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Sunday December 21, 2008 Finished St. James' Park

2 - 1

Newcastle United

  • N'Zogbia 12’
  • Duff 90’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Modric 29’

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  1. Late Duff strike denies Spurs

    Late Duff strike denies Spurs

    Damien Duff scored a 90th minute winner to help Newcastle beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at St James' Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90'+3 Newcastle see out the added three minutes and it's all over! Duff's late, late strike has mugged Spurs who must make the long trip down south pointless.
    • 90' GOAL NEWCASTLE!!! 2-1 And would you believe it? It's real Roy of the Rovers stuff as Duff shares a one-two with Viduka and beats Gomes to send the Geordie crowd into raptures.
    • 87' Enrique makes way for Damien Duff in Joe Kinnear's final throw of the dice.
    • 86' Modric clatters Guthrie and finds himself yellow carded and Guitierrez follows him into the book.
    • 85' Aaron Lennon again breaches the hosts' backline and Campbell is inches away from turning his driven pass into the net for what would surely be a winner.
    • 82' Damien Duff is warming up as time begins to tick down.
    • 80' Viduka's flick almost finds Owen, but this time Gomes gathers safely.
    • 79' There's eleven minutes remaining as Spurs sub Campbell desperately tries to force his way past Fabricio Coloccini without success.
    • 77' Spurs now have a free kick. There's some argy-bargy in the box involving the combative Huddlestone which the ref sorts out. The kick come to nothing as Viduka clears.
    • 75' It's a Newcastle free kick. The ball finds Guthrie, he sends an easy ball into Gomes who inexplicably drops it. Shades of his early form, but there's no black and white shirt to benefit.
    • 73' Huddlestone goes in hard on Owen. The Spurs man may well have been looking at a second yellow if Owen hadn't hurdled his rash challenge.
    • 70' N'Zogbia feeds Viduka in the area. The Aussie is strong enough to hold off the Spurs defence and set up Owen, only for the striker to drive the ball high over Gomes' bar.
    • 69' Joe Kinnear is on the edge of his technical area and changes look likely before too long.
    • 67' We're three-quarters of the way through and the game has gone off the boil. Someone needs to show that extra bit of quality as neither team is likely to be happy with the draw.
    • 66' N'Zogbia is unable to find a way through as Corluka clears.
    • 63' The Newcastle fans are urging their team on as Frazier Campbell comes on for Pavlyuchenko.
    • 61' Huddlestone races into the box, but Shay Given is quicker off the mark to palm the ball away at Bentley's feet. To add insult to injury, the Spurs man is booked for a dive.
    • 60' Zakora shrugs off two Newcastle players to play Bentley in only for the midfielder to be flagged offside.
    • 58' Huddlestone fires a pass to nowhere and Given ambles back into his area with the ball. Spurs have a lost a little fizz, allowing the home side back into the game.
    • 57' It's Viduka who's now limping following the one-on-one battle with King.
    • 56' Nicky Butt tries a speculative dig but the shot offers more danger to the corner flag than Gomes.
    • 55' Butt finds Viduka who runs into the heart of the Spurs backline, but King has shrugged off his knock and wins possession.
    • 53' Newcastle are beginning to find their passes, but Enrique spoils it at the end with a wayward ball that rolls gently to Gomes.
    • 52' Lennon tries to worm his way into the Newcastle box and Given safely gathers.
    • 50' Assou-Ekotto zips up the wing from Bentley's ball and Pavlyuchenko narrowly misses getting on the end of the defender's ball in.
    • 48' Ledley King is hobbling. N'Zogbia skips into the Tottenham box only for Assou-Ekotto to clear the danger.
    • 46' Spurs kick off the second half and immediately win a corner. Dawson swivels to try an outrageous volley but is high and wide.
    • 45'+1 One minute of stoppage time passes without further incident. It's all square at the break but Spurs have shaded the half.
    • 45' Didier Zakora plays a telling ball to Bentley, Modric tries to play Lennon in, but his pass is underhit and Newcastle clear.
    • 44' Spurs are back in numbers and Newcastle are struggling to find a way through the sky-blue wall.
    • 42' Michael Owen is a spectator at the other end of the pitch and the fans must wonder what the January transfer window will bring for their star man.
    • 40' Newcastle are being penned back as Pavlyuchenko hassles Habib Beye.
    • 38' Tom Huddlestone lifts the ball into the Newcastle box but the assistant flags for offside and is greeted with ironic cheers from the Geordie faithful.
    • 36' It's all Spurs at the moment. Lennon roasts Enrique and wins another corner at the expense of a blow in the face.
    • 34' Corluka crosses from the byline and Enrique makes a vital header away with Pavlyuchenko poised to strike.
    • 33' It's Spurs who are lifted and Pavlychenko is given time to turn and get his shot away which Given beats away.
    • 30' Joe Kinnear makes an immediate switch. The luckless Ameobi is withdrawn with an injury and Mark Viduka is on.
    • 29' GOAL TOTTENHAM!!! 1-1 Luka Modric beats the offside trap from Dawson's long clearance and drives the ball past Given. Newcastle appeal but Pavlychenko is ruled as inactive.
    • 25' Bentley takes a free kick from wide in the Newcastle half, but Given takes an easy catch.
    • 24' Nicky Butt squirms free in the Newcastle box only for Vedran Corluka to smother the danger as Butt prepares to pull the trigger.
    • 23' Bentley has a shot that's blocked by Ameobi and Newcastle clear the danger.
    • 22'' It's nip and tuck in the middle of the pitch. Lennon makes an incisive run and wins a corner.
    • 20' Nicky Butt finds Owen in the area but the England man is unable to carve out a shooting chance.
    • 18' Spurs have a throw midway in Newcastle territory but the Tyneside team win it back before needlessly giving away a free kick just inside the Spurs half.
    • 17' Sebastien Bassong clears up comfortably from another speculative Bentley cross.
    • 15' Spurs are stunned and Harry Redknapp looks pensive in the dugout as Newcastle look for the long ball to Michael Owen and Ameobi.
    • 12' GOAL NEWCASTLE!!! Shay Given goes route one. N'Zogbia races onto the ball and strokes the ball past Heurelho Gomes. The hosts have scored with their first strike on goal.
    • 10' Aaron Lennon is fouled by Sanchez Enrique, a challenge that gets the Newcastle man the first yellow card of the match.
    • 9' Tom Huddlestone tries his luck and sees his shot deflected over the bar for another Spurs corner. The visitors are applying the pressure.
    • 8' David Bentley takes a corner and Dawson misheads from a great position and Shay Given tips it over.
    • 7' The corner is cleared and it's pretty much even as both teams aim to master the midfield.
    • 6' Michael Dawson tries to find Lennon, but Newcastle win it back, Gutierrez drives down the right and gets a corner.
    • 4' Charles N'Zogbia whips in a cross and Ledley King clears up at the second attempt.
    • 2' Aaron Lennon fizzes a ball across the box but no Spurs player is on hand to meet the pass.
    • 1' And we're away and Jonas Gutierrez is already struggling with an injury.
    • - Both teams will be looking for a much needed victory as they struggle at the wrong end of a table, with Newcastle looking to avenge their 2-1 Carling Cup defeat to Spurs
    • - Hello and welcome to St James' Park for the match between Newcastle and Tottenham. Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear makes just one change with Shola Ameobi coming in for the injured Obafemi Martins. Harry Redknapp brings in five players who missed out on the UEFA Cup match with Spartak Moscow, including the cup-tied Roman Pavlyuchenko. But Spurs will be particularly buoyed by the return of Ledley King in defence.

