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Sunday December 14, 2008 Finished Fratton Park

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Portsmouth

Newcastle United

  • Owen 52’
  • Martins 77’
  • Guthrie 89’
  1. Newcastle break away jinx

    Newcastle break away jinx

    Michael Owen scored as Newcastle secured their first Premier League away win of the season, 3-0 against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Portsmouth
    • Newcastle United
    • 90+2' Game over! Newcastle have their first away win of the season and climb out of the relegation zone!
    • 90+1' Out of nothing springs a sensational move from Portsmouth but Given is equal to Davis's shot!
    • 89' GOAL!! Ameobi pulls the ball back for Danny Guthrie whose shot somehow eludes the grasp of James and finds the back of the net. That really is game over.
    • 88' Defoe kicks the ball away and is booked. At least he got his money's worth, smashing it into the stands.
    • 88' Several thousand Portsmouth fans head to the exits early and, for once, it's hard to blame them.
    • 85' Sean Davis flies into a late challenge and can have absolutely no complaint about his yellow card.
    • 83' Portsmouth are out of ideas here. They look frustrated and largely clueless. At the risk of putting the kiss of death on this result - it's over.
    • 79' Off goes the goalscorer Martins, and he is replaced by Shola Ameobi.
    • 78' David James was booked in the aftermath of that goal. Not sure why. Possibly for diving??
    • 77' GOAL!! It's two for Newcastle - Obafemi Martins!! Jose Enrique cuts inside from the left and slides the ball through for Martins. James goes down extremely early and Martins knocks the ball into an empty net!
    • 76' Yikes! Martins cuts back inside Distin and lets fly left-footed but sends the ball out for a throw.
    • 74' The crowd are getting a little impatient at Portsmouth's unhurried build-up play. But even with big men Kanu and Crouch, they are not blessed with brilliant headers of the ball up front.
    • 71' Portsmouth change: Kanu comes on for Richard Hughes.
    • 70' Obvious yellow card for Jonas, who basically rugby tackles Kranjcar.
    • 68' Habib Beye misses his attempted clearance of a long ball and the ball falls for Crouch, but he does not have enough time to adjust and the ball just bounces off him.
    • 66' Sean Davis pings a great-looking shot from 30 yards but it thwacks into Coloccini's head. Let's hope all that hair provided some protection.
    • 64' Butt bursts forward from central midfield and plays a neat one-two with Owen.. but the striker is flagged for offside.
    • 61' There is a moment of confusion between Given and Bassong as Crouch bears down on the ball, and Given eventually knocks it hurriedly out for a throw deep inside Newcastle territory.
    • 59' Tony Adams makes a change, bringing off Arnold Mvuemba for Armand Traore.
    • 57' Newcastle have not won away this season and nearly lose the lead as Pompey race clear on the break and Defoe turns, shoots and sends the ball inches wide!
    • 54' Kranjcar swings in another corner for PAMAROT!! He is only a couple of yards out but the ball hits him on the top of the thigh and flies over!
    • 54' Portsmouth look to hit back from a corner but Coloccini rises highest to head the ball away.
    • 52' GOAL!!! Newcastle lead through Michael Owen!! Mvuemba gives the ball away to Gutierrez who cuts inside from the right and feeds the unmarked Owen on the opposite side of the box. His first touch is poor but his second is brilliant, dinking the ball over James and into the net!
    • 48' Terrible clearance from Coloccini, giving the ball straight to Defoe who passes up a shooting chance and looks for Crouch, but Given intercepts his pass.
    • 46' Newcastle start the second half with a three-man kick-off, and Gutierrez immediately takes a shot, which James is equal to.
    • 45+1' Goalless at half-time despite chances for both teams. It has never really got going, though.
    • 45' Neat interplay by Portsmouth at the edge of the Newcastle box, but Crouch ends up sending a cross-cum-shot out of play.
    • 43' Martins thinks he has won a corner off Sol Campbell but is adjedged to have fouled the big defender. Not sure about that...
    • 40' A Kranjcar shot is deflected into the ground and bounces up, nearly falling for Jermain Defoe but he just cannot get his head on it.
    • 38' JOSE ENRIQUE!!! Fires a powerful shot from the edge of the box and James is alert to palm the ball away and deny the Spaniard his first Newcastle goal.
    • 37' Gutierrez is fouled just a couple of yards outside the box but referee Foy gives Newcastle an advantage they would probably rather not have.
    • 34' Richard Hughes pulls a speculative left-foot shot well wide from 25 yards.
    • 32' Defoe claims he is impeded in the box by Bassong, but once again Portsmouth penalty appeals are turned down!
    • 30' Nicky Butt leads with his arm as he challenges for a header from the Pompey corner, but referee Chris Foy says no handball.
    • 29' Good save!! Pamarot dances by N'Zogbia and Jose Enrique and crosses for Kanjcar whose shot is deflected... great reaction save from Given to keep it out!
    • 26' Belhadj crosses from the Pompey left and finds DEFOE ON THE VOLLEY!! Attempts a Van Basten-esque finish but powers the ball well over.
    • 25' Crouch holds the ball up at the edge of the box but Bassong hounds him and forces him further away from goal - excellent defending.
    • 23' Portsmouth appeal for handball against Nicky Butt, but the free-kick goes the Newcastle man's way as Arnold Mvuemba is adjudged to have fouled.
    • 21' Newcastle back off Kranjcar who finds Defoe and he in turn looks for Crouch, but the visitors scramble it clear. Should Kranjcar have had a go for goal?
    • 19' MARTINS OFF THE POST!!! WHAT A STRIKE FROM THE NIGERIAN!! He lashes a 30-yarder with the outside of his left boot, and it swerves onto the right-hand post before ricocheting to the feet of a defender. Sensational hit.
    • 17' Habib Beye!! He meets a corner with a powerful header that slides a couple of yards wide of the left-hand post!
    • 15' Space opens up for Crouch to let fly from the edge of the box but he sends his shot high and wide to jeers from the visiting fans.
    • 13' Defoe tries to catch Given off his line with a towering lob from the edge of the box... and it drops just wide!
    • 12' A colleague has just recalled that in this fixture last season, David James's afro made a save from an Owen shot, earning Portsmouth a point.
    • 10' First chance of the game out of nothing! Jonas Gutierrez releases Obafemi Martins down the right and he crosses low for Michael Owen, who sends his shot wide.
    • 9' The home side are seeing plenty of the ball, but Joe Kinnear has got Newcastle pushing high up the pitch and applying pressure. Plenty of perspiration, not much inspiration.
    • 7' It is a very leisurely start to the game, hence all the inane factoids. Here's another: the last time Newcastle won a top-flight game at Portsmouth was 1959.
    • 5' The home side are playing towards the 'away' goal, which has behind it an impressive number of fans who have made the 340-mile, six-hour journey from Tyneside. Unless (perish the thought) some people support teams even though they don't live there.
    • 3' Early possession for Portsmouth culminates in a Niko Kranjcar shot blazed high into the crowd. The home side, incidentally, are in all blue, with Newcastle in black and white stripes.
    • 1' Portsmouth kick off on a sunny winter's afternoon on the South Coast. A sliver of sunlight covers the far side of the pitch as we see it, with the rest of Fratton Park in shade.
    • - It's a battle of England strikers today, as Pompey's Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe line up against Michael Owen of Newcastle. All three men are in good form.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Portsmouth versus Newcastle from Fratton Park!

