FOOTBALL Live

Saturday December 6, 2008 Finished St. James' Park

2 - 2

Newcastle United

  • Owen 9’, 25’

Stoke City

  • Sidibe 60’
  • Diagne-Faye 90’
  1. Stoke hold Newcastle

    Stoke hold Newcastle

    An injury-time goal from Abdoulaye Faye earned Stoke City a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United as they came back from two goals down. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Stoke City
    • 90' It's all over! A great second-half comeback from Stoke earns them a 2-2 draw after they were two down at half-time!
    • 90' Joe Kinnear is furious - and he's been sent to the stands by Mike Riley!
    • 90' GOAL! They do make it count, as Glenn Whelan's cross falls for Abdoulaye Faye to pass the ball into the net!
    • 90' Stoke win a free-kick deep in the Newcastle half wide on the right. They've had a number of these in this second-half. Can they make this one count?
    • 90' We've got five minutes of added time to come. Where did that come from?
    • 87' Stoke win a throw in near the corner flag on the left. With Delap and Faye now off the pitch, it's Sonko who takes the long throw. How many players do they have who can take massive throw-ins? Anyway, Sonko's lob causes chaos in the Newcastle box, which ends with Fuller firing just wide from inside the six-yard box.
    • 85' Viduka creates space for himself with some great control in the Stoke box, but when he crosses he finds to find a team-mate. Great skill by the big man though.
    • 84' Stoke win a free-kick in a fantastic position for them wide on the right deep in the Newcastle half. The cross is headed out to Danny Pugh on the edge of the box, but he skies his shot well over the crossbar.
    • 82' Andy Griffin is booked for a late tackle on Jonas.
    • 81' Newcastle make another change - the gaffe-prone Cacapa comes on for Geremi.
    • 79' Stoke win a corner, but when it's put into the box Mike Riley immediately gives Newcastle a free-kick for pushing by Stoke players.
    • 78' Tony Pulis makes his final change - he brings on Tonge for Amdy Faye.
    • 74' Danny Pugh shoots well wide from the edge of the Newcastle area.
    • 73' Sonko stretches to cut out a through ball that would have put Owen through.
    • 71' Viduka is coming on, and it's Martins who's being replaced just like last week against Boro. But this time there's no tantrum from the Nigerian, just a little hug with Joe Kinnear - it's a love in.
    • 70' Martins crosses low into the Stoke six-yard box. Sorensen fails to deal with it but after a scramble Stoke clear their lines.
    • 69' Jonas is lucky not to give away a free-kick on the edge of the box. He catches Cresswell as the Stoke man went past him but Mike Riley waves play-on.
    • 67' Such a turnaround in the second half - it's been all Stoke since the restart.
    • 64' My word - Andy Griffin does a Berbatov-style spin on the byline and dinks a cross with the outside of his right foot into the Newcastle box. Who knew that Andy Griffin could do that? I think he's team-mates must have been just as shocked as me, because no one got on to his cross.
    • 63' Never fear, Amdy Faye is here. The midfielder hurls a huge throw into the Newcastle box. It's flicked on towards the goal but Given saves.
    • 62' Stoke win a throw in deep in the Newcastle half on the right wing. This would usually be the cue for Rory Delap to hurl the ball into the area, but now Stoke are Delap-idated (geddit?) what will they do?
    • 60' GOAL! Stoke pull one back! Ricardo Fuller makes an instant impact by breaking clear down the right and crossing simply to Sidibe in the six-yard box, who taps the ball into an open goal. Game on!
    • 58' Martins misses a glorious chance to make it three! The Nigerian heads wide from four yards out after connecting with a teasing cross from the right. But I think he was offside anyway as it happens.
    • 56' It's plan B for Tony Pulis - he takes off Rory Delap to replace him with Ricardo Fuller. Looks like Kinnear's advertising hoardings trick has worked...
    • 55' Martins shoots from the edge of the box, but his low, left-footed strike goes well wide of Sorensen's right-hand post.
    • 52' Stoke win a corner on the right, but Whelan's delivery is easily collected by Given at the near post.
    • 51' Cresswell is put clean through on goal - but Steven Taylor races back to make a brilliant last-ditch tackle! Great play by the substitute!
    • 49' Stoke quickly win another throw in exactly the same position. This time Delap tries something different. He lines up the long throw but then, with virtually everyone in the Newcastle box, he throws short to a team-mate, who runs the ball to the byline and crosses to the near post. But Newcastle manage to clear. Inventive stuff by Delap and Stoke though.
    • 48' Stoke win a throw-in deep inside the Newcastle half on the right wing. Another chance for Delap to deliver a long throw here. Apparently Joe Kinnear has told his groundstaff to move the advertising hoardings closer to the pitch in order to make things more difficult for the Irishman. And that tactic seems to be working - Delap's throw fails to beat the first defender, who heads clear.
    • 47' Whelan directs the free-kick towards Sonko in the Newcastle box - but the big defender heads the ball wide. Half chance for Stoke there.
    • 46' Stoke win a free-kick about ten yards outside the Newcastle box on the left. This is a great crossing opportunity.
    • 46' And Newcastle have been forced into a change at the break. Guthrie, who was struggling with an injury in the first half, has been replaced by Steven Taylor.
    • 46' We're under way in the second half.
    • 45' Mike Riley blows for half-time. Newcastle have dominated for virtually all of the first half, and deserve their 2-0 lead given to them by two strikes from skipper Michael Owen.
