West Ham 3-1 Newcastle
Gianfranco Zola’s reign as West Ham manager got off to a good start thanks to two goals from David di Michele. His first was deflected off Steven Taylor and the second was a follow-up after Shay Given blocked his shot. West Ham eased off after di Michele set up a third for Matthew Etherington and [...]
Newcastle 1-2 Hull
Hull deservedly defeated Newcastle on an afternoon of passionate protest from Magpies supporters still reeling after the departure of manager Kevin Keegan. Marlon King scored his first goal for Hull from the penalty spot after Nicky Butt needlessly fouled Peter Halmosi. King doubled the Tigers’ advantage from 16 yards with a precise finish, while Xisco [...]
Arsenal 3-0 Newcastle
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie scored a brace as his side found some of their irresistible form to beat Newcastle. Van Persie powered in a spot-kick after Charles N’Zogbia handled an Emmanuel Adebayor cross as Arsenal overwhelmed a depleted Newcastle. Michael Owen shot wide for the Magpies but Emmanuel Eboue’s clever backheel left Van Persie [...]
Newcastle 1-0 Bolton
Michael Owen came off the bench to earn Newcastle a win over a Bolton side who paid the price for a missed penalty. The visitors had a chance to take the lead when Steven Taylor handled a cross but Kevin Nolan saw his spot-kick saved by Magpies keeper Shay Given. Owen punished the miss when [...]
Man Utd 1-1 Newcastle
Manchester United made an unconvincing start to the defence of their Premier League title as they were held at Old Trafford by an impressive Newcastle. The hosts were denied a penalty when James Milner appeared to handball, but Newcastle took a first-half lead when Obafemi Martins powered home a header. Manchester United levelled only two [...]
Everton 3-1 Newcastle
Everton sealed Uefa Cup football as defender Joleon Lescott continued his remarkable goalscoring season. Lescott volleyed home his 10th goal in all competitions to set up a comfortable win over Newcastle. Yakubu headed Everton into a first-half lead, which was cancelled out by Michael Owen’s penalty. After Lescott had restored Everton’s lead, Yakubu sealed victory [...]
Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea
Goals from Michael Ballack and Florent Malouda handed Chelsea a deserved win against Newcastle and ensured the title race will go down to the final day. Michael Owen had two first-half chances to give Newcastle the lead, while Ballack miscued when through on goal. But Chelsea took control after the break, Ballack nodding in on [...]
West Ham 2-2 Newcastle
Newcastle came back from 2-0 down to earn a point at Upton Park. George McCartney’s left-wing cross was volleyed home by Mark Noble before Dean Ashton fired in West Ham’s second after being found by Bobby Zamora’s flick-on. But Obafemi Martins scored with the Magpies’ first real attack when he finished calmly after latching on [...]
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