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  1. Martins lifts Newcastle

    Martins lifts Newcastle

    Obafemi Martins scored the goals as Newcastle lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 home victory over Aston Villa. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Aston Villa
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    • 90+2 FULL-TIME: ALL OVER! Newcastle win successive Premier League games for the first time this season thanks to Martins' second-half brace.
    • 90 ALMOST! BEYE TRIES HIS LUCK! With no-one in the box after breaking in down the right, Beye tries his luck with a fierce drive from a tight angle...it's on target, but Freidel is alert and saves!
    • 88 No hat-trick for Martins as he is replaced to a standing ovation; Cacapa is brought on to shore things up in the final minutes...
    • 87 Newcastle boss Kinnear promised Michael Owen would get a run-out as he continues his comeback from injury; looks like he is not going to be needed.
    • 86 Villa just haven't been able to get going in the second half...they haven't had a decent effort on goal that I can think of.
    • 85 Newcastle win leap six places with this victory; looks like being very tight in the bottom half of the Premier League this season.
    • 84 Villa go all-out for goals as O'Neill throws on Marlon Harewood from the bench.
    • 82 It looks like for a third consecutive day, the side at the bottom of the table is going to pick up a win!
    • 81 GOAL! MARTINS GETS A SECOND! Jonás Gutiérrez easily gets round makeshift right-bal Reo-Coker...gets to the byline and picks out Martins...he can't miss from two yards!
    • 78 The crowd are really roaring on their side now...every Newcastle challenge, pass or header is being cheered to the rafters.
    • 77 Milner finds himself up against Jonás Gutiérrez on the Villa left...he switches the ball, easily beats his man, but his cross is cleared in the middle...
    • 76 Another yellow as Sidwell is booked for a challenge over-the-top on Martins.
    • 75 Villa are beginning to press a little as the game enters its final quarter-hour...but there is no sign of a spell of pressure.
    • 74 Martin O'Neill is growing increasingly frustrated on the Villa sidelines...
    • 73 The roles are reversed when Laursen catches Ameobi with an elbow of his own as they challenge for the ball.
    • 72 JUST WOULDN'T DROP! Agbonlahor does well to keep the ball alive as he shows great pace to keep the ball in play and clip a cross into the middle...Young controls it, but he just can't find Carew waiting behind him.
    • 71 Ameobi is booked for elbowing Laursen in the face as he tried to hold him off when controlling the ball.
    • 70 Some activity on the Villa bench; Sidwell is preparing to come into the game...
    • 69 AMBITIOUS! Butt crashes an ambitious volley a couple of yards wide of the post after a corner had only been half-cleared to the edge of the box. Great strike though.
    • 68 Villa have barely been inside the Newcastle half since they went behind...Newcastle are trying to ride this wave and profit with a game-clinching second...
    • 66 OFF THE POST! Butt is the man who steps up to drive the free-kick...he beats the wall, Freidel's dive to his left...but not the post! The ball flicks off the outside of the woodwork and goes out for a goalkick.
    • 65 Newcastle win a free-kick when Duff is brought down 25 yards out by Luke Young's trip...great spot for a free-kick...
    • 63 You can't take anything away from Newcastle, but Villa will be wondering how they are behind in this match.
    • 61 The crowd have come to life since the goal...they are sensing back-to-back wins that would haul Newcastle out of the bottom three.
    • 59 GOAL! MARTINS! The powerful Nigerian holds the ball up on the edge of the box, works the ball on to his favoured left boot...and bobbles a shot inside the near post!
    • 57 Shorey does well to show some strength in a challenge in the air with Ameobi...who can't get enough on his header from 10 yards to trouble Freidel.
    • 56 Cuellar gives away a cheap free-kick as he clips the ankles of Martins...the Nigerian striker is furious that there is no yellow for Cuellar...and is booked himself for his demonstrative protest.
    • 55 Villa have definitely started the second half determined to make the breakthrough...
    • 54 Another Villa corner as Agbonlahor's cross from the right is blocked behind by Jose Enrique...
    • 53 Barton is booked for a studs-up challenge...he pleads his innocence, but is perhaps a touch lucky not to see red.
    • 52 FINE CROSS! Young whips in a first-time cross from the left...not near any Villa man, but Jose Enrique takes no chances at the back post. Corner to the visitors.
    • 50 Young goes down clutching his head after a clash of heads with Jonás Gutiérrez on the edge of the Newcastle bench...he's okay after some treatment.
    • 49 Cheap free-kick for Villa when Reo-Coker goes down in midfield...the crowd don't like it.
    • 48 Beye makes a good challenge on Agbonlahor at the back post as they sprinted on to Young's low cross from the right. Corner...Milner heads over the bar.
    • 47 The pace of Agbonlahor almost causes Fabricio Coloccini a problem as they chase a ball over the top...the Argentine nods back to his keeper.
    • 46 The second half is underway...
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Villa will be disappointed not to lead after Agbonlahor completely mis-kicked in front of goal and Laursen had hit the outside of the post with a header.
    • 44 Newcastle break, but Martins can't find Jonás Gutiérrez with a reverse pass down the left wing and the ball runs out for a goalkick.
    • 43 Young tosses a high free-kick into the box...but Carew loses a header for probably the first time all game.
