FOOTBALL Live

Saturday April 26, 2008 Finished Upton Park

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West Ham

  • Noble 10’
  • Ashton 23’

Newcastle United

  • Martins 42’
  • Geremi 45’
  1. Newcastle rescue point

    Newcastle rescue point

    West Ham threw away a two-goal lead as they drew 2-2 with Newcastle United at Upton Park More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Ham
    • Newcastle United
    • 90+2' The final whistle goes at Upton Park, and Newcastle will be happier with the point after they were under the cosh for much of the game.
    • 90+2' Nolberto Solano comes on for Faubert, one can only assume in order to get his appearance bonus.
    • 90' David Edgar is on the ground with blood gushing from his head after an ariel clash with Boa Morte. He's up, and walking off the pitch, and Lamine Diatta comes on to replace him.
    • 87' Calamity in the West Ham defence, and Tomkins again can't clear and Smith is almost in! The Hammers manage to tidy up though.
    • 85' Noble cuts back onto his right foot and shoots, but Harper is down quickly to grab it and hold onto the shot.
    • 81' Alan Smith comes on to replace Mark Viduka.
    • 80' Newcastle have barely been out of their half for a while now, and the hammers build again. This time Faubert pulls the ball back for Ashton... GREAT SAVE HARPER. He tipped Ashton's solid effort over the bar!
    • 77' Ashton controls the high ball in the obx and it comes bacjk for McCARTNEY... Blasted over the bar!
    • 75' West Ham have continued theit domination from the first half, but have not been able to create many clear chances since the break. This game looks well capable of producing another goal.
    • 72' Martins hounds down Pantsil near the byline, and throws in a two-footed tackle. He gets a yellow card.
    • 71' Ashton collects the backheel from McCartney and sets himself up for the SHOT... Again it's straight at Harper from the edge of the box.
    • 67' After some confusion as to whether or not he was on the pitch, Bobby Zamora goes off to be replaced by Carlton Cole.
    • 61' Ashton has the ball on the wing now, and has all the time in the world to put a cross in... He shanks it right into the crowd!
    • 56' A rapid break by the Hammers now and first Zamora then Ashton have shots blocked! Nicky Butt fouled Faubert in the build-up to that attack, and he goes into the book, as does Pantsuil for dissent.
    • 54' Geremi will deliver in a free kick for Newcastle. He spoons it over everyone and into the crowd!
    • 48' West Ham have a free kick on the right wing. It's swung in for ZAMORA AT THE FAR POST... Harper comes out to punch and narrowly misses the striker's face!
    • 46' Can the second half live up to the excitement of the first? Let's find out as West Ham get us underway!
    • 45+2' The end of a thrilling first half. Alan Curbishley will be wondering how his team threw away a two-goal lead.
    • 45' GOAL!! Newcastle have equalised! The ball is cleared out of the West Ham box but only as far as Martins. His volley is going off target before it hits the head of Geremi and beats Green! It's never boring when you're watching Keegan's Toon Army!
    • 42' GOAL!! Joey Barton turns in the centre circle and sneds a long ball up that Tomkins fails to intercept and Martins pounces to poke a neat fnish past Green! We said this would be a good one, didn't we!
    • 40' The ball breaks loose near the wing and Parker will chase. Habib Beye comes sliding in but too late and catches Parker! That's a booking.
    • 38' It's Zamora and Ashton v Taylor and Edgar! Space opens for Zamora to zip in a low pass but he tries to curl it over the Ashton, and Edgar is there to head back to Harper.
    • 33' Newcastle just can't contain the Hammers at the moment, and Boa Morte almost gets on the end of a good cross from Neill. Taylor has to concede the throw, but they get away with it this time.
    • 26' Parker wins it in midfield and has options either side of him! He can't decide quickly enough and hits a dead end and Newcastle clear for a corner. It comes to Neill at the far psot, but he can't make anything of it and the danger is cleared for now. Newcastle have barely offered anything in this match so far.
    • 23' GOAL!! Zamora flicks on a long ball for Ashton, who turns Taylor in the box and fires a low shot across Harper and in!
    • 21' Ljungberg is taken off on a stretcher straight down the tunnel, and Luis Boa Morte will come on to replace him.
    • 19' West Ham break forward and Ljungberg slips a ball across to Ashton... He can't get the shot off and it's cleared! Ljungberg is down injured, he fell awkwardly and and took a knock on the ground.
    • 18' Barton somehow digs out a cross when surrounded by two men. It's heading for the referee who dummies over it and OWEN CAN STRIKE... A timely tackle from Neill!
    • 10' GOAL!! McCartney and Ljungberg exchange passes on the left wing. McCartney swungs in a great cross and MARK NOBLE HOOKS IT PAST HARPER!! A smart finish from the midfielder!
    • 8' Harper comes out to catch but ZAMORA GETS THERE FIRST... The header loops just over the bar!
    • 5' Ashton has it now on the edge of the box. He brings the ball onto his right foot and shoots.. but it's straight at Harper.
    • 3' West Ham win a free kick on the right. Faubert curls in the shot... over the bar!
    • 2' Julien Faubert gives Jose Enrique a tough time on the left wing. The Frenchman is keen to finally show the Hammers fans what he can do.
    • 1' Welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of West Ham v Newcastle! The fact that this match is a dead mid-table rubber will be music to Newcastle fan's ears after the last few weeks! The Toon army have real firepower again, and the A-Z partnership for the Hammers carries a real threat too. This could be a good match. The match is underway!

