The pick here would come as no surprise to anyone. Derby, still without their playmaker Barnes and striker Miller, had already suffered an embarrassing 6-0 defeat in the hands of Liverpool are now facing a team which always had untapped potential. Newcastle could not have hoped to face a better opposition and with Michael Owen hitting a rich-vein of goal-scoring form, there must only be one result here come the end of 90-minutes surely. Conceding an average of 3 in their league games, Derby would have their hands full against an attack-minded Newcastle fronted definitely by Owen and one other of Martins or Viduka. Previously, one could always count on getting a goal at least against Newcastle. However, the backline has proven to be reassured of late and Derby’s lack of cutting edge upfront hardly adds weight to this statement either. Derby, having promoted just last season, have little relevant recent records against Newcastle. Otherwise, Derby had lost 6 of their previous 8 meetings. However, I am not expecting another whitewash here but instead I am speculating Newcastle to hit Derby on the break. Newcastle should win this, 2-0.



Pick : Newcastle -0.75
Odds : 2.06
Stake : 8 / 10
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