Monday December 3, 2012 Day 15 Finished Sports Direct Arena

Newcastle United 3 - 0 Wigan Athletic

  • Ba 13’ (pen.), 21’
  • Bigirimana 71’

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  1. Premier League - Ba hits double as Newcastle end losing run

    Premier League - Ba hits double as Newcastle end losing run

    Demba Ba struck twice as Newcastle United ended a four-match losing run in the Premier League with a 3-0 home win over 10-man Wigan. More

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    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Wigan Athletic
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    • 90+4' There goes the final whistle. A 3-0 win for the home side. Thanks for joining us.
    • 90+2' Kone can't get the shot at the home goal after some decent skill. Goalkick to the home side.
    • 89' Cisse gets a shot at goal from Ferguson's pass. Never had the power to beat Al Habsi. We remain at 3-0. Four minutes added to the match.
    • 88' The home fans beginning to head for the exit doors. Not sure how many Wigan fans remain in the ground.
    • 87' Newcastle going to have to see out this game with 10 men after Ba limps off with his hamstring strain.
    • 86' This is set to be Wigan’s ninth defeat in 15 Premier League matches this season – the same number of defeats as they had at this stage of last season.
    • 85' Ba has a hamstring problem here after sending the ball into the path of Cisse, who is offside. Poor piece of play.
    • 84' Callum McManaman brought crashing to the deck by Gael Bigirimana. Not going to matter much with Wigan well out of this game.
    • 83' Di Santo departs to be replaced by Callum McManaman.
    • 82' Wigan end up going back all the way back to their own half. Ferguson then nearly robs Stam of the ball.
    • 81' Sylvain Marveaux is late on McCarthy. The visiting side have a free-kick chance from 30 yards out or so.
    • 80' Ferguson with a couple of poor crosses into the area with Ba and Cisse unable to get near the deliveries.
    • 79' At 19 years and 42 days old, Bigirimana is the third-youngest Premier League scorer this season and Newcastle’s youngest player to score in the division in eight years – since James Milner (18-265) in 2004.
    • 78' McCarthy being spoken to by the referee after his late challenge on Anita.
    • 77' Sammy Ameobi is immediately booked for pulling back a red shirt after coming off the bench.
    • 76' Jonás Gutiérrez departs to be replaced by Sammy Ameobi.
    • 75' Krul forced to dash off his line to whack away what looked like a short passback by Northern Ireland player Ferguson.
    • 74' Gael Bigirimana scored his first ever Premier League goal in his sixth appearance in the division. He is the first ever player from Burundi to score in the Premier League – the 89th different nationality to score in the division.
    • 73' Krul and Kone compete for a loose ball in the middle. Excellent delivery again from Stam, but the home team survive another hairy moment.
    • 72' Alan Pardew isn't going to become the first Newcaslte manager to lose five straight games in the Premier League.
    • 71' Ba collapses in a heap attempting to keep the ball. Kone sees a shot at goal cut out by Williamson at the heart of the home rearguard.
    • 70' This game all over then. Wigan were finished as a force when they went down to 10 men. Haven't really recovered from that stage of the game.
    • 69' GOAL! Gael Bigirimana drills a left foot shot high into the net from just outside the Wigan box. Superb finish and Newcastle lead 3-0. His first goal for the club.
    • 68' Cisse smacks another effort well over after Wigan shed possession.
    • 67' Cisse goes down looking for a foul under pressure from Boyce. But the referee says no.
    • 66' Ba and Cisse fail to meet a cross in the middle from Jonás Gutiérrez. Decent delivery, but no takers on hand to finish.
    • 65' A crashing tackle by Ferguson to win the ball from Di Santo who felt the full force of that challenge.
    • 64' Anita being tracked by McArthur from Simpson's pass. Lovely ball into the area from Simpson.
    • 63' Newcastle will remain 14th in the table, but will be three points clear of Wigan.
    • 62' Boyce brings Ba down from behind. Newcastle with a free-kick in their own half.
    • 61' Di Santo fails to win the ball in the middle of the home area before Simpson collects it to launch an attack.
    • 60' Wigan keeping the ball well. Plenty of possession with Stam throwing over a few decent balls. If only they had 11 men on the park.
    • 59' All gone a bit quiet in this second half among the home fans. Alan Pardew out of his technical area attempting to rouse his side.
    • 58' Newcastle have kept one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League home matches.
    • 57' Cisse lifts the shot over from distance as he looks to add to his four goals for the season.
    • 56' Ali Al Habsi is alert to nudge away the shot from Gael Bigirimana after he was played in by a Sylvain Marveaux pass. Super piece of play by the home side.
    • 55' Simpson doing well to cut out the cross from Stam as the home side look to break.
