola AMEOBI is Newcastle's top scorer with five goals.
Of the Magpies' 10 different goal scorers, only AMEOBI, Obafemi MARTINS, Scott PARKER and Damien DUFF have netted in the Premiership.
If he participates, PARKER will be playing against his former club.
Should he get a run out, MARTINS will be playing on his 22nd birthday, while Matthew PATTISON and Lee CLARK could be figuring the day after turning 20 and 34 respectively.
Stephen CARR is the only player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Newcastle's Premiership matches this season.
If on the field from the outset, Kieron DYER will be making his 150th Premiership start in a Newcastle shirt.
The next time Pavel SRNICEK keeps goal, he'll be making his 200th English League appearance and 150th in a Newcastle jersey.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Squad profiles
If they participate, Darren AMBROSE and Amdy FAYE will be playing against their former club.
DARREN BENT has scored six of Charlton's seven goals so far this season - five of the six in the Premiership. Jimmy Floyd HASSELBAINK got the other.
MARCUS BENT is a brace shy of 100 club career goals.
Luke YOUNG is the only player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Charlton's League and Cup matches this season.
If on the field from the outset, Matt HOLLAND will be making his 450th club career start.
If he plays, Bryan HUGHES will be making his 400th career League appearance (Wrexham, Birmingham and Charlton).
If he gets a run out, Kevin LISBIE will be making his 150th League appearance for the Addicks.
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Newcastle United 0-0 Charlton Athletic
22 February 2006 - Ref: Uriah Rennie
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
Home and away
League: Newcastle 29 wins, Charlton 17, Draws 18
Prem: Newcastle 4 wins, Charlton 3, Draws 7
at Newcastle only
League: Newcastle 20 wins, Charlton 7, Draws 5
Prem: Newcastle 3 wins, Charlton 1, Draws 3