    • 42 Not much between these two sides as the half approaches a close...Villa have had the better chances, but Newcastle are slowly improving...
    • 40 INCHES AWAY! Taylor continues a run from defence and is just inches away from getting his boot on the end of a cross from the right. Newcastle's best moment of the half.
    • 39 A decent couple of minutes for Newcastle as they have Villa pinned in their own half...
    • 37 Ashley Young wastes a good chance to work the keeper when the home defence back off him 25 yards out...the Villa man's right-foot shot curls high and wide.
    • 36 Luke Young is shown a yellow card for a tug on Jonás Gutiérrez as the winger looked to lead a break.
    • 35 GREAT MOVE! FINE SAVE! Villa break well...Agbonlahor finds Young in the box...a neat shimmy gets him in on Given...but the Ireland keeper stands up well and saves with his chest.
    • 33 Young goes down clutching his ankle after getting clipped from behind...he looks to be okay.
    • 32 Martins twists and turns as he cuts in from the right...he goes back on to his right-foot...and blasts over the bar from an angle.
    • 31 Barry just can't collect Shorey's pass down the left channel...Newcastle break at pace...
    • 30 Jonás Gutiérrez wins a free-kick for a shirt-tug...the match has got a bit scrappy and niggly after an open beginning...
    • 29 Another Villa free-kick out wide on the right...Laursen wins the header at the back post as Barry lofts it in, but the Villa defender can't direct his header.
    • 28 England under-21 boss Stuart Pearce is also in the crowd, along with Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate...all-star cast in the stands tonight.
    • 27 Martins is caught offside as Newcastle again look to exploit his pace down the channels...Villa are playing a risky game with a high line.
    • 25 Milner fires in a left-foot shot from 30 yards...over the bar.
    • 24 Michael Owen is doing some light warm-ups on the touchline...Joe Kinnear indicated that the England man would get a run-out at some point tonight.
    • 23 GREAT HANDLING! Barton fires in a fierce low effort from 25 yards....despite a slight deflection and with Ameobi waiting to pounce on any mistake...Freidel claims well.
    • 22 SITTER! Fabricio Coloccini is caught miles out of position...the ball goes through to Milner on the right-edge of the box...he plays the ball low into the middle where Agbonlahor waits to fire home...BUT HE COMPLETELY MISSES THE BALL!
    • 21 Sir Bobby Robson is spotted in the crowd by the tv cameras, wrapped up warm against the north-east winds. Nice to see him up and about after his recent health problems.
    • 20 Carew is having a fine time against Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor; they are giving him plenty of time to hold the ball up and bring his team-mates into play.
    • 19 ...and Newcastle ensure that justice is done when they cope quite comfortably with Barry's inswinging free-kick into the box.
    • 18 Villa win a free-kick in a dangerous spot on the right after Agbonlahor and Barton tangle off the ball...replays show there was no real foul there...
    • 17 Get up! Duff goes to ground in the box under minimal contact from Young. No penalty.
    • 16 A few empty seats in the stadium...there is talk that this could be the Toon's lowest league attendance in eight years.
    • 15 Newcastle win the ball on the half-way line...it is moved to Barton, who opts for an early ball over the top...Laursen just wins the header as Martins looked to exploit his pace in behind.
    • 14 Sir Bobby Robson is spotted in the crowd by the tv cameras, wrapped up warm against the north-east winds. Nice to see him up and about after his recent health problems.
    • 13 Decent start to this match; no doubt that both sides have come for all three points.
    • 12 OFF THE POST! From the resulting corner, Laursen climbs highest...but his flicked header bounces down and off the outside of the post! Heads in Villa hands.
    • 10 NEAT CONTROL! Carew scoops a long ball out of the air after being afforded yards of space by Fabricio Coloccini; the big striker turns and runs at the Newcastle defence, winning his side a corner.
    • 9 Beye is booked for throwing the ball away to prevent a quick Villa free-kick; not very subtle, it has to be said.
    • 8 Newcastle win the first corner of the match when his shot from 30 yards is deflected behind...
    • 7 GREAT ATTACK! Milner feeds Carew down the left...the big striker beats his man for pace and clips a low cross back into the middle...Taylor just clears before Milner can turn it home.
    • 6 Young knocks the ball back with some pace to goalkeeper Freidel...sure-footing under pressure helps the veteran Yank clear his lines.
    • 5 Fantastic leap by Laursen as he wins a header against Ameobi on the half-way line...Jonás Gutiérrez is getting the crowd going with a couple of positive touches.
    • 4 Milner follows through a little on Enrique...no free-kick, although the full-back wasn't too impressed.
    • 3 A few boos early on for Milner, who only left Newcastle a few weeks ago. Carew wins a free-kick when he is pushed when going for a header.
    • 2 Villa start well with an attack down the left...a cross is half-cleared...but Barton blocks a follow-up effort from 25 yards.
    • 1 OK! OFF WE GO! The first half is underway...
    • - Villa have recalled big John Carew to the starting side; Milner moves into midfield, while Agbonlahor moves out wide as the visitors start with a pacy side.
    • - Aston Villa go to St James' Park looking to record three Premier League victories on the bounce and are making an effort to break into the top four.
    • - Michael Owen has to be content with a place on the bench after recovering from injury; Nicky Butt comes back after an ankle injury to captain the side.
    • - Hello, welcome to our coverage of Newcastle v Aston Villa...

