Saturday May 16, 2009 Finished St. James' Park
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Newcastle back in bottom three
Newcastle United dropped back into the Premier League relegation zone after losing 1-0 to Fulham at St James' Park. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Newcastle United
- Fulham
90+3' The final whistle goes, and Fulham are now almost confirmed for Europe next season, while Newcastle are a step closer to playing Championship football come August.
90+2' Harper whacks a long ball upfield. It's nodded on by Carroll iinto the path of NICKY BUTT... GREAT SAVE SCHWARZER!! The Fulham goalkeeper palms away butt's effort from close range! That's the save that could well send Newcastle down!- 90+1' Fulham break and Steven Taylor intercepts Johnson's through-ball for a throw-in. Things are looking desperate now.
- 90' Newcastle have a free-kick in the centre circle, and everyone piles forward. Ryan Taylor's long ball is headed away with authority by Hangeland.
- 89' A few home fans are starting to sneak out into the Tyneside rain as their side look as though they will slip back into the bottom three.
- 88' Carroll nods the ball to Martins, who turns his marker and shoots, but can only swipe his shot well wide.
- 87' Martins is busting a gut to chase down a lost cause, but the ball runs out of play. The Nigerian gets a round of applause from his supporters, but Newcastle need that spirit from all 11 men on the pitch.
- 83' Fulham are looking all too comfortable playing around the edge of the Newcastle area. Newcastle break and Ryan Taylor chips a ball up to Carroll, but it's too difficult to control on the substitute's head.
80' Alan Shearer makes his final throw of the dice, bringing off Viduka for Andrew Carroll. Viduka doesn't look too happy as he comes off.- 78' Huge chance for Newcastle! Martins gets to a long ball, turns Hughes inside out and shoots, only for Schwarzer to come out and block the shot. The ball runs loose right in front of goal, but Hangeland is there to clear!
- 76' Both sides make a change: Newcastle bring on Johnson for Nevland, while Newcastle swap Guttierrez for Lovenkrnads.
- 75' Newcastle lose the ball in their own half from a throw-in and the ball comes to Murphy, but his curled effort from 20 yards out is over the bar.
- 73' The short corner eventually finds its way to Zoltan Grea, but the Hungarian fires wide.
- 72' Nevland's shot from the edge of the box is palmed over the bar two-handed by Harper.
- 70' Ryan Taylor floats a cross towards Viduka at the far post, but it's plaucked out of the air by the striker's countryman Schwarzer.
- 69' Dempsey plays a one-two with Nevland on the edge of the box but goes down before he reaches the retrun pass - Howard Webb not interested.
- 68' Danny Muprhy keeps things ticking over for Fulham as the Cottagers finally come forward in numbers.
- 67' There's a chance here for Newcastle as Ryan Taylor lines up a free-kick from about 30 yards out. He gets plenty of curl on the shot, but it's over the bar.
- 66' Gutierrez has been quiet since the break. He was giving Fulham plenty of trouble in the first half but his influence has waned since then.
- 65' Mind you, perhaps they've all heard that Hull have equalised at Bolton.
- 64' There are a few Newcastle fans dotted around the ground with their head in their hands already! Chin up, there's still plenty of time.
- 63' The sendng off has certainly arrested the momentum Newcastle were building up there, something Fulham will be grateful for.
- 62' Ryan Taylor will replace Danny Guthrie for Newcastle, a change that was planned beofre the loss of Bassong.
60' BASSONG SHOW A RED CARD! The Newcastle centre-back first pulled back and then tripped Kamara as they both chased a ball over the top. Bassong can't really have many complaints about that. Alan shearer looks stunned!- 58' The ball is pinging all around the edge of the Fulham area, the visitors are struggling to get out of their own half.
56' Clint Dempsey goes into the book for a foul on Nolan in the centre circle.- 55' Kevin Nolan sneaks the ball thorugh midfield and sets up Guthrie for the strike from distance, but it sails over the bar.
- 53' This spell has really energised both the Newcastle players and the fans. fulham are battling against the tide right now.
- 52' It seems as though Webb penalised Kevin Nolan for obstructing Mark Schwarzer. There is certainly an argument for that, but it's a contentious decision that won't find much support on Tyneside.
