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Gone are the days where the coachspeak was filled with visions of sugar plums. We're not competing for the cups anymore. We're not aiming for the top half. We are in full survival mode. Already. The match will happen one way or the other, so here are the facts:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TEAM NEWS: Here's how Newcastle United will line up against <a href="https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC">@NorwichCityFC</a> this afternoon. HOWAY THE LADS! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NUFC?src=hash">#NUFC</a> <a href="http://t.co/6zzWxUoME9">pic.twitter.com/6zzWxUoME9</a></p>— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/655745243648671744">October 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TEAM: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Olsson; Redmond, Dorrans, Tettey, Brady; Howson; Mbokani. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ncfc?src=hash">#ncfc</a></p>— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/655744996847415296">October 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
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MATCH INFORMATION
Date & Time: Saturday, September 26, 2015, 1730 BST (0930 Pacific, 1130 Eastern)
Venue: St. James' Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Players to watch: Ayoze Perez, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Paul Dummett
TV Information: NBCSN (USA), Sky Sports 1 (UK)
Stream information: NBC Sports Live Extra (USA), TSN 2 (Canada) - Other countries and links can be found here.