    • 54' Newcastle failed to win any of their three Premier League matches at St James Park last December – losing to Chelsea and West Brom and drawing with Swansea. Their lastl league home victory in December was Alan Pardew’s first ever match as their manager – 3-1 v Liverpool in 2010.
    • 53' Strong play by Kone and Wigan will have a corner here. Stam suffers a blow in the face from Jonás Gutiérrez out wide. Wigan lacking numbers in that Newcastle half.
    • 52' Sylvain Marveaux slams the low shot at goal from the edge of the box, but Al Habsi alert to make the save.
    • 51' Newcastle have not won a Premier League match this season by more than a one-goal margin. Their last league victory by two or more goals was 2-0 at Chelsea on May 2.
    • 50' McArthur giving the ball away without any need. Ferguson throws over a high ball, but all too easy for Al Habsi to come off his line and collect.
    • 49' Santon is going to depart the action to be replaced by Shane Ferguson.
    • 48' Di Santo hammers a shot over the bar from distance. Slices the right foot shot wide. Santon needing a spot of treatment here.
    • 47' Adrian Lopez has replaced Caldwell for Wigan. Not a huge surprise with Caldwell one tackle away from a red. Gael Bigirimana replaces Cheik Tioté for the home side.
    • 46' Off we go then in the second period of this one with Wigan trailing 2-0.
    • 45+2' There is the whistle for the break! A 2-0 lead for Newcastle at the break. Well in control it would seem.
    • 44' We are into two minutes of time added on.
    • 43' Newcastle have lost their last two league games at St James’ Park. They have not lost three in a row since April 2009. Doesn't look like they will lose again tonight.
    • 42' Kone does well to win his side a corner. Kone gets a header on the delivery from Figueroa, but the home side scramble it clear.
    • 41' Stam drives a cross straight into the arms of the waiting Krul.
    • 40' Figueroa's red card was Wigan’s fourth in the division against Newcastle – more than any other club they have faced.
    • 39' Ba is the first Newcastle player to score twice in the first half of a Premier League match since Papiss Cisse at West Brom in March.
    • 38' Tiote rams a 35 yarder inches over the bar. Fine attempt by the Newcastle man, who hasn't been shy to have a go this evening.
    • 37' Marveaux curls the free-kick at goal. Ball had some violent swerve on it and just eludes Al Habsi's right-hand post.
    • 36' Caldwell misses the ball before dragging down Ba. Fortunate to avoid a second yellow card and a red card.
    • 35' Marveaux drives a shot at goal from distance, but Al Habsi dives to claw out the shot. Fine driving run, but a good stop.
    • 34' Stam bullets a brilliant ball across the face of the home goal, but Coloccini is back to make a timely intervention.
    • 33' Ba gets a touch on the ball in the middle, but the ball breaks kindly off a red shirt before dropping in the arms of Al Habsi.
    • 32' Jonás Gutiérrez throws over a cross, but nobody in the box to finish off. Disappointing end to that move.
    • 31' QPR manager Harry Redknapp is in the stands watching the action. He is doing his homework ahead of his side's forthcoming match with Wigan.
    • 30' Caldwell is the latest man into the book for a late challenge on Ba.
    • 29' Some strong play by Di Santo for the visitors up front. Doing well to win and retain the ball. Stam ends up lifting a cross acres long. Throw-in to the home side.
    • 28' If Ba scores again he will become only the third Newcastle player to have scored multiple hat tricks at St James Park after Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.
    • 27' Wigan have lost four out of their past five away matches in the Premier League. Doesn't look like they are going to improve that record here.
    • 26' The home fans suddenly relishing this evening as Kone takes out Tiote with a late challenge.
    • 25' Kone had Di Santo in support but stalls on the ball as Newcastle break up the play fairly easily.
    • 24' Demba Ba scored his seventh career Premier League double. He has two previous hat tricks – at home to Blackburn (Sep 2011) and at Stoke (Oct 2011).
    • 23' Wigan going to three at the back. Long, long way back from here. Will be looking for McArthur to provide some energy.
    • 22' Gomez departs the scene to be replaced by James McArthur for the visiting side.
    • 21' GOAL! Ba scores the second goal for Newcastle! Al Habsi coudn't hold the shot by Santon and Ba follows up to net for the home side.
    • 20' Gomez hammers a shot at goal from distance, but the ball sails wide of the target.
    • 19' Sylvain Marveaux dinks a testing little ball across goal, but Al Habsi is quickly off his line to collect the cross. Looks like Wigan are going to make a change here.
    • 18' Williamson and Fabricio Coloccini almost squander possession on their own box, but just manage to recover. Alan Pardew furious about such sloppy play at the back.
    • 17' Ba clearly in the mood as he thumps an effort miles over from distance. Newcastle going for the jugular here.
    • 16' James McCarthy tries to pick out Jordi Gómez, who is caught offside after setting off too early.