51' GOAL!! From the subsequent corner, Viduka glances the ball past Schwarzer into the net! But wait... Howard Webb has disallowed it! Apparently there was some kind of infringement in the box, and the goal won't stand.- 50' Guthrie curls in another free-kick and Viduka beat Schwarzer to it... Hacked off the line by Dickson Etuhu! So close for Viduka!
- 48' Konchesky trips Beye as the Newcastle full-back runs down the wing and concedes the free-kick, but the set piece is not converted into a chance.
- 47' Guthrie fires a low ball into the box for Martins to hit on the half-volley... Just wide of the target! Good effort from Martins.
- 46' The second half is underway.
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- 45+2' Half-time is blown, and as it stands Fulham are taking a step closer to Europe.
- 45+1' Newcastle continue to keep possession, with nominal left-back Damien Duff coming right into the centre, but a promising move ends when Habib Beye can't keep a sloppy pass in play.
- 44' Fulham only half-clear the corner and it falls again to Gutierrez... blocked by Nevland on its way to goal! The Argentinian has had two shots blocked in as many minutes.
- 44' Newcaslte waste no time in responding, and Nolan holds the ball up before laying it back to Gutierrez... deflected over the bar for a corner!
- 43' Newcastle will regret not making the most of it when they bossed the game earlier, and they've been hit by a slick but preventable counter-attack.
41' GOAL!! Danny Murphy skips a tackle in midfield and sprays a ball out to Nevland. The Norwegian bursts forward before squaring the ball to Kamara, who takes a touch before firing into the roof of the net!- 40' Nice play by Nolan in midfield, turning slickly to retain possession.
- 38' Nice one-touch build-up from Fulham, and the ball comes to Nevland on the edge of the area... The shot flies just wide of the far post! That's the first good chance for the Cottagers.
- 37' Dempsey catches Harper with his trailing leg as he runs for the loose ball. Again, no accusations of foul play, and the Newcastle keeper is up on his feet pretty quickly.
- 36' The ball comes all the way to Nevland, who stumbles in the box as he turns - no appeals for a penalty though.
- 35' Guterriez is causing Fulham plenty of problems on the left wing. He wins a throw that Viduka fails to control and Fulham again clear.
- 34' Guthrie's ball finds Beye at the far post, but the header back across goal is intercepted.
- 33' Clint Dempsey barges Habib Beye over on the right wing. Again there are plenty of Magpie shirts in the box...
- 31' Newcastle send all their big men forward, but Guthrie's delivery hits none of them.
- 30' Danny Murphy goes into the book for a foul on Gutierrez - the winger was just too quick for him.
- 30' There's been a goal at the Reebok. Find out who got it here.
- 28' Fulham's midfielders are starting to get a hold on this game now, after being largely overrun in the opening half-hour.
- 27' The first chants of "Shearer, Shearer" go up around the ground. The man himself will be more worried that his players haven't yet made the most of their dominance.
- 26' The Australian glances a header over the bar from the edge of the box.
- 25' Viduka bundles his way through three or four men before finding Gutierrez on the left. The winger's low shot hits the side netting.
- 24' Fulham don't fully clear their lines and Butt lifts a ball over to the far post for Taylor, but the ball bounces of his chest and into Schwarzer's arms.
- 23' Taylor steams into the box to meet Guthrie's corner, but it's headed away before it reaches him. Cheers from the crowd as Howard Webb stumbles and falls over in the box.
- 22' The visitors can't make anything from the set piece and Newcastle come forward. Habib Beye wins the Toon their first corner.
- 21' Kamara moves to make a shot on the turn but Bassong slides in to tackle well and concede the corner.
- 20' Aaron Hughes bides his time before hooking away a Gutierrez pass with Mark Viduka breathing down his neck.
- 19' Dempsey steps inside and rides a tackle before losing his balance and going down, but Howard Webb gives nothing.
- 18' Zoltan Gera beats Bassong in the air and Fulham almost work a chance for Dempsey. Newcastle clear but Fulham retain the ball. Gera steps forward and strikes... the low shot is a simple stop for Harper.