  • Team Stats

    West Ham Stats Newcastle United
    51% Possession 48%
    21 Shots 4
    8 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 3
    6 Corners 1
    12 Fouls 12
    1 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    24 Tackles 20
    319 Accurate passes 284
    51 Bad passes 39

  • 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
    • West Ham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      30 James Tomkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 0
      3 George McCartney 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 39 18 1
      14 John Paintsil 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25 0 0
      2 Lucas Neill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 3 2
      8 Scott Parker 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 48 8 7
      16 Mark Noble 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 51 4 5
      20 Julian Faubert 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 17 0 1
      7 Fredrik Ljungberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0
      25 Bobby Zamora 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 22 5 0
      9 Dean Ashton 1 8 4 0 2 0 0 14 1 2
      17 Hayden Mullins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Nolberto Solano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Carlton Cole 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 1
      34 Luis Boa Morte 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 17 8 5
      23 Jimmy Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0
      30 David Edgar 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 2 2
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 24 9 3
      21 Habib Beye 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 30 0 4
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
      22 Nicky Butt 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 49 11 5
      7 Joey Barton 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 29 7 2
      20 Geremi Nijtap 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 41 1 1
      36 Mark Viduka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
      10 Michael Owen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2 0
      9 Obafemi Martins 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 27 5 3
      17 Alan Smith 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
      15 Lamine Diatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Damien Duff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

  • Summary

    • 77' Ashton controls the high ball in the obx and it comes bacjk for McCARTNEY... Blasted over the bar!
    • 42' GOAL!! Joey Barton turns in the centre circle and sneds a long ball up that Tomkins fails to intercept and Martins pounces to poke a neat fnish past Green! We said this would be a good one, didn't we!
    • 23' GOAL!! Zamora flicks on a long ball for Ashton, who turns Taylor in the box and fires a low shot across Harper and in!
    • 10' GOAL!! McCartney and Ljungberg exchange passes on the left wing. McCartney swungs in a great cross and MARK NOBLE HOOKS IT PAST HARPER!! A smart finish from the midfielder!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Uriah Rennie

  • West Ham

    Manager: Alan Curbishley

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    On the Field

    • Green
    • Pantsil Yellow Card
    • Tomkins
    • Neill
    • McCartney
    • Faubert Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)
    • Parker
    • Noble Goal
    • Ljungberg Substitution Out (21′)
    • Zamora Substitution Out (67′)
    • Ashton Goal

    Subs

    • Solano Substitution In90′
    • Boa Morte Substitution In21′
    • Mullins
    • Walker
    • Cole Substitution In67′

    Injured

    • Bowyer
    • Etherington
    • Dyer
    • Bellamy
    • Gabbidon
    • Collins
    • Ferdinand
    • Spector

    Suspended

    None

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Kevin Keegan

    Captain: Michael Owen

    On the Field

    • Harper
    • Beye Yellow Card
    • Edgar Substitution Out (90′)
    • Taylor
    • Enrique
    • Butt Yellow Card
    • Barton
    • Geremi Goal
    • Owen
    • Viduka Substitution Out (81′)
    • Martins Goal Yellow Card

    Subs

    • Smith Substitution In81′
    • Duff
    • Carroll
    • Forster
    • Diatta Substitution In90′

    Injured

    • Given
    • Ramage
    • Caçapa
    • Carr
    • Milner
    • N'Zogbia

    Suspended

    None