Tottenham v Newcastle – Match banter!
Posted on December 28th, 2010 | 195 Comments |
There is some bad news for us all to digest regarding the fitness of Jose Enrique I’m afraid.
It would appear, according to Jose’s Twitter account, that our left-back will miss the game this afternoon as he is suffering from a tight hamstring. We will, of course, await official confirmation, but if it is coming from Jose then you would have to assume that it is true.
This news will give Alan Pardew a bit of a defensive headache as he looks to try and negate the loss of our star defender, but one way around it would be to play Danny Simpson at left-back, Mike Williamson and Fabricio Coloccini at centre-back, and fit Steven Taylor in at right-back. It isn’t ideal, but it’s probably the best we can do in the circumstances.
Newcastle will be looking to bounce back from a spirited defeat against Manchester City, but it won’t be an easy game. You can read my match preview if you haven’t already done so and take in some more injury news, news of suspensions for both sides as well as some facts and stats regarding the match.
I’ve had a quick look for streaming links for the match today, and on first galnce it looks as though we could be in luck as there appears to be an awful lot of streams of the game available. Of course, there is no guarantee that they will work, but you can check here to see if there is a link to suit your particular needs.
So here we go. I’m not expecting a lot from the game today, but a point would be nice. The minimum I expect is a committed and disciplined performance, without any schoolboy errors!
Howay the lads!
Tottenham: Huerelho Gomes, Alan Hutton, Younes Kaboul, Michael Dawson, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Aaaron Lennon, Luka Modric, Wilson Palacios, Gareth Bale, Rafael Van Der Vaart, Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Subs: Stipe Pletikosa, Sebastien Bassong, Vedran Corluka, Niko Krancjar, Jermaine Jenas, Robbie Keane, Peter Crouch.
Newcastle: Tim Krul, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, James Perch, Wayne Routledge, Cheik Tiote, Alan Smith, Joey Barton, Jonas Gutierrez, Andy Carroll.
Subs: Steve Harper, Mike Williamson, Tamas Kadar, Peter Lovenkrands, Xisco, Leon Best, Nile Ranger.
shlt hot predictions es ever toonsy, gone for Perch :D
Krul; Perch, S Taylor, Coloccini, Simpson; Routledge, Barton, Smith, Tiote, Gutierrez; Carroll.