- 16' A loose pass from Bassong isn't reached by duff and gives a throw-in to Fulham.
- 15' Martins hits the post! The Nigerian was played through down the inside right channel by Nolan and saw his shot crash off the outside of Schwarzer's near post!
- 14' Nicky Butt - stand-in skipper in Owen's absence - floats a ball forward that goes over everyone's head and right through to Schwarzer.
- 13' Harper is off his line quickly to collest a Murphy through-ball bound for Kamara.
- 12' Damien Duff seems to have waited to take a throw-in for an age before he finally spies an option - he looks pretty annoyed with his team-mates.
- 11' A nice first touch from Martins sets up Guthrie for the strike from distance... Schwarzer is more than equal to it and catches with both hands.
- 10' Steven Taylor hacks the ball away in typically no-nonsense fashion with Erik Necvland lurking.
- 8' The in-form Diomansy Kamara tries to drill a shot from outside the area but sees it go well wide.
- 7' Mark Schwarzer is quick off his line to catch a Jonas Gutierrez cross.
- 6' Martins gets the ball down at the byline and plays it back to Beye, but the cross is blocked and cleared.
- 5' Apparently,Michael Owen suistained a groin injury in training yesterday, hence his omission from the squad here. That injury may well have saved Alan Shearer the embarrassment of having to drop his former England colleague.
- 4' Not much to report so far at St James'. both sides have had a nice spell of possession each, neither proving to be of much consequence.
- 3' As you can probably tell from that table, Manchester United have just won the league again.
- 2' Here's a league table as it stands going into this game.
- 1' The games kick off. Right away Danny Murphy gives away a free-kick on the left wing, but Damien Duff's delivery is headed away.
- 14:59 The players are all out on the field, and it will be Fulham to get this one underway...
- 14:57 Newcastle may be out of the relegation zone, but they are not out of the woods yet. They are level on points with 18th-placed Hull City, and they are facing a Fulham side eager to cement their seventh place, which will earn them a Europa League place for next season.
- 14:56 Fulham - Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey, Etuhu, Murphy, Gera, Nevland, Kamara. Subs: Zuberbuhler, Johnson, Zamora, Dacourt, Gray, Kallio, Baird
- 14:55 Here are the teams: Newcastle - Harper, Beye, Steven Taylor, Bassong, Duff, Guthrie, Butt, Nolan, Gutierrez, Martins, Viduka. Subs: Krul, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Smith, Ameobi, Lovenkrands, Carroll
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Team Stats
Newcastle United Stats Fulham 50% Possession 49% 16 Shots 13 5 Shots on target 3 0 Saves 4 6 Corners 2 17 Fouls 6 0 Offsides 3 0 Yellow cards 3 1 Red cards 0 15 Tackles 23 320 Accurate passes 327 61 Bad passes 34 -
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 1 0 0 14 3 0 27 Steven Taylor 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 45 4 0 21 Habib Beye 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 28 2 0 12 Sébastien Bassong 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 32 9 2 22 Nicky Butt 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 39 6 4 4 Kevin Nolan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 3 1 11 Damien Duff 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 50 15 5 8 Danny Guthrie 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21 3 1 18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 14 8 1 36 Mark Viduka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 6 0 9 Obafemi Martins 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 13 1 0 17 Alan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Ryan Taylor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 1 39 Andy Carroll 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Peter Løvenkrands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 23 Shola Ameobi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Fulham G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Mark Schwarzer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 John Paintsil 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 32 0 2 3 Paul Konchesky 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 7 4 18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0 0 5 Brede Hangeland 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 32 1 1 20 Dickson Etuhu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 3 6 13 Danny Murphy 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 51 8 2 11 Zoltan Gera 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 41 1 3 23 Clint Dempsey 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 34 8 5 10 Erik Nevland 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 11 0 0 15 Diomansy Kamara 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 19 3 0 16 Olivier Dacourt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Bobby Zamora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Toni Kallio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Andrew Johnson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Julian Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Summary
- 90+2' Harper whacks a long ball upfield. It's nodded on by Carroll iinto the path of NICKY BUTT... GREAT SAVE SCHWARZER!! The Fulham goalkeeper palms away butt's effort from close range! That's the save that could well send Newcastle down!
