Newcastle and Liverpool will meet on Saturday and the two teams are in quite different situations. Newcastle have just sacked manager Chris Hughton after the defeat at West Brom while Liverpool seem to be gaining some momentum after beating Aston Villa in the last match day.
Yes, he's scoring goals with his head, something England have lacked!
A Coca Cola Championship player on the plane to S.A - No chance!
Andy Carroll scored yet again today for Newcastle United bringing his tally for the Magpies, into double figures. Reports have been suggesting that Fabio Capello is looking at the possibility of bringing Carroll to the World Cup, however, many people believe he'll look no further than Peter Crouch. Is their any chance of the Geordie playing in South Africa?
The home ground advantage might lead them to a draw, nothing more.
Aston Villa had a real nightmare last weekend as they were demolished 6-0 by newly-promoted Newcastle. They still don't have a new manager to replace Martin O'Neill but can they win the game against Everton?
Promoted Newcastle will have the chance to finish the year in the top half of the table if they will manage a good result against third placed Man City on Sunday. Newcastle are sitting eighth and their last weekend game was postponed while Manchester City missed the chance to move top of the table after getting beaten at home by Everton last Monday.
Newcastle scored another 3 goals tonight in a comprehensive win over Scunthorpe and it helps them extend their lead in the table to four points, with a game in hand over 2nd spot. They're now 12 points ahead of Nottingham Forest and look good for promotion, surely they can't mess it up now?
He should give up on those hopes, he'll never play for England again.
Why not, he could do well if needed.
36-year old defender Sol Campbell just joined Newcastle United and expressed his view on the national team: "It doesn't matter where you are at with your age, if you are fit and you are strong and you are physically there and you want it, then you have got the experience so I think there should be no problem really." Asked if he still had what it takes to play for England again, Campbell added: "I think last season for sure. I have still got it. I still have the passion, the fire in my belly. I want to win. But you just can't do anything about it anymore.
Tottenham will be looking to extend their unbeaten run tomorrow as they will welcome promoted Newcastle to White Hart Lane. The Spurs grabbed an important Boxing Day win at Aston Villa while Newcastle were beaten at home by Manchester City.
Peter Lovenkrands has managed 11 goals in his last 12 matches in a Newcatsle United shirt, and that's nearly as good as Wayne Rooney. That said, he's playing Championship level and it's a big step down from the Premier League. However, do you believe he's worth a spot in the Danish World Cup squad?
As it usually does the League Cup brought its first upsets yesterday:
- Northampton knocked out Liverpool on penalties at Anfield Road
- West Brom beat Manchester City 2-1
- Newcastle beat Chelsea 4-3 at Stamford Bridge.
So, which was the biggest upset?
Wigan managed to move a few places above the relegation zone after beating Wolves away from home and earning a 2-2 home draw against Arsenal but Sunday's game will see them facing 13th placed Newcastle, a team that lost the last two games (3-1 at home with Man City and 2-0 away at Tottenham).