  • Team Stats

    Newcastle United Stats Aston Villa
    56% Possession 43%
    13 Shots 8
    4 Shots on target 1
    1 Saves 1
    2 Corners 6
    22 Fouls 14
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    31 Tackles 38
    331 Accurate passes 243
    89 Bad passes 65

  • 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 0 0 0 10 1 0
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 0 2
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 46 18 2
      21 Habib Beye 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23 0 2
      2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16 2 1
      7 Joey Barton 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 57 21 7
      22 Nicky Butt 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 48 7 5
      18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 39 9 6
      11 Damien Duff 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 32 16 3
      9 Obafemi Martins 2 6 2 0 2 1 0 12 5 1
      23 Shola Ameobi 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 23 8 2
      10 Michael Owen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      20 Geremi Nijtap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Danny Guthrie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Claudio Caçapa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Sébastien Bassong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      24 Carlos Cuéllar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 1 5
      21 Nicky Shorey 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 13 5
      2 Luke Young 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 37 6 5
      5 Martin Laursen 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 14 6 3
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 28 1 4
      6 Gareth Barry 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 31 8 4
      8 James Milner 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 3 5
      7 Ashley Young 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 22 11 3
      10 John Carew 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 27 7 0
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 12 5 2
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Steve Sidwell 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 11 3 1
      17 Moustapha Salifou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 81 GOAL! MARTINS GETS A SECOND! Jonás Gutiérrez easily gets round makeshift right-bal Reo-Coker...gets to the byline and picks out Martins...he can't miss from two yards!
    • 66 OFF THE POST! Butt is the man who steps up to drive the free-kick...he beats the wall, Freidel's dive to his left...but not the post! The ball flicks off the outside of the woodwork and goes out for a goalkick.
    • 59 GOAL! MARTINS! The powerful Nigerian holds the ball up on the edge of the box, works the ball on to his favoured left boot...and bobbles a shot inside the near post!
    • 40 INCHES AWAY! Taylor continues a run from defence and is just inches away from getting his boot on the end of a cross from the right. Newcastle's best moment of the half.
    • 35 GREAT MOVE! FINE SAVE! Villa break well...Agbonlahor finds Young in the box...a neat shimmy gets him in on Given...but the Ireland keeper stands up well and saves with his chest.
    • 22 SITTER! Fabricio Coloccini is caught miles out of position...the ball goes through to Milner on the right-edge of the box...he plays the ball low into the middle where Agbonlahor waits to fire home...BUT HE COMPLETELY MISSES THE BALL!
    • 21 Sir Bobby Robson is spotted in the crowd by the tv cameras, wrapped up warm against the north-east winds. Nice to see him up and about after his recent health problems.
    • 12 OFF THE POST! From the resulting corner, Laursen climbs highest...but his flicked header bounces down and off the outside of the post! Heads in Villa hands.
    • 7 GREAT ATTACK! Milner feeds Carew down the left...the big striker beats his man for pace and clips a low cross back into the middle...Taylor just clears before Milner can turn it home.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • S. Given
      • H. Beye Yellow Card
      • S. Taylor
      • F. Coloccini
      • José Enrique
      • J. Barton Yellow Card
      • N. Butt
      • J. Gutiérrez
      • D. Duff
      • O. Martins Goals×2 Yellow Card
      • S. Ameobi

      Subs

      • M. Owen
      • S. Harper
      • C. Caçapa
      • C. N'Zogbia
      • S. Bassong
      • D. Guthrie
      • G. Njitap

    • Starting line-up

      • B. Friedel
      • L. Young Yellow Card
      • C. Cuéllar
      • M. Laursen
      • N. Shorey Substitution Out (72′)
      • N. Reo-Coker
      • G. Barry Yellow Card
      • J. Milner
      • A. Young
      • G. Agbonlahor
      • J. Carew

      Subs

      • M. Harewood
      • Z. Knight
      • M. Salifou
      • C. Davies
      • C. Gardner
      • B. Guzan
      • S. Sidwell

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