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Saturday April 5, 2008 Finished St. James' Park

Logo 3 - Reading 0

Newcastle United

  • Martins 21’
  • Owen 43’
  • Viduka 56’

Reading

  1. Newcastle romp home

    Newcastle romp home

    Newcastle United's belated renaissance under Kevin Keegan gathered pace with an impressive 3-0 defeat of Reading at St James' Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Reading
    • 90+3 It's all over here in Newcastle - and Kevin Keegan's men have romped to an impressive win. For Reading, there may be a few nervous games ahead - relegation is still a serious threat, and on this form they'll struggle.
    • 89' The game is drifting out here. Newcastle appear content with their three-goal advantage and well they might.
    • 85' Great shot from Duff! And a wonderful save from Hahnemann! Reading are holding on here.
    • 81' Newcastle continue to push forward. Reading are struggling to create anything of note.
    • 75' It's an ex-Manchester United changeover. Nicky Butt gets a standing ovation and is replaced by Alan Smith.
    • 73' Goalscorer Viduka makes way for Newcastle - allowing Damien Duff to enter the fray.
    • 71' More subs for Reading. Shane Long replaces Kitson, and Emerse Fae is on for Cisse.
    • 66' Bobby Convey is on for Reading in place of John Oster. Steve Coppell needs something to change here.
    • 66' Some pressure for Reading, but Newcastle are coping comfortably at the moment.
    • 60' Reading break. Doyle looks to have time, but Beye closes him down hungrily. Newcastle clear.
    • 56' ANOTHER ONE!!! Beye will a great run down the right and Viduka smashes home his cross! 3-0! Reading are getting HAMMERED here. I mean absolutely and completely hammered!
    • 53' Corner for Reading on their right...It's taken long and clears everyone in the box. Newcastle break.
    • 50' Newcastle with all the early pressure. The confidence is growing and they look hungry for more goals. Reading need to take hold of midfield here.
    • 46' And we're under way in the second half. Newcastle have been dominant so far - and Kevin Keegan allows himself a wry smile on the touchline.
    • 45' That's half-time at St James' Park. Kevin Keegan's men have been utterly convincing and completely worth their two-goal lead. Martins and Owen with clinical strikers' finishes that will have pleased the Geordie Messiah no end.
    • 44' GREAT FINISH FROM OWEN!! 2-0 NEWCASTLE!! Habib Beye clipped a free-kick in from the right and Owen spun and shot - ala David Platt in Italia 90 - to put the home side further ahead!
    • 43' Bikey gets a deserved caution for climbing all over Viduka. That was human spider stuff.
    • 41' Hunt winds up and strikes direct from a free-kick...just wide. That was 30 yards out - ambitious!
    • 38' OWEN!! Should have scored! Barton crossed, Viduka dummied and Owen shot wide from five yards.
    • 36' That's more like it from Hunt! He takes a little nibble at Butt and Newcastle win a free-kick.
    • 33' Good work from Owen on the right. He peeled away and found acres of space, before delivering a decent cross...just too high for Martins.
    • 30' Corner for Reading..Stephen Hunt sends it over, but Newcastle clear. Hunt's not been himself so far - Reading need more from their barnstorming midfielder.
    • 25' Dave Kitson drifts in from the right and fires a low shot at Harper...the keeper does well to gather. That's Reading's first real effort on goal.
    • 23' Newcastle are in the mood now...Great cross from Sanchez Jose Enrique and Michael Owen's header is tipped over by Hahnemann...but it's offside!
    • 20' 1-0 NEWCASTLE! MARTINS WITH A WONDERFULLY COMPOSED FINISH! He collected a pass from Nicky Butt just inside the Reading box and wrong-footed Andre Bikey, before calming slotting past Marcus Hahnemann!
    • 15' The sun is shining in Newcastle, and the home side are gradually coming into this...Mark Viduka is dropping deep alongside Michael Owen - with Obafemi Martins ploughing a lone furrow up top.
    • 12' Kevin Doyle with a good run for Reading. He drove into the box, but was pushed wide by Newcastle 'keeper Steve Harper. All the early pressure is coming from the visitors.
    • 5' Early pressure from Reading. They have a corner. Joey Barton clears for United.
    • 1' And we're under way! Can Kevin Keegan's Newcastle replicate their impressive 4-1 defeat of Spurs? Will Steve Coppell's men move further away from the relegation zone? Find out right here
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  • Team Stats

