Saturday April 4, 2009 Finished St. James' Park
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Chelsea ruin Shearer's start
Chelsea shoved Newcastle deep into relegation trouble in Alan Shearer's first match in charge of the Toon Army as they ran out 2-0 winners. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Newcastle United
- Chelsea
- - And here is Chelsea's.
- - See Newcastle's run-in here.
- Newcastle are still three points from safety, but now regional rivals Sunderland are the team above them. Chelsea are level on points with Liverpool, one behind Manchester United - but have played more games than both.
90+3' Mike Ashley looks sombre as the game comes to an end. There is applause from the home fans, but they and Shearer will know that there is an uphill task ahead of them...
91+2' Di Santo looking like a real number nine as he picks up again and plays it to Lampard... his shot is destined for the bottom corner and Harper claws it away. A late flurry from the West London club.- 90' Kalou put through on goal and will surely make it three... Harper saves with his legs!!
- 88' Di Santo turns away and hits another one at goal which is just wide of the far post!! He is looking good, the Argentine prospect...
- 87' Di Santo with a shot that Harper does very well to keep out.
- 87' And the latest scores and action elsewhere.
- 86' Here is the league table before this afternoon's matches.
- 84' Chelsea will go level on points with Liverpool, who play later, having played a game more when they have closed out this win.
- 82' Newcastle unable to get the ball in the final third. This game is petering out, which is good and well for Chelsea.
81' Newcastle change: Andrew Carroll on for Martins, who claps the fans.
79' Mikel is hurt after a challenge. He shakes it off though and will continue.- 77' Do Chelsea need to amend their squad significantly in the summer? Have a look-see here.
- 76' What you think: dawn_heslop: 'Would love to see my team stay up. Think it gonna be hard. Shearer will stay hopefully'; archie_neal94: 'C'mon newcsatle, u can still do this, Shearer is a ledgend. haway the toon'; Dynamic pastor-batigo: 'Newcastle will survive but definitely boro, and WBA are going down. Hull or sunderland might join them'.
- 74' Martins leads a counter-attack that has Chelsea struggling for numbers at the back... he cuts back to Owen, who steps inside and shoots - but the shot has not pace and Cech catches.
- 73' His effort was deflected by Mikel and Cole dived back to clear brilliantly from under the bar. Replays are inconclusive, but it looked over the line... it must have been difficult for the 'assistant referee' to tell.
- 72' HAS OWEN SCORED? STYLES SAYS NO!! He lifted the ball and it may have crossed the line before it was cleared... we'll have to wait for the replay...
- 71' Shearer consults with Chris Hughton in the dugout. If he didn't realise the size of his job before now, I'm sure this match has left him under no illusions... they did play well before half-time, but didn't threaten very often.
- 69' Newcastle change: Danny Guthrie on for Kevin Nolan, who has been chasing shadows for most of the afternoon.
- 68' Chelsea change: Franco di Santo on for Anelka.
- 67' Lampard looks up and unleashes the dragon from 35 yards, palmed away by Harper. Good try.
65' GOAL NUMBER TWO FOR CHELSEA!! Malouda sticks it away!! Cech's long kick was flicked on by Anelka and Lampard played it down the left channel for Malouda to race away and finish past Harper.- 63' Jonas arrives at the back post, but his brave header is contested by a defender and Cech claims.
- 62' Shearer himself could not believe the defending - Coloccini dallied, allowing Lampard to get there and make the block - gesturing on the touchline. The fans are quieter after the goal.
- 60' 'c'mon newcastle get yourselfs back in the game' says simonlorber, while Englishman helpfully offers 'Same calamity at the back, clueless'. mr.trucks is still optimistic: 'SHEARER WILL SAVE THE TOON'.
- 59' Do Newcastle have the squad to stay up? Look at it here - and decide for yourself!
- 58' It was shocking defending by Coloccini, while Beye and his onrushing keeper Harper were unlucky - as was Taylor on the goal-line, looking to head over before it struck the woodwork. Chelsea change: Michael Ballack on for Michael Essien.
- 56' GOAL FOR CHELSEA!! Lampard with it... he closed down Fabricio Coloccini on the edge of the box and the ball broke for Anelka, whose shot was deflected by Habib Beye on to the crossbar - and there was Frankie to nod home into the unguarded goal.