  • Team Stats

    Portsmouth Stats Newcastle United
    54% Possession 45%
    20 Shots 11
    3 Shots on target 5
    1 Saves 2
    8 Corners 5
    5 Fouls 15
    3 Offsides 5
    4 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    26 Tackles 21
    354 Accurate passes 294
    90 Bad passes 51

  • 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
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 14 3
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 0 6
      39 Nadir Belhadj 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50 18 6
      16 Noe Pamarot 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 0 0
      28 Sean Davis 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 58 6 3
      22 Richard Hughes 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 44 9 3
      18 Arnold Mvuemba 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 3 1
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 35 16 1
      9 Peter Crouch 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 7 0
      14 Jermain Defoe 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 8 1 1
      21 Jamie Ashdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 David Nugent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Marc Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Armand Traore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 1
      4 Bisan Lauren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0
      2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 0 3
      12 Sébastien Bassong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2 1
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 29 8 5
      21 Habib Beye 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 4
      22 Nicky Butt 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 43 9 4
      8 Danny Guthrie 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 46 10 0
      18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 29 1 2
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 25 13 0
      9 Obafemi Martins 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 9 2 2
      10 Michael Owen 1 2 1 1 3 3 0 23 1 0
      20 Geremi Nijtap 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Damien Duff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Claudio Caçapa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Shola Ameobi 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0