- 88' Carroll nods the ball to Martins, who turns his marker and shoots, but can only swipe his shot well wide.
- 78' Huge chance for Newcastle! Martins gets to a long ball, turns Hughes inside out and shoots, only for Schwarzer to come out and block the shot. The ball runs loose right in front of goal, but Hangeland is there to clear!
- 72' Nevland's shot from the edge of the box is palmed over the bar two-handed by Harper.
- 60' BASSONG SHOW A RED CARD! The Newcastle centre-back first pulled back and then tripped Kamara as they both chased a ball over the top. Bassong can't really have many complaints about that. Alan shearer looks stunned!
- 51' GOAL!! From the subsequent corner, Viduka glances the ball past Schwarzer into the net! But wait... Howard Webb has disallowed it! Apparently there was some kind of infringement in the box, and the goal won't stand.
- 50' Guthrie curls in another free-kick and Viduka beat Schwarzer to it... Hacked off the line by Dickson Etuhu! So close for Viduka!
- 47' Guthrie fires a low ball into the box for Martins to hit on the half-volley... Just wide of the target! Good effort from Martins.
- 44' Fulham only half-clear the corner and it falls again to Gutierrez... blocked by Nevland on its way to goal! The Argentinian has had two shots blocked in as many minutes.
- 44' Newcaslte waste no time in responding, and Nolan holds the ball up before laying it back to Gutierrez... deflected over the bar for a corner!
- 41' GOAL!! Danny Murphy skips a tackle in midfield and sprays a ball out to Nevland. The Norwegian bursts forward before squaring the ball to Kamara, who takes a touch before firing into the roof of the net!
- 38' Nice one-touch build-up from Fulham, and the ball comes to Nevland on the edge of the area... The shot flies just wide of the far post! That's the first good chance for the Cottagers.
- 15' Martins hits the post! The Nigerian was played through down the inside right channel by Nolan and saw his shot crash off the outside of Schwarzer's near post!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Howard Webb
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Newcastle UnitedManager: Alan Shearer
Captain: Nicky Butt
Starting line-up
- S. Harper
- H. Beye
- S. Bassong
- S. Taylor
- D. Duff
- D. Guthrie
- N. Butt
- K. Nolan
- J. Gutierrez
- M. Viduka
- O. Martins
Subs
- A. Smith
- F. Coloccini
- S. Ameobi
- P. Lovenkrands
75′ - R. Taylor 62′
- T. Krul
- A. Carroll 80′
Injured
- .. Xisco
- J. Enrique
- I. Gonzalez
Suspended
- J. Barton
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FulhamManager: Roy Hodgson
Captain: Danny Murphy
Starting line-up
- M. Schwarzer
- J. Paintsil
- B. Hangeland
- A. Hughes
- P. Konchesky
- D. Etuhu
- D. Murphy
- C. Dempsey
- Z. Gera
- D. Kamara
- E. Nevland
Subs
- P. Zuberbuehler
- O. Dacourt
- J. Gray
- A. Johnson 75′
- B. Zamora
- C. Baird
Injured
- S. Davies
- T. Kallio
- G. Barnes
Suspended
None
what the hell?! C'on, mappie, you weren't that bad before!!!!
stupid Bassong ! he's in my fantasy team !
Where are you watching the game (comment 88)to know that it was not a foul?
Goo Fulham !! NewCastle can't beat you defense. I sure hope so... :-s
just what we needed a sending off and a suspension!! ha ha shearer has failed.
GEORDIE BAST!DS. GO HOME FOR RELEGATIONS, FATTY ENGLISH YOKELS!!!
noo dwn to 10 men mid 1-1 hull 1-1 noooooooooooo
f**k of fulhamcome on fulhum send the magpies down, lets hope hull can clinch a winner
haha down with the toon, down with the toon
Players have got keep the pressure on Fulham
nooooooooooooo nuw bk in btm 3 :( :'(
come on martins get us a goleeeeeeeeeeewtf! that should of been allowed
come on nufc it sud of bin 1-1 der was no foul
Viduka needs to give way for one of the strikers on bench
Report from SJP Owen has a groin injury
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