Newcastle United vs Sheffield United

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EPL Week 31 - Sunday 21st June 2020 - St James Park​

Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.

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Officials:

Referee: David Coote
Assistant Referee: Gary Beswick
Assistant Referee: Nick Hopton
Fourth Official: Darren England
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Harry Lennard

Coverage:

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Live TV Coverage:

 

[HillmortonBlade]

Both Villa and Newcastle appear to have prepared for the return of football better than us. Our lot look like they are on holiday.

 

[Brownieblade]

That was a chance

 

[CentralQuay]

The only time Blades have actually gone forward today is when Berge is on the ball in the middle of the pitch.

 

[FriethBlade]

Sitter

 

[ryza]

Cancel Europa League and Champions League. Looking like a 10th place finish this season

 

[Revolution]

Bad miss from Sharp

 

[BigBed]

Billy Billy Billy.........any other day it's 1-1!

 

[Eza Blade]

Subs please!!

 

[Antonb]

Sharp should have scored

 

[Reyt Then]

Don’t think we’ll have a better chance than that.

Suppose we’ll have to settle for the Europa league

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Still not convinced by McBurnie.

 

[Houston_Blade]

I’m sorry if I offend the rose tinted specs brigade but there is nothing good about this performance.

 

[Bladesman98]

Already got Man Utd mates saying our ‘purple patch’ is over and how they’ll put 6 past us. Come on blades show some fight

 

[Blade58]

Not seen as many unforced errors in a match from us for a long time

 

[BettingBlade]

Already got Man Utd mates saying our ‘purple patch’ is over and how they’ll put 6 past us. Come on blades show some fight

Agreed. If Newcastle were any good this would be 4 or 5 today

 

[ryza]

Todays the day I change this Norwegian flag profile picture

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

That miss from Sharp sums up our performance!
Forget European football, mid- table finish now!

 

[S40BLADE]

We need another Gillingham moment IMO. Something I dont know what needs changing in playstyle.

 

[ekke287]

Lunny coming on by the looks

 

[Gateford Blade]

Since the restart we have looked like a Championship team punching above our weight

 

[Revolution]

Stevens is having a poor game

 

[Antonb]

We are painfully slow

 

[Bladesman98]

Agreed. If Newcastle were any good this would be 4 or 5 today

You know it’s bad when Norwood is gifting away the ball for fun.

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Both Villa and Newcastle appear to have prepared for the return of football better than us. Our lot look like they are on holiday.

Makes you wonder whether we have overdone the intensive fitness training.

 

[FriethBlade]

We need some pace....somewhere...anywhere on the pitch...Saint Maximom and Almiron showing the benefit of it

 

[BigBed]

Stevens is taking 1 or 2 to many touches every time.

 

[HeySethUTB]

The crazy thing is Newcastle are still willing to stand off and hit us on the break, I agree with other comments made earlier that the old CAM system used to pin teams in should be used, especially when we are playing a side known to have an average of 30% possession of the ball at home (according to sky). This game is uncannily similar to the reverse fixture at BL, question is have lessons been learnt?

 

[CentralQuay]

Since the restart we have looked like a Championship team punching above our weight

I thought that would be a potential problem next season, when the momentum from promotion disappears......

Too early to tell yet though.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

Nobody runs with the ball. We have nobody willing to take a man on

 

[BigBed]

Come on Lunny!!