“I can’t say that – they have to do what they want to do”. We have to take it to Villa just like we have done to each of our last four opponents.
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“Sunderland won, so all we can do now is wait for the score of that game and now try to win our game”. The best park in England gets one last moment in the nation’s biggest stage, and we’d be insane to miss it. Ex-Liverpool and Napoli chief Benitez had said before the game: “Obviously, the mood is very positive”. In my opinion, I don’t think it will be as clear cut as that. For Villa, it really was a meaningless, end of season sort of affair but for Newcastle, managed then by Alan Shearer in a caretaker role, it was everything.
If they can continue that against a Villa outfit who have amazingly now lost their last 10 consecutive Premier League matches, they will have a fantastic chance of remaining in the division this semester.
Mark Lawrenson finds it odd that Aston Villa haven’t appointed a new manager, even though it is over five weeks since Remi Garde left by “mutual consent”.
Newcastle fans. Who is the next player you would like to see be given a new long-term deal? He can make the difference in attack, but he also helps in defence.
Rafa Benitez has a decision to make at right-back after Daryl Janmaat and Vurnon Anita declared themselves fit for the trip to Villa Park.
“I know Villa haven’t been great, but you can’t be backing a team at 1/2 away from home with a record like that”.
Despite this being one of their worst seasons in recent memory, Chelsea will be a hard game and I struggle to see us taking much out of this one.
Last Meeting: There were lots of nice touches from both sides when they met in August 2014, but unfortunately there was little in the way of genuine quality or indeed entertainment as it finished goalless.
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Newcastle host Tottenham on the final day of the season and Sissoko added: “We have two games left, and it won’t be easy but the most important thing is for us to win games and stay in the Premier League”.