    • 45' Shay Given makes a hash of a high cross into his box, but Stoke fail to take advantage.
    • 44' Martins is sent through on goal on the left - but he's pulled back by the linesman for being offside.
    • 42' Whelan crosses beautifully for Amdy Faye in the Newcastle box, but the defender somehow heads the ball away from Shay Given's goal when he seemed certain to score! What a bizarre effort - the second ball fell for a Stoke player, but the shot is off target.
    • 41' Now Stoke have the chance to get the ball into the Newcastle box with a free-kick 35 yards from goal on the right.
    • 40' The latest corner is headed out by a Stoke defender. Guthrie collects the ball on the edge of the area, but fires a shot miles over the crossbar. Stoke have done well not to concede another in that period of pressure.
    • 39 ' N'Zogbia's corner is better this time, but Sonko gets there first and heads behind for another Newcastle corner.
    • 38' Now Newcastle win a free-kick in one of those 'better-than-a-corner' positions on the right wing. Geremi curls it into the box, but it hits a Stoke defender and flies out for another corner.
    • 37' But N'Zogbia's corner is very poor, and is cleared at the near post.
    • 36' It causes a scramble in the box, and eventually it goes for another corner on the other side.
    • 35' Martins wins a corner for Newcastle on the left.
    • 34' Jonas dinks a cross into the Stoke box from the right, but Sonko clears.
    • 33' But ref Mike Riley gives a free-kick to Newcastle because Sidibe is standing on Shay Given's toes. The Stoke man looks aggrieved, but he was clearly fouling the keeper.
    • 32' Stoke win a corner on the right.
    • 31' Delap goes for a flatter throw towards the near post, but Amdy Faye gives away a free-kick for a push.
    • 30' Stoke win another throw near the corner flag on the left, so it's time for Mr Delap again. But there'll be a delay first for Guthrie to get some attention to an injury.
    • 27' You can't really argue that the home side don't deserve this lead - it's been all Newcastle so far.
    • 25' GOAL! It's Owen again! The little striker taps the ball in from a yard out after Martins whipped in a great cross from the left byline!
    • 22' Stoke make an early change. Whelan replaces Diao in midfield. Presumably the Senegalese international has an injury.
    • 20' N'Zogbia almost scores with a mis-hit cross! The left winger's attempted cross almost flies in at the near post, but Sorensen just manages to scramble across his line to palm the ball out and away.
    • 17' Newcastle almost score a second! N'Zogbia crosses low from the left wing. The ball is deflected to Jonas, who shoots from the penalty spot in space but a Stoke player throws himself in the way to block the effort.
    • 16' A long ball is knocked down for Sidibe, who has a great chance to score, but the striker pulls his shot just wide of Shay Given's left-hand post.
    • 15' Delap goes for the up-and-under throw - it's flicked on at the near post, but a Newcastle defender ushers the ball out of play for a goalkick. St James' Park breathes a collective sigh of relief.
    • 14' Stoke win a throw-in near the corner flag on the left wing - and we all know what that means... it's Rory Delap time!
    • 11' That's exactly what Stoke do, but Given collects comfortably.
    • 11' Stoke win a free-kick just inside the Newcastle half. This is a chance to lump the ball into the box.
    • 10' Great play by the Argentinian to create the chance as he dribbled inside off the right wing and played a through ball for Owen with the outside of his right foot. And it's a trademark finish from Owen to give the Magpies the early lead.
    • 9' GOAL! It's Michael Owen who strokes the ball calmly past the on-rushing Sorensen after being sent through by a cute Jonas pass!
    • 7' Owen finds some room on the edge of the Stoke box and shoots low - but it's straight at Sorensen, who saves easily.
    • 6' Owen is scythed down by Higginbotham just inside the Stoke half. The defender is lucky to escape a booking.
    • 5' Jonas crosses low into the box from the right wing, but Sonko wellies it away.
    • 4' N'Zogbia shoots just wide from the edge of the box! Good start by the hosts.
    • 2' Jonas makes a darting run into the Stoke area, but he loses control of the ball and Stoke clear. It'll be interesting to see how the Argentinian international fares against Stoke's up-and-at-'em approach.
    • 1' Newcastle kick-off to get us under way.
    • - The sides are out at St James' - kick-off is moments away.
    • - Stoke team news: Fuller is left on the bench, with Cresswell starting up front with Sidibe instead. Danny Pugh makes his first league start of the season, but otherwise Tony Pulis reverts to his usual Premier League starters after the second-string players got a run out in the Carling Cup defeat to Derby in midweek.
    • - Newcastle team news: Nicky Butt is out injured, although apparently it's not a long-term problem, so Geremi comes into the midfield. Otherwise it's the same side that held Middlesbrough to a goalless draw last weekend, with Duff still out injured and Martins keeping his place in the line-up despite his tantrum when he was subbed off for Mark Viduka against Boro.
    • - With Joe Kinnear now in charge at St James' Park until at least the end of the season, Newcastle will be looking to push on, and this game against Stoke at home is one where their fans will be expecting them to pick up all three points.
    • - Just three points separate these two sides at kick-off - Newcastle lie 17th in the table with 15 points, while Stoke are in 15th place with 18 points.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Newcastle v Stoke in the Premier League.