- 53' Anelka sneaking through to head at goal, held by Harper. His kick goes all the way through for Martins to chase, and he bangs a volley over as Terry niggles at him.
- 52' In fact the ball came back off Harper when Malouda shot. Who has the France star played for in his career? Find out here.
- 51' Malouda in the box looking for space, turning and shooting AGAINST THE POST!! He did well to get it so close from the corner of the six-yard box. A scare for the Toon Army...
- 49' Malouda's corner kick is cleared and Mikel slams a shot over from 25 yards out. What do you think of the Frenchman's major afro?
- 49' Ryan Taylor back to head behind for a corner as Chelsea threaten...
- 47' Do you think Newcastle will keep Shearer on as boss? Have your say below in the comments... the man himself is saying all the right things, but wouldn't he take the job full-time if it was offered? Read his view here.
46' What could prove an important 45 minutes in Newcastle's season underway in the North East.- 45+5' The first half comes to a close, still goalless. Not a bad half from NUFC.
- 45+4' Owen tries to break free of John Terry but it is like running through a brick wall as the ball runs through to Cech. Owen is not happy but the ref plays on.
45+3' Mikel hacks down Jonas with a very, very late tackle over halfway after the wide man left Ash Cole behind. Cynical as hell but not designed to break his leg or anything: yellow card.- 45+2' Newcastle taking the game to Chelsea in the final stages of the half, sending in free-kicks. Malouda is penalised for fouling Jonas, but again the Blues hold firm.
- 45+1' There will be four minutes added on.
- 45' Newcastle change: on the Irishman comes for Lovenkrands, who was doing pretty well.
- 44' What has the Duffer won in his career? Find out here.
- 43' He looks in a bad way. Shearer will replace him with Damien Duff, it seems.
- 41' A Newcastle man is down hurt and Chelsea kick the ball out. It is Lovenkrands.
- 39' Ivanovic with a tasty run forward that is ultimately halted by the retreating Jonas. He gets up and down, the Argentine.
- 38' Lampard booked for diving: he went down very eaily under pressure from Nicky Butt and another home player.
- 37' Kalou and Jose Enrique battling... goal-kick to Newcastle. Harper kicks it straight out of play.
- 35' The sun's gone in again... and now it's back out. No more about the sun, I promise. It just seems to mirror Newcastle's sunny outlook with one of their heroes in charge. Even when it's out the big stands keep much of the pitch in shadow... sorry.
34' Lampard caught offside near the right-hand corner flag, as Chelsea attack.- 33' Good timing on the old player profile there. The 'Incredible Sulk' always seems to perform better when Didier Drogba is not around; the Ivorian is injured.
- 31' Anelka played through on the left, with Harper emerging from his goal... he beats him but the ball is into the side-netting!!
- 30' The player profile of Anelka makes interesting reading: click here to see it.
- 29' The sun blazing down now as refree Rob Styles has a word with Frank Lampard. Iain Dowie sits alongside Shearer on the bench, chatting about the way things are going...
- 27' Owen attacks down the centre, playing to Lovenkrands on the right... his cross to the back stick is excellent and Martins was perfectly placed to head home before Ivanovic rose to head up and backwards and out for a corner...
- 26' Chelsea with the territorial pressure at present, forcing United back.
- 23' Nicolas Anelka springs into life, crossing for the arriving Lampard - it is just too far ahead of him.
- 23' Martins wins a free-kick in his own half when Alex comes a long way forward to challenge. The screaming enthusiasm expected of the fans inside the ground is a little muted so far, although spontaneous chants of 'Shearer' and 'United' are evident from time to time.
- 21' See the career path and trophies won by Nigerian Martins by clicking here.
- 20' The home side clear the ball and when Alex miskicks in the box, Obafemi Martins is clear eight yards out... and miscontrols the ball!! Cue groans of disbelief from the stands.
- 19' Malouda is fed down the left wing and swings in a wicked cross for KALOU TO EXECUTE A DIVING HEADER... TIPPED WIDE BY STEVE HARPER!!