  • Summary

    • 90+1' Out of nothing springs a sensational move from Portsmouth but Given is equal to Davis's shot!
    • 89' GOAL!! Ameobi pulls the ball back for Danny Guthrie whose shot somehow eludes the grasp of James and finds the back of the net. That really is game over.
    • 77' GOAL!! It's two for Newcastle - Obafemi Martins!! Jose Enrique cuts inside from the left and slides the ball through for Martins. James goes down extremely early and Martins knocks the ball into an empty net!
    • 57' Newcastle have not won away this season and nearly lose the lead as Pompey race clear on the break and Defoe turns, shoots and sends the ball inches wide!
    • 54' Kranjcar swings in another corner for PAMAROT!! He is only a couple of yards out but the ball hits him on the top of the thigh and flies over!
    • 52' GOAL!!! Newcastle lead through Michael Owen!! Mvuemba gives the ball away to Gutierrez who cuts inside from the right and feeds the unmarked Owen on the opposite side of the box. His first touch is poor but his second is brilliant, dinking the ball over James and into the net!
    • 48' Terrible clearance from Coloccini, giving the ball straight to Defoe who passes up a shooting chance and looks for Crouch, but Given intercepts his pass.
    • 38' JOSE ENRIQUE!!! Fires a powerful shot from the edge of the box and James is alert to palm the ball away and deny the Spaniard his first Newcastle goal.
    • 32' Defoe claims he is impeded in the box by Bassong, but once again Portsmouth penalty appeals are turned down!
    • 29' Good save!! Pamarot dances by N'Zogbia and Jose Enrique and crosses for Kanjcar whose shot is deflected... great reaction save from Given to keep it out!
    • 26' Belhadj crosses from the Pompey left and finds DEFOE ON THE VOLLEY!! Attempts a Van Basten-esque finish but powers the ball well over.
    • 19' MARTINS OFF THE POST!!! WHAT A STRIKE FROM THE NIGERIAN!! He lashes a 30-yarder with the outside of his left boot, and it swerves onto the right-hand post before ricocheting to the feet of a defender. Sensational hit.
    • 17' Habib Beye!! He meets a corner with a powerful header that slides a couple of yards wide of the left-hand post!
    • 13' Defoe tries to catch Given off his line with a towering lob from the edge of the box... and it drops just wide!
    • 10' First chance of the game out of nothing! Jonas Gutierrez releases Obafemi Martins down the right and he crosses low for Michael Owen, who sends his shot wide.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of Portsmouth versus Newcastle from Fratton Park!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Chris Foy

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Tony Adams

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James Yellow Card
    • N. Pamarot
    • S. Distin Yellow Card
    • S. Campbell
    • N. Belhadj
    • A. Mvuemba Substitution Out (59′)
    • R. Hughes Substitution Out (71′)
    • S. Davis Yellow Card
    • N. Kranjcar
    • J. Defoe Yellow Card
    • P. Crouch

    Subs

    • E. Lauren
    • N. Kanu Substitution In71′
    • H. Hreidarsson
    • J. Ashdown
    • D. Nugent
    • A. Traore Substitution In59′
    • M. Wilson

    Injured

    • G. Johnson
    • L. Diarra

    Suspended

    • P. Bouba Diop

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Joe Kinnear

    Captain: Michael Owen

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • H. Beye
    • S. Bassong
    • F. Coloccini
    • .. Jose Enrique
    • D. Guthrie Goal
    • N. Butt
    • J. Gutierrez Yellow Card
    • M. Owen Goal
    • O. Martins Goal Substitution Out (79′)
    • C. N'Zogbia

    Subs

    • M. Viduka
    • S. Harper
    • N. Geremi
    • S. Ameobi Substitution In79′
    • D. Duff
    • C. Caçapa
    • S. Taylor

    Injured

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

    Suspended

    None