  • Team Stats

    Newcastle United Stats Stoke City
    55% Possession 44%
    11 Shots 14
    4 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 1
    6 Corners 3
    17 Fouls 10
    3 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    15 Tackles 17
    314 Accurate passes 242
    60 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
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5 0
      2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 1 3
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 35 13 4
      21 Habib Beye 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 0 0
      12 Sébastien Bassong 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 29 7 2
      20 Geremi Nijtap 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 41 3 1
      8 Danny Guthrie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 0
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 24 11 1
      18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 31 6 3
      10 Michael Owen 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 18 0 0
      9 Obafemi Martins 0 3 1 2 0 3 1 20 8 0
      19 Francisco Jiménez Tejada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      39 Andy Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      36 Mark Viduka 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
      6 Claudio Caçapa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
      30 David Edgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 1
    • Stoke City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      29 Thomas Sorensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      33 Ibrahima Sonko 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 1 2
      3 Danny Higginbotham 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 32 16 0
      2 Andy Griffin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 1 2
      14 Danny Pugh 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 24 6 2
      25 Abdoulaye Faye 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 0 1
      19 Amdy Faye 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 1 3
      18 Salif Diao 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 1
      24 Rory Delap 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 1 1
      9 Richard Cresswell 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 4 0
      11 Mamady Sidibe 1 4 1 6 3 2 0 15 6 4
      5 Leon Cort 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Michael Tonge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      4 Seyi Olofinjana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Andrew Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Steve Simonsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Ricardo Fuller 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 9 1 0
      6 Glenn Whelan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 15 1