    Newcastle United Stats Reading
    63% Possession 36%
    17 Shots 8
    5 Shots on target 1
    1 Saves 1
    9 Corners 7
    12 Fouls 10
    7 Offsides 0
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 24
    411 Accurate passes 212
    61 Bad passes 59

  • 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 8 0 0
      25 Abdoulaye Faye 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12 0 0
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 36 16 4
      21 Habib Beye 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 56 0 5
      30 David Edgar 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 26 0 3
      22 Nicky Butt 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 70 10 4
      20 Geremi Nijtap 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 1
      7 Joey Barton 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 54 17 3
      36 Mark Viduka 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 18 1 0
      9 Obafemi Martins 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 31 10 0
      10 Michael Owen 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 27 3 0
      17 Alan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1
      15 Lamine Diatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
      11 Damien Duff 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 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
    • Reading
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Marcus Hahnemann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
      16 Ivar Ingimarsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 6
      3 Nicky Shorey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 21 0
      19 Liam Rosenior 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 0 1
      22 André Stéphane Bikey 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 9 1 0
      15 James Harper 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 4 4
      4 Khalifa Cissé 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14 2 3
      11 John Oster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2
      10 Stephen Hunt 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 22 6 0
      12 Dave Kitson 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 10 4
      9 Kevin Doyle 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 8 3 1
      24 Shane Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
      20 Emerse Fae 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
      17 Bobby Convey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 2
      32 Adam Federici 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Michael Duberry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 85' Great shot from Duff! And a wonderful save from Hahnemann! Reading are holding on here.
    • 56' ANOTHER ONE!!! Beye will a great run down the right and Viduka smashes home his cross! 3-0! Reading are getting HAMMERED here. I mean absolutely and completely hammered!
    • 44' GREAT FINISH FROM OWEN!! 2-0 NEWCASTLE!! Habib Beye clipped a free-kick in from the right and Owen spun and shot - ala David Platt in Italia 90 - to put the home side further ahead!
    • 38' OWEN!! Should have scored! Barton crossed, Viduka dummied and Owen shot wide from five yards.
    • 20' 1-0 NEWCASTLE! MARTINS WITH A WONDERFULLY COMPOSED FINISH! He collected a pass from Nicky Butt just inside the Reading box and wrong-footed Andre Bikey, before calming slotting past Marcus Hahnemann!
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Live Team Line-Up

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Kevin Keegan

    Captain: Michael Owen

    On the Field

    • Harper
    • Beye
    • Edgar
    • Diagne-Faye Substitution Out (81′)
    • Enrique
    • Butt Substitution Out (79′)
    • Barton
    • Geremi
    • Owen Goal
    • Viduka Goal Substitution Out (72′)
    • Martins Goal

    Subs

    • Smith Substitution In (79′)
    • Duff Substitution In (72′)
    • Carroll
    • Forster
    • Diatta Substitution In (82′)

    Injured

    • Emre
    • Given
    • Caçapa
    • Carr
    • Milner

    Suspended

    None

  • Reading

    Manager: Steve Coppell

    Captain: Ivar Ingimarsson

    On the Field

    • Hahnemann
    • Rosenior
    • Ingimarsson
    • Bikey Yellow Card
    • Shorey
    • Oster Substitution Out (60′)
    • Cisse Substitution Out (71′)
    • Harper
    • Hunt
    • Doyle
    • Kitson Substitution Out (71′)

    Subs

    • Duberry
    • Convey Substitution In (60′)
    • Long Substitution In (71′)
    • Federici
    • Fae Substitution In (71′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • Matejovsky