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Saturday March 22, 2008 Finished St. James' Park

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Newcastle United

  • Viduka 6’
  • Owen 83’

Fulham

  1. Keegan enjoys first win

    Keegan enjoys first win

    Newcastle edged to a valuable first win under Kevin Keegan 2-0 at home to Fulham thanks to goals from Mark Viduka and Michael Owen. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Fulham
    • 90+3' It is full-time at St James'. A valuable win for Newcastle, Keegan's first since his return here as the Messiah. It's taken long enough and Fulham maybe deserved something from the game. Well, you've got to take your chances.
    • 90+2' Geremi with a shot in injury-time that Keller holds.
    • 89' Volz booked for a foul on N'Zog as the Cottagers get frustrated. They have acquitted themselves well, but Newcastle are poor.
    • 87' Toon change: Habib Beye replaced by David Edgar.
    • 84' Changes for both sides: Viduka makes way for Alan Smith while Stalteri is replaced by David Healy.
    • 83' GOAL FOR NEWCASTLE!!! OWEN SCORES WITH HIS HEAD!!! A great ball in from the Cameroon man and Mickey Owen made no mistake from eight yards out.
    • 82' Newcastle have a free-kick in an advanced positon... Geremi over it.
    • 79' There is palpable tension enveloping this ground as Fulham begin to put some stuff together.
    • 76' Geremi shoots from the edge of the box, Keller stops it but the ball jumps up and he is relieved to grab it!! For a minute it looked on its way into the goal.
    • 74' Newcastle change: Martins replaced by Charles N'Zogbia.
    • 71' Fulham change: Moritz Volz on for Murphy.
    • 69' Nervy period that Newcastle have the slight upper hand in, but there's not much between them now.
    • 65' Fulham change: the ineffective McBride - not often you say that - replaced by Clint Dempsey.
    • 63' NEWCASTLE HAVE THE BALL IN THE NET!!! But no - it is offside! Owen brought a fantastic reaction save out of Keller and Martins banged it in - but Viduka was off and maybe even got a touch on the initial shot.
    • 61' Fulham are six points behind their opponents and four from safety. A crucial last half-hour for them now.
    • 59' Martins has another shot as Newcastle seek to get a grip on the game once more and have limited success.
    • 57' Joey Barton STRIKES JUST WIDE!!! He caught that puppy with some power - it swerved narrowly past the near post and struck a water bottle behind the goal. Perhaps he was aiming for that instead and was on target after all.
    • 56' Viduka on the counter, tries to slip in Martins... corner kick to the Magpies...
    • 54' A lucky interception allows Martins possession. He almost takes advantage, blazing just over the top. Keegan's team have to use that as a catalyst...
    • 52' Still Fulham press, taking a corner short... Johnson with the backheel in the box - just cut out and cleared. There is only one side that look like scoring.
    • 50' Bullard strikes from the left, again way over the top. But you know he could easily stick the next one into the top corner. Newcastle beware...
    • 47' Owen down the right with a promising attack, into the box... and as he looks to pull the trigger it just runs away from him. Good work by the captain, who must rally his mates in this second half.
    • 46' The second half starts, Newcastle now kicking to our right.
    • - No changes at half-time.
    • 45+1' There is the whistle. How long can they hold out before they begin to boo Keegan? Will they ever boo Keegan?
    • 45' Into injury-time and the home fans are restless for their pies. And also to be spared any more of this poor performance.
    • 43' A lovely move again from Hodgson's Fulham side, falls to Bullard... he strikes it high and wide!! Oh Jimmy. Newcastle torn apart again.
    • 42' Paul Stalteri fed on the right - what an appalling cross!!! He should be fined two weeks' wages for that one.
    • 41' Little joy for Brian McBride up front, but the Cottagers are all over the Toon at the moment... they work their way through their back-line and almost into the net! The ball dropped luckily for Faye in the box.
    • 39' Bullard's free-kick from 25 yards is blocked by the Newcastle wall, disappointing.
    • 37' Fulham almost find a way through, but Eddie Johnson is turning the wrong way and cannot quite latch onto it before Harper collects.
    • 36' Owen with a header from the edge of the six-yard box that Keller collects. He should have done better with that.
    • 34' Shot from Murphy, held by Harper in the United goal. Tension is settling over St James'.
    • 32' Nicky Butt perhaps a little lucky to avoid a booking for a foul on Andreasen in midfield. He's picked up a load of yellow cards this season, but not here - at least not yet.
    • 30' Danny Murphy clears off the line for Fulham!!! Owen thought he'd scored!! The ball drops to the by-line and Abdoulaye Faye hooks it back over his head - and it runs across the line, past the far post and out for a goal-kick! How did that stay out?
    • 29' Owen shoots from outside the penalty area, tipped over by Keller!! Great save by the American.
    • 27' Fulham boss Roy Hodgson not happy with something on the touchline - perhaps the league position (19th!)
    • 25' Most of the play is in the home half. Both teams are fairly tentative after the opening goal - with the excpetion of Bullard!
    • 22' Leon Andreasen has a crack from the right-hand side of the box, but Jose Enrique is there to keep it at bay.
    • 19' Habib Beye attacking down the flank, finds the head of Viduka - but it is wide of the post.
    • 18' Geremi puts another one into the box, but 'keeper Kasey Keller deals with it.
    • 17' Newcastle struggling to keep hold of the ball in midfield. Crosses into the box don't come to anything for the Toon.
    • 13' Bullard on the right, floats a cross into the area... Harper claims with ease.
    • 10' It's snowing in the north east, or at least this part of it. I've no idea whether it is in Middlesbrough for their match with Derby.
    • 8' Bullard bullish - oh dear - shooting from a long way out on the turn and from a bit of an angle to force Steve Harper down to block. That had the goalie worried.
    • 6' GOAL FOR NEWCASTLE!!! Geremi passes across the edge of the box and Viduka controls, turns and smacks it into the bottom corner!!!
    • 4' Newcastle will be desperate to secure three points here, while a point or more for Fulham would be brilliant for their survival hopes.
    • 3' Jimmy Bullard has a pop from midfield for Fulham, blocked well by Steven Taylor. The resulting corner is cleared.
    • 1' We get underway, Newcastle in black and white stripes kicking from right to left. Fulham in all light blue.
    • - The teams are out - scroll down to the see the line-ups. Kevin Keegan has gone with a three-man forward line of Mark Viduka, Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins again.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text commentary on Newcastle v Fulham from St James' Park.