- 17' Owen must still be smarting from being left out of the England squad again despite injury problems with the strikers. See his player profile here.
- 16' Owen wins a corner for Newcastle. He plays it short with Peter Lovenkrands, whose subsequent cross is bent too deep and goes out of play.
- 14' Mickey Owen threatening on the left; when the ball is centred, Petr Cech claims at the far side of the box. Honestly, someone should have a word with him about his orange effort of a kit.
- 12' The Toon deal with the England midfielder's kick.
- 11' Mikel is challenged by Jonas, who continues to chase the ball and goes through Frank Lampard on the left wing... free-kick on the touchline to Chelsea.
- 10' Chelsea looking solid in the early stages. You fancy them to grab a goal at some point, while the onus is on Newcastle to do something special.
- 8' Shearer out of the dugout, wearing a grey suit today and looking the part... he can't really lose, can he? He either saves the club he loves, or it is too much to ask of him - and someone else's fault.
- 6' Chelsea have a first corner, which Ivanovic diverts wide of the near post.
- 4' Owen is lurking but cannot get a clean strike on the ball as the fans rise in expectancy; Chelsea get the ball away but it comes back - harmlessly in the event.
- 3' Branislav Ivanovic, playing at right-back today, across quickly to tackle and Newcastle have a throw. Jon Obi Mikel then gives away a corner...
- 2' Guus Hiddink's Chelsea side can still win the league, but it is something of a forlorn hope. A win here though would put them in great confidence for the Champions League in midweek.
1' Off we go at St James', Newcastle in black and white stripes as always kicking from right to left; Chelsea in blue.- - The teams are out; when the fans are in this kind of voice it is easy to think they can avoid the drop.
- - What an afternoon in prospect on Tyneside: Alan Shearer's homecoming in the sunshine. Can he save the club from relegation in just eight matches?
- - The teams are in at St James' Park: scroll down the page to see how they should line up.
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Team Stats
Newcastle United Stats Chelsea 40% Possession 59% 7 Shots 16 2 Shots on target 10 6 Saves 2 4 Corners 6 18 Fouls 7 1 Offsides 4 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 26 Tackles 22 212 Accurate passes 404 64 Bad passes 55 -
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
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Newcastle United G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 21 Habib Beye 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 2 3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 15 3 16 Ryan Taylor 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 23 1 5 2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 4 0 22 Nicky Butt 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 23 6 7 4 Kevin Nolan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 1 18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 2 1 1 5 1 0 21 11 6 9 Obafemi Martins 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 20 6 0 24 Peter Løvenkrands 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 3 0 10 Michael Owen 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 20 4 1 17 Alan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Andy Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 Damien Duff 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 6 0 34 Fraser Forster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Danny Guthrie 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 3 1 30 David Edgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Geremi Nijtap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Chelsea G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 0 3 3 Ashley Cole 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 39 10 4 2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 28 0 2 26 John Terry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 41 10 1 12 John Obi Mikel 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 59 5 1 8 Frank Lampard 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 51 9 2 5 Michael Essien 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 1 3 15 Florent Malouda 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 39 13 2 39 Nicolas Anelka 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 22 2 1 21 Salomon Kalou 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 29 0 2 13 Michael Ballack 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 1 1 42 Michael Mancienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Franco Di Santo 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 40 Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ricardo Carvalho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Juliano Belletti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Anderson Deco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Summary
- - Newcastle are still three points from safety, but now regional rivals Sunderland are the team above them. Chelsea are level on points with Liverpool, one behind Manchester United - but have played more games than both.
- 91+2' Di Santo looking like a real number nine as he picks up again and plays it to Lampard... his shot is destined for the bottom corner and Harper claws it away. A late flurry from the West London club.
- 90' Kalou put through on goal and will surely make it three... Harper saves with his legs!!
- 88' Di Santo turns away and hits another one at goal which is just wide of the far post!! He is looking good, the Argentine prospect...
- 72' HAS OWEN SCORED? STYLES SAYS NO!! He lifted the ball and it may have crossed the line before it was cleared... we'll have to wait for the replay...
- 67' Lampard looks up and unleashes the dragon from 35 yards, palmed away by Harper. Good try.
