Newcastle United vs. Portsmouth 2/29 [R]

[realmadrid1086]

The game is at Fratton Park. The start time is 10 AM ET.

Bellamy Looks Ahead To Pompey (http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~493478,00.html)

Darren's Injury Blow (http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~493392,00.html)

Sky Sports Match Preview (http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,56-1125201,00.html)

Lua Lua Puzzled By Robson (http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,55-1125361,00.html)

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18-Man Squad For Pompey Trip (http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~493936,00.html)

Titus Ready To Face His Mate (http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~492483,00.html)

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Line-ups:

Newcastle
Shay Given 1
Olivier Bernard 35
Titus Bramble 19
Aaron Hughes 18
Andrew O'Brien 5
Lee Bowyer 29
Kieron Dyer 8
Laurent Robert 32
Gary Speed 11
Craig Bellamy 10
Alan Shearer 9

Bench
Stephen Harper 12
Jonathan Woodgate 27
Jermaine Jenas 7
Hugo Viana 45
Michael Bridges 14

Portsmouth
1 Shaka Hislop
6 Arjan De Zeeuw
34 Petri Pasanen
2 Linvoy Primus
14 Matthew Taylor
39 Eyal Berkovic
15 Amdy Faye
11 Nigel Quashie
30 Alexei Smertin
32 Lomana Tresor LuaLua
20 Aiyegbeni Yakubu

Bench
25 Harald Wapenaar
33 John Curtis
7 Kevin Harper
22 Richard Hughes
37 Ivica Mornar

[realmadrid1086]

Bellamy with a goal in the 34th minute.

Jermaine Jenas on for Kieron Dyer in the 40th minute.

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Olivier Bernard receives a yellow card in the 73rd minute.

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Hugo Viana on for Laurent Robert in the 78th minute.

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Michael Bridges on for Lee Bowyer in the 82nd minute.

[geordienation]

F*****G LUA LUA

1-1, 89th minute

[realmadrid1086]

Tresor Lomana Lua Lua has expressed his surprise that Newcastle United will allow him to play against them for his loan club Portsmouth when the two sides clash on Sunday.

The Congo international was snapped up on loan from Newcastle by Harry Redknapp, but the usual clause stopping players featuring against their owners has not been invoked - to the shock of Lua Lua.

This could have been prevented. Why the hell did we let him play against us?!

[SoccerFan8270]

FINAL:
Portsmouth-1
Newcastle-1

[JayRockers!]

Heads must roll for this one. First the Bowyer situation (at least they haven't lost any games because of it, yet) and now this?? Someone needs to be reading the contracts closer. Doesn't the club have a lawyer or some other sort of compliance officer? This is a real crap sandwich, and I really hate taking a bite. Especially when the team needs to put distance between Charlton and Liverpool.

Thx,

Jay!

[CrewToon]

Originally posted by realmadrid1086
This could have been prevented. Why the hell did we let him play against us?!

Perhaps the deal would not have gone through. Who knows? But once again the lads falter late....

[rokstedy]

Whoa, hold on here! Lua Lua is on loan now? When the...how the...? And not only did he play against us but scores on us? Weak sauce!

[CrewToon]

Lua Lua was sent to Pompey on loan during the transfer window. I'm not sure whether the club tried to buy him but Newcastle said only on loan, plus Pompey had to pay a loan fee AND pick up his salary.

Maybe that's why he was allowed us...


...stupid Fat Freddy...he has no one to blame for this mess but himself; no wonder he's been so quiet.