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APPEARING first in the Premier League this weekend could bode well for Newcastle should they bag the win at 12/5, giving them the chance to put their feet up and enjoy the rest of the fixtures.
However, it could turn out to be a long and tortuous journey home for Steve Bruce’s side if they fail to deliver in the capital this evening.
Roy Hodgson has been around the manager’s dugout for long enough now to have tucked plenty of know-how up his sleeve, enough to make it a hard night’s work for the Toon if they are to take anything from the game.
Current league positions suggest there’s not a great deal between the two sides, so who knows what the 90 minutes will produce, or the two 45s for that matter.
Whichever way we look at it, the away side are the outsiders in this one.
There are a couple of options that may appeal in the first period – Newcastle to score is on offer at 6/4, while the Mags to win the first half is priced up at 3/1.
If your preference is for the same bets but in the second half, then 11/10 says the Toon will score while 13/5 says they’ll win it.
Which of the 45s will prove the highest-scoring half for Newcastle? The price is 29/10 if you think the first and 15/8 if your reasoning says the second.
Combining the two periods also throws up a few possibilities, 4/1 says Steve Bruce can rally the troops to score in both halves, while 12/1 says they can win both, but I’m backing the Toon to win either half at 13/10.
6/4
Utd to score in first half