Match Preview/Stats/Thread: Newcastle Utd v Ipswich Town
By Tyne-Talk April 23 2010
Newcastle United return to St James' Park tomorrow night to be awarded the Championship trophy in-front of the late Sir Bobby Robson's old team Ipswich Town.
The last home game of the season will be one big celebration for the fans as manager Chris Hughton leads his squad out on the back of seven consecutive wins and a 15 game unbeaten run, with a view to breaking the 100 point barrier and going up with an unbeaten home record.
Ipswich however, travel to the North East on the back of a draw at Doncaster Rovers, 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last six games.
Hughton is hoping Jonas Gutierrez (thigh) and Fabricio Coloccini (hamstring) will both be available, though Fitz Hall who replaced Coloccini last week is out after suffering a re-occurrence of a hamstring problem.
Kevin Nolan, who suffered with a bug during Monday night's match is well again and will be looking to repeat the hatrick he scored in the corresponding fixture, leaving defender Steven Taylor (jaw) the only absent player.
Ipswich manager Roy Keane has goalkeeper Richard Wright pushing for a starting place having recovered from a knee injury, but he will be without loan signing David Healy (knee), Carlos Edwards (chicken pox) and Damien Delaney (ankle). Last week he introduced several younger players to the bench, and could use the trip to St James' Park to offer them some first team experience.
Fact: The last team to go up to the top flight with an unbeaten home record all season was Sunderland in the 1979/80 season.
Fact: If Ipswich break Newcastle's unbeaten home run, it will be their first win on Tyneside since 1978.
Newcastle United
Ipswich Town
44
Played
44
98
Points
55
29
Won
12
11
Drawn
19
4
Lost
13
87
Goals Scored
48
33
Goals Conceded
56
Match Preview/Stats/Thread: Newcastle Utd v Ipswich Town
Posted by: TyneTalk (IP Logged)
Date: 23/04/2010 17:41
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Subs: Tim Krul, Joey Barton, Ryan Taylor, Alan Smith, Leon Best, Nicky Butt, Shola Ameobi
ITFC: Brian Murphy, David Wright, Gareth McAuley, Tommy Smith, Jamie Peters, Jon Walters (c), Grant Leadbitter, David Norris, Jack Colback, Daryl Murphy, Connor Wickham
Subs: Richard Wright, Owen Garvan, Lee Martin, Liam Rosenior, Alan Quinn, Tom Eastham, Billy Clarke
We have completed the season being unbeaten at home. Well done lads! It may have finished 2-2 but at least we still have a chance to get to that 100 mark.
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