  • Summary

    • 90' GOAL! They do make it count, as Glenn Whelan's cross falls for Abdoulaye Faye to pass the ball into the net!
    • 87' Stoke win a throw in near the corner flag on the left. With Delap and Faye now off the pitch, it's Sonko who takes the long throw. How many players do they have who can take massive throw-ins? Anyway, Sonko's lob causes chaos in the Newcastle box, which ends with Fuller firing just wide from inside the six-yard box.
    • 84' Stoke win a free-kick in a fantastic position for them wide on the right deep in the Newcastle half. The cross is headed out to Danny Pugh on the edge of the box, but he skies his shot well over the crossbar.
    • 63' Never fear, Amdy Faye is here. The midfielder hurls a huge throw into the Newcastle box. It's flicked on towards the goal but Given saves.
    • 60' GOAL! Stoke pull one back! Ricardo Fuller makes an instant impact by breaking clear down the right and crossing simply to Sidibe in the six-yard box, who taps the ball into an open goal. Game on!
    • 51' Cresswell is put clean through on goal - but Steven Taylor races back to make a brilliant last-ditch tackle! Great play by the substitute!
    • 42' Whelan crosses beautifully for Amdy Faye in the Newcastle box, but the defender somehow heads the ball away from Shay Given's goal when he seemed certain to score! What a bizarre effort - the second ball fell for a Stoke player, but the shot is off target.
    • 25' GOAL! It's Owen again! The little striker taps the ball in from a yard out after Martins whipped in a great cross from the left byline!
    • 20' N'Zogbia almost scores with a mis-hit cross! The left winger's attempted cross almost flies in at the near post, but Sorensen just manages to scramble across his line to palm the ball out and away.
    • 17' Newcastle almost score a second! N'Zogbia crosses low from the left wing. The ball is deflected to Jonas, who shoots from the penalty spot in space but a Stoke player throws himself in the way to block the effort.
    • 16' A long ball is knocked down for Sidibe, who has a great chance to score, but the striker pulls his shot just wide of Shay Given's left-hand post.
    • 15' Delap goes for the up-and-under throw - it's flicked on at the near post, but a Newcastle defender ushers the ball out of play for a goalkick. St James' Park breathes a collective sigh of relief.
    • 9' GOAL! It's Michael Owen who strokes the ball calmly past the on-rushing Sorensen after being sent through by a cute Jonas pass!
    • 4' N'Zogbia shoots just wide from the edge of the box! Good start by the hosts.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Newcastle v Stoke in the Premier League.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Riley

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Joe Kinnear

    Captain: Michael Owen

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • H. Beye
    • S. Bassong
    • F. Coloccini
    • J. Enrique
    • N. Geremi Substitution Out (81′)
    • D. Guthrie Substitution Out (46′)
    • J. Gutierrez
    • O. Martins Substitution Out (71′)
    • M. Owen Goals×2
    • C. N'Zogbia

    Subs

    • M. Viduka Substitution In71′
    • S. Harper
    • C. Caçapa Substitution In81′
    • S. Taylor Substitution In46′
    • .. Xisco
    • A. Carroll
    • D. Edgar

    Injured

    • A. Smith
    • S. Ameobi
    • D. Duff
    • J. Barton
    • I. Gonzalez

    Suspended

    None

  • Stoke City

    Manager: Tony Pulis

    Captain: Andy Griffin

    Starting line-up

    • T. Sorensen
    • A. Griffin Yellow Card
    • A. Diagne-Faye Goal
    • I. Sonko
    • D. Higginbotham
    • A. Faye Substitution Out (78′)
    • S. Diao Substitution Out (22′)
    • D. Pugh
    • R. Delap Substitution Out (56′)
    • M. Sidibe Goal
    • R. Cresswell

    Subs

    • S. Simonsen
    • M. Tonge Substitution In78′
    • R. Fuller Substitution In56′
    • S. Olofinjana
    • G. Whelan Substitution In22′
    • L. Cort

    Injured

    • D. Kitson
    • A. Davies
    • L. Lawrence
    • R. Shawcross

    Suspended

    None