  • Summary

    • 90' GOAL NEWCASTLE!!! 2-1 And would you believe it? It's real Roy of the Rovers stuff as Duff shares a one-two with Viduka and beats Gomes to send the Geordie crowd into raptures.
    • 85' Aaron Lennon again breaches the hosts' backline and Campbell is inches away from turning his driven pass into the net for what would surely be a winner.
    • 75' It's a Newcastle free kick. The ball finds Guthrie, he sends an easy ball into Gomes who inexplicably drops it. Shades of his early form, but there's no black and white shirt to benefit.
    • 70' N'Zogbia feeds Viduka in the area. The Aussie is strong enough to hold off the Spurs defence and set up Owen, only for the striker to drive the ball high over Gomes' bar.
    • 61' Huddlestone races into the box, but Shay Given is quicker off the mark to palm the ball away at Bentley's feet. To add insult to injury, the Spurs man is booked for a dive.
    • 48' Ledley King is hobbling. N'Zogbia skips into the Tottenham box only for Assou-Ekotto to clear the danger.
    • 34' Corluka crosses from the byline and Enrique makes a vital header away with Pavlyuchenko poised to strike.
    • 33' It's Spurs who are lifted and Pavlychenko is given time to turn and get his shot away which Given beats away.
    • 29' GOAL TOTTENHAM!!! 1-1 Luka Modric beats the offside trap from Dawson's long clearance and drives the ball past Given. Newcastle appeal but Pavlychenko is ruled as inactive.
    • 23' Bentley has a shot that's blocked by Ameobi and Newcastle clear the danger.
    • 12' GOAL NEWCASTLE!!! Shay Given goes route one. N'Zogbia races onto the ball and strokes the ball past Heurelho Gomes. The hosts have scored with their first strike on goal.
    • 9' Tom Huddlestone tries his luck and sees his shot deflected over the bar for another Spurs corner. The visitors are applying the pressure.
    • 8' David Bentley takes a corner and Dawson misheads from a great position and Shay Given tips it over.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Andre Marriner

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Joe Kinnear

    Captain: Michael Owen

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • H. Beye
    • S. Bassong
    • F. Coloccini
    • J. Enrique Yellow Card Substitution Out (87′)
    • D. Guthrie
    • N. Butt
    • J. Gutierrez Yellow Card
    • M. Owen
    • S. Ameobi Substitution Out (30′)
    • C. N'Zogbia Goal

    Subs

    • M. Viduka Substitution In30′
    • S. Harper
    • N. Geremi
    • D. Duff Substitution In87′ Goal
    • S. Taylor
    • A. Carroll
    • D. Edgar

    Injured

    • A. Smith
    • O. Martins
    • J. Barton
    • I. Gonzalez

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Ledley King

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • V. Corluka
    • M. Dawson
    • L. King
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • D. Bentley
    • D. Zokora
    • T. Huddlestone Yellow Card
    • A. Lennon
    • L. Modric Goal Yellow Card
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Substitution Out (63′)

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • K. Boateng
    • J. O'Hara
    • A. Taarabt
    • G. Bale
    • F. Campbell Substitution In63′
    • C. Gunter

    Injured

    • J. Woodgate
    • J. Jenas
    • A. Hutton
    • G. Dos Santos

    Suspended

    None

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