Newcastle 2-1 Fulham EFL Cup (A) - 17/12

[S.F.Sorrow]

Cuenca has been excellent

My MOTM so far.

[Willham]

Welcome back Jedi !

He caNt CrOsS thOuGh!

One swallow doesn't make a summer.

How many did she have to swallow?

[Jules]

Cuenca has been excellent

Even better than I expected.
His anticipation and timing are spot on. A mystery why he has not been a regular. AND he has never dropped a clanger as far as I can recall.
I am confident in not tempting fate.

I agree. Cuenca has been class again. He has been consistent in his few appearances. He should have started more league games for us.

[jayffc]

Cuenca has been excellent

Even better than I expected.
His anticipation and timing are spot on. A mystery why he has not been a regular. AND he has never dropped a clanger as far as I can recall.
I am confident in not tempting fate.

I agree. Cuenca has been class again. He has been consistent in his few appearances. He should have started more league games for us.

Yeh huge credit to the guy, should by all means be super rusty but he's stepped in admirably again . Hope he can force bassey to have to fight for his place back when he returns.

[Willham]

Cuenca has been excellent

Even better than I expected.
His anticipation and timing are spot on. A mystery why he has not been a regular. AND he has never dropped a clanger as far as I can recall.
I am confident in not tempting fate.

I agree. Cuenca has been class again. He has been consistent in his few appearances. He should have started more league games for us.

Class block on the cross, getting his leg out on the slide.

Also jimenez has made two sliding tackles, one of which outstanding, fun to see he has that in his locker

[Simunch]

8:15pm is a really late for a kick-off for our supporters.

The Man City v Brentford match is 87 mins plus already!

[Deeping_white]

Lukic injury??

[DevonFFC]

Reed on 

[jayffc]

Cuenca has been excellent

Even better than I expected.
His anticipation and timing are spot on. A mystery why he has not been a regular. AND he has never dropped a clanger as far as I can recall.
I am confident in not tempting fate.

I agree. Cuenca has been class again. He has been consistent in his few appearances. He should have started more league games for us.

Class block on the cross, getting his leg out on the slide.

Also jimenez has made two sliding tackles, one of which outstanding, fun to see he has that in his locker

Yeh he definitely looks like his legs are a bit slower or less agile on the ball than he once was, but great challenges and always puts himself about.  Would like to see JKA minutes tonight

Harrison reed off the bench for lukic though ? Yikes , wouldn't have minded a look at Ridgeon but hey, will be rooting for Harrison

[Twig]

Lukic injury??

Yellow carded

[rusty shackleford]

Reed for lukic ffs

[SerbianLad]

Weird substitution, unless Lukic is injured. I don't think Lukic made a single foul after getting booked.

[rusty shackleford]

Lukic injury??

Yellow carded

Hes injured. Groin

[jayffc]

Lukic injury??

Yellow carded

Hes injured. Groin

Yeh and really bad news with Alex at AFCON. Very short in midfield

[Deeping_white]

Weird substitution, unless Lukic is injured. I don't think Lukic made a single foul after getting booked.

Commentators on ITV said groin injury sadly

[bencher]

Could be just the game for some of Reed's energy

[cookieg]

Playing poorly...but, we wouldnt be in this round without his heroics last time 

Heroics? Let's not go overboard. He conceded a fairly soft goal in regular time and made two saves in penalties (one of which was not terribly difficult).

Against Wycombe Wanderers FFS!

You still have to save a penalty whoever takes it. If you want to be critical then blame Marco for not picking a team capable of beating Wycombe in 90 minutes.

[cookieg]

Weird substitution, unless Lukic is injured. I don't think Lukic made a single foul after getting booked.

It probably stopped him from being too aggressive.

[jayffc]

Playing poorly...but, we wouldnt be in this round without his heroics last time 

Heroics? Let's not go overboard. He conceded a fairly soft goal in regular time and made two saves in penalties (one of which was not terribly difficult).

Against Wycombe Wanderers FFS!

You still have to save a penalty whoever takes it. If you want to be critical then blame Marco for not picking a team capable of beating Wycombe in 90 minutes.

Exactly it's a penalty. Which Really can go either way regardless of opposition. Not like he conceded multiple goals and was the main reason we found ourselves in that shootout

Do Find it rather strange how insistent some people are on going out their way to talk down or discredit our own player even when he did well. To what purpose? Guy saved 3 pens which ultimately kept us in the cup.

Anyway back to the game

[bencher]

Are we playing for pens already?