Newcastle 2-0 Sunderland

By admin | Apr 21, 2008

Michael Owen scored both goals as a dominant Newcastle cruised past Sunderland to win the Tyne-Wear derby. Owen put the Magpies ahead inside four minutes when he brilliantly got on the end of a Geremi cross to glance a header past Craig Gordon. Sunderland were all at sea and fell further behind to an Owen [...]

Newcastle 3-0 Reading

By admin | Apr 5, 2008

Newcastle claimed their third straight win as their three-pronged strikeforce were all on target against Reading. Obafemi Martins put Newcastle ahead when he controlled Nicky Butt’s pass and buried it beyond Marcus Hahnemann. John Oster had a chance to level as Reading looked to respond but saw his header tipped away before Michael Owen hooked [...]

Tottenham 1-4 Newcastle

By admin | Mar 31, 2008

Newcastle fought back from a goal down to record back-to-back victories for the first time since December. Habib Beye almost put Newcastle ahead when his shot hit the bar before Darren Bent’s header put Spurs in front. Newcastle equalised when Nicky Butt’s scuffed shot found the corner, and after the break Geremi’s free-kick put them [...]

Newcastle 2-0 Fulham

By admin | Mar 23, 2008

Goals from Mark Viduka and Michael Owen gave Newcastle their first win in 14 league games and boss Kevin Keegan’s first in 10 matches since his return. Viduka struck in the sixth minute when he collected a pass from Geremi and fired low past goalkeeper Kasey Keller. Owen should have doubled their lead with a [...]

Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle

By admin | Mar 9, 2008

Liverpool eased past Newcastle at Anfield to boost their chances of finishing fourth and leave the visitors fighting for Premier League survival. The Reds went ahead with a bizarre goal, Jose Enrique’s clearance hitting Jermaine Pennant and looping in. Fernando Torres struck his 25th goal of the season by slotting home from a Gerrard pass, [...]

Newcastle 1-5 Man Utd

By admin | Feb 24, 2008

Two goals each from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney helped Manchester United beat Newcastle and close the gap on leaders Arsenal to three points. Wayne Rooney opened the scoring when he volleyed in Cristiano Ronaldo’s cross at the far post before the supplier slotted in from Michael Carrick’s pass. Ronaldo rounded Steve Harper for his [...]

Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle

By admin | Feb 10, 2008

Striker John Carew scored a hat-trick to help Aston Villa fight back from a goal down to beat Newcastle. The visitors took an early lead thanks to Michael Owen whose deflected header beat Scott Carson at the near post. Defender Wilfred Bouma equalised for Villa with a low shot from 20 yards before Carew grabbed [...]

Newcastle 1-1 Middlesbrough

By admin | Feb 4, 2008

Robert Huth scored a late equaliser to earn Middlesbrough a point and deny Kevin Keegan his first victory since his return as Newcastle manager. Michael Owen, who had an early effort harshly disallowed for a foul on keeper Mark Schwarzer, put Newcastle ahead with a header from an Emre free-kick. But Huth’s looping header from [...]