  • Team Stats

    Newcastle United Stats Fulham
    50% Possession 49%
    18 Shots 9
    7 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 2
    6 Corners 4
    5 Fouls 8
    3 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    21 Tackles 33
    395 Accurate passes 379
    51 Bad passes 69

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      25 Abdoulaye Faye 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 27 0 2
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 2
      21 Habib Beye 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 0 3
      7 Joey Barton 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 45 9 5
      22 Nicky Butt 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 51 10 3
      20 Geremi Nijtap 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 53 1 4
      36 Mark Viduka 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 27 5 1
      10 Michael Owen 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 38 5 0
      9 Obafemi Martins 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 25 2 1
      30 David Edgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      17 Alan Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 0
      39 Andy Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      34 Fraser Forster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Fulham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Kasey Keller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 0 4
      4 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 26 0
      17 Paul Stalteri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 3
      32 Brede Hangeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 5 3
      21 Jimmy Bullard 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 72 10 4
      27 Danny Murphy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37 6 5
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 4 5
      25 Simon Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 11 3
      14 Eddie Johnson 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 27 4 1
      20 Brian McBride 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20 2 1
      9 David Healy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      3 Carlos Bocanegra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Moritz Volz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2
      12 Tony Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 83' GOAL FOR NEWCASTLE!!! OWEN SCORES WITH HIS HEAD!!! A great ball in from the Cameroon man and Mickey Owen made no mistake from eight yards out.
    • 76' Geremi shoots from the edge of the box, Keller stops it but the ball jumps up and he is relieved to grab it!! For a minute it looked on its way into the goal.
    • 57' Joey Barton STRIKES JUST WIDE!!! He caught that puppy with some power - it swerved narrowly past the near post and struck a water bottle behind the goal. Perhaps he was aiming for that instead and was on target after all.
    • 41' Little joy for Brian McBride up front, but the Cottagers are all over the Toon at the moment... they work their way through their back-line and almost into the net! The ball dropped luckily for Faye in the box.
    • 30' Danny Murphy clears off the line for Fulham!!! Owen thought he'd scored!! The ball drops to the by-line and Abdoulaye Faye hooks it back over his head - and it runs across the line, past the far post and out for a goal-kick! How did that stay out?
    • 29' Owen shoots from outside the penalty area, tipped over by Keller!! Great save by the American.
    • 8' Bullard bullish - oh dear - shooting from a long way out on the turn and from a bit of an angle to force Steve Harper down to block. That had the goalie worried.
    • 6' GOAL FOR NEWCASTLE!!! Geremi passes across the edge of the box and Viduka controls, turns and smacks it into the bottom corner!!!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Kevin Keegan

    Captain: Michael Owen

    On the Field

    • Harper
    • Beye Substitution Out (87′)
    • Taylor
    • Diagne-Faye
    • Enrique
    • Butt
    • Geremi
    • Barton
    • Viduka Goal Substitution Out (84′)
    • Owen Goal
    • Martins Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • Smith Substitution In (84′)
    • N'Zogbia Substitution In (74′)
    • Carroll
    • Edgar Substitution In (87′)
    • Forster

    Injured

    • Given
    • Carr
    • Milner

    Suspended

    None

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Aaron Hughes

    On the Field

    • Keller
    • Stalteri Substitution Out (84′)
    • Hangeland
    • Hughes
    • Konchesky
    • Andreasen
    • Bullard
    • Murphy Substitution Out (71′)
    • Davies
    • Johnson
    • McBride Substitution Out (65′)

    Subs

    • Healy Substitution In (84′)
    • Volz Substitution In (71′) Yellow Card
    • Bocanegra
    • Dempsey Substitution In (65′)
    • Warner

    Injured

    • Pearce
    • Litmanen
    • Omozusi

    Suspended

    None