What would be your Newcastle team v Qarabag? Vote now
Monday, 23 February 2026

What would be your Newcastle team v Qarabag? Vote now

Which 11 players would you pick in the Newcastle team v Qarabag?The second leg of this Champions League play-off.An 8pm kick-off at St James’ Park on Tuesday night.Eddie Howe and his team having stunned Qarabag in the first leg, 5-0 at half-time in Baku and coasting to an eventual 6-1 win.Newcastle

J Jackie Smithfield
Newcastle v Sunderland ticket queue didn’t quite go according to plan…
Monday, 23 February 2026

Newcastle v Sunderland ticket queue didn’t quite go according to plan…

Monday morning was the Newcastle v Sunderland ticket queue.The last chance for Newcastle United members to potentially get a derby ticket.The ballot having already gone for Newcastle v Sunderland tickets.For those of you not familiar with the routine.Ahead of the queue sale for a particular match, t

J Jim Robertson
Difficult to believe this choice of match officials for Newcastle v Qarabag
Monday, 23 February 2026

Difficult to believe this choice of match officials for Newcastle v Qarabag

The match officials have now been revealed for Newcastle vs Qarabag.The game an 8pm kick-off on Tuesday night at St James’ Park,United of course leading 6-1 from the first leg in Baku.A place in the last 16 of the Champions League awaits, if Newcastle United successfully navigate this open goal that

J Jim Robertson
What a time to be a Newcastle United fan
Monday, 23 February 2026

What a time to be a Newcastle United fan

I have noticed the odd Newcastle United fan saying they can’t wait for this season to end.I also saw a journalist last week had written; ‘Can Newcastle United salvage something from this season?’I find both of these…interesting.Clearly others are seeing this 2025/26 season through very different eye

D Dean Wilkins
UEFA make public the details of Champions League last 16 draw, quarters and semis
Sunday, 22 February 2026

UEFA make public the details of Champions League last 16 draw, quarters and semis

UEFA have revealed details of the Champions League last 16 draw, quarters and semis.This comes as we are at the halfway point in the play-off round.UEFA making public that the Champions League round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals draws, will be held on Friday 27 February 2026.The draw(s) will

J Jim Robertson
Lewis Hall talking after completing bizarre hat-trick
Sunday, 22 February 2026

Lewis Hall talking after completing bizarre hat-trick

Lewis Hall was yet again one of the best players on the pitch.The England defender starring against Manchester City.Despite Newcastle United losing 2-1, Lewis Hall as usual standing out on the pitch.The left-back scoring the equaliser, only for Man City to strike back quickly and get what proved to

J Jackie Smithfield
Did he learn nothing from the triumph against adversity of the basketballing goat?
Sunday, 22 February 2026

Did he learn nothing from the triumph against adversity of the basketballing goat?

“AGAIN?”No reader, that is not the response of my wife as I shoot off out the door yet again, or the little sprite that lives inside the mechanism of the supplementary online bank app I refer to as my “beer account” as the Apple Pay comes out for the 9th time before midday. This was actually the res

J Jamie Smith
3 Positives and 3 Negatives to take from Manchester City 2 Newcastle 1
Sunday, 22 February 2026

3 Positives and 3 Negatives to take from Manchester City 2 Newcastle 1

Saturday’s match ended Manchester City 2 Newcastle 1.Ahead of each game we ask one of our writers to come up with three positives and three negatives following the game.Plenty to talk about after this Manchester City one!A match that ebbed and flowed as both teams threatened, United unlucky to come

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