- 65' GOAL NUMBER TWO FOR CHELSEA!! Malouda sticks it away!! Cech's long kick was flicked on by Anelka and Lampard played it down the left channel for Malouda to race away and finish past Harper.
- 56' GOAL FOR CHELSEA!! Lampard with it... he closed down Fabricio Coloccini on the edge of the box and the ball broke for Anelka, whose shot was deflected by Habib Beye on to the crossbar - and there was Frankie to nod home into the unguarded goal.
- 51' Malouda in the box looking for space, turning and shooting AGAINST THE POST!! He did well to get it so close from the corner of the six-yard box. A scare for the Toon Army...
- 31' Anelka played through on the left, with Harper emerging from his goal... he beats him but the ball is into the side-netting!!
- 27' Owen attacks down the centre, playing to Lovenkrands on the right... his cross to the back stick is excellent and Martins was perfectly placed to head home before Ivanovic rose to head up and backwards and out for a corner...
- 20' The home side clear the ball and when Alex miskicks in the box, Obafemi Martins is clear eight yards out... and miscontrols the ball!! Cue groans of disbelief from the stands.
- 19' Malouda is fed down the left wing and swings in a wicked cross for KALOU TO EXECUTE A DIVING HEADER... TIPPED WIDE BY STEVE HARPER!!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Rob Styles
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Newcastle UnitedManager: Alan Shearer
Captain: Michael Owen
Starting line-up
- S. Harper
- R. Taylor
- F. Coloccini
- H. Beye
- J. Enrique
- P. Lovenkrands
- K. Nolan
- N. Butt
- J. Gutierrez
- M. Owen
- O. Martins
Subs
- A. Smith
- N. Geremi
- D. Duff
45′ - D. Guthrie 69′
- A. Carroll 81′
- D. Edgar
- F. Forster
Injured
- M. Viduka
- J. Barton
- .. Xisco
Suspended
None
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ChelseaManager: Guus Hiddink
Captain: John Terry
Starting line-up
- P. Cech
- B. Ivanovic
- J. Terry
- .. Alex
- A. Cole
- M. Essien
- F. Lampard
- J. Mikel
- S. Kalou
- F. Malouda
- N. Anelka
Subs
- M. Ballack 57′
- .. Deco
- R. Carvalho
- J. Belletti
- M. Mancienne
- H. Hilario
- F. Di Santo 68′
Injured
- D. Drogba
- J. Cole
- P. Ferreira
Suspended
None
Chelsea is the best
lampard's latest goal against newcastle was kinda lil bit lucky, didja think so? but still great effort. he cheered the blues up from the beginning. come on, blues!!! be ready for the red gigantic bird team this wed, let's beat them and grab the semi-finall pass!! ugh, poor shearer, such a not good opening for his season, he looked damn sorrowful.
man u rule the world but not derby, derbys d best and f##k forest
Chelsea still needs to work harder if they want to be second.
chelsea is the best.
yes.....
chelsea is strong team in uero...
beat the nufc, give spirit too win liverpool..
go blues.. gooo...mr abramovic lets buy ashley young,vagner love,zhirkov,ribery
CMON NUFC, CANT GO DOWN RIGHT NOW!
Give Alan Shearer a chance - for goodness sake he has just started his first game as manager - don't worry Alan I know you will do your best to lift the spirit of your players - though I am a MANU fan through and through I still wish Newcastle the very best for the rest of the season - GOOD LUCK lads - give it your very best, trust in your manager.
CHELSEA IS @#$% 4 LIFE
Lampard U saint!!! You were a rock again!!!
Leave the poor toons alone why every body givin' them a hard time are'nt depressed enough????????????????? you blues go and find some tough club to play with.!!!!!!!!
come on you blues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unlucky Sheardrnhjtguhbrtu
Playing against Chelsea was the wrongest start for Alan, but I believe Newcastle will stay up.
will the toon get a refund,250,000£ from the players and shearer!!
toonlate!!!!
foregone conclusion,but toon players will be down pub/club tonite you bet !!!!
COME ON CHELSEA HAVE IT YOU BLUES
chelsea are the best team in the world
WHATEVER THAT HAPPEND MAN U IS LEAVEN THIS LEAGUE WITH THE CUP
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