    • 15' A booking for Jean Beausejour for a spot of dissent. All going wrong for Wigan after a bright start.
    • 14' GOAL! Ba plants the ball low to the right of Al Habsi, who guessed right but could not reach the ball. A 1-0 lead for the home side.
    • 13' RED CARD! Maynor Figueroa off the park. That looked harsh. Deemed to be the last man when he made that tackle.
    • 12' PENALTY TO NEWCASTLE! Maynor Figueroa brings down Cisse as he darted onto the pass from Ba. Lovely ball. Looked like a penalty.
    • 11' Jean Beausejour fouling Cisse off the ball. Newcastle with a free-kick. Williamson wins the ball in the air from Anita's delivery, but Wigan deal with the danger.
    • 10' Demba Ba has 31 goals in 60 Premier League appearances since he arrived in England. Only Robin van Persie (58) and Wayne Rooney (41) have more goals in the division since the start of 2011.
    • 9' Vurnon Anita with a decent delivery. A fierce competition to win the ball in the air before Al Habsi finally claims it ahead of Demba Ba seconds later.
    • 8' Sylvain Marveaux lifts the ball into the Wigan area. Stam eventually helps knock it out before the home side earn their first corner of the match.
    • 7' Stam drives a shot at goal, but leaning back as he lifts the ball well over the bar.
    • 6' A real mood of nervous tension around the home fans. Vurnon Anita heads over his own bar from Jones's curling free-kick. Good early pressure from Wigna.
    • 5' Di Santo curls the ball at goal from distance, but Krul dives to his left to nudge the shot wide. Decent effort by the Wigan forward.
    • 4' Tiote clatters into Gomez with a late challenge. On we go with Wigan in possession in the home half.
    • 3' Wigan are one of five Premier League clubs this season who are unbeaten after netting the opening goal – three wins, two draws. The others are both Manchester clubs, Arsenal and Swansea.
    • 2' Tiote drives a shot a couple of yards wide from 25 yards out. Decent hit just eludes the target. Bright start by the home side.
    • 1' Newcastle get the action off and running.
    • 19.55 Newcastle and Wigan in the tunnel. Almost ready to with this one. Newcastle in black and white, Wigan in red.
    • 19.50 Newcastle have won once in their nine Premier League matches since Alan Pardew signed a new eight-year contract as their manager, picking up six points. The only Premier League club without a worse record over the same period is QPR (four points).
    • 19.45 Roberto Martinez on Ali Al-Habsi's recent performances: "Ali is such a confident player and internally he is a very strong human being. I would say his mental strength is his biggest quality. As a goalkeeper you need to be able to move on from action to action and he is not affected by that. It's not a confidence issue at all."
    • 19.40 There are only three English players in total in both starting line ups tonight – the same as the number of Argentines who are starting. Newcastle have lost four Premier League matches – the equal-longest losing run of any Premier League club this season, level with Southampton’s four-match losing streak from August to September. The last Premier League club to lose five in a row was Blackburn (5) from March to April.
    • 19.35 Alan Pardew: "As a manager and as a coaching team, we have looked at everything we have done. We have changed some stuff, which we think might help, and we have to change the environment because we have got a different set of players now. It's all very much now about us all pulling really strongly in whichever role we are given."
    • 19.30 Wigan manager Roberto Martinez includes Gary Caldwell and midfielder David Jones. Jones picked up a knock to his calf during Wednesday's 2-0 defeat by Manchester City while Caldwell is recovering from a hamstring problem but both start. Midfielders Albert Crusat (knee) and Ben Watson (broken leg), winger Ryo Miyaichi (ankle), forward Shaun Maloney (groin) and defenders Antolin Alcaraz (groin) and Ivan Ramis (hamstring) remain on the sidelines.
    • 19.25 Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is without utility-man James Perch. The former Nottingham Forest defender is suspended after collecting his fifth booking of the campaign at Stoke on Wednesday evening on his return from a thigh injury. Pardew will still be unable to call upon central defender Steven Taylor (hamstring), midfielders Hatem Ben Arfa (hamstring), Gabriel Obertan (toe) and Yohan Cabaye (groin surgery) and striker Shola Ameobi (groin).
    • 19.20 Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Marveaux, Tiote, Anita, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse..subs: Harper, Bigirimana, Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi, Ranger, Ferguson, Tavernier////Wigan: Al Habsi, Stam, Boyce, Caldwell, Figueroa, Gomez, Jones, McCarthy, Beausejour, Di Santo, Kone..subs: Pollitt, McManaman, McArthur, Boselli, Fyvie, Lopez, Golobart
    • 19.15 Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Newcastle United against Wigan Athletic from St James' Park. An 8pm start in this one.

  • Summary

    • 89' Cisse gets a shot at goal from Ferguson's pass. Never had the power to beat Al Habsi. We remain at 3-0. Four minutes added to the match.
    • 73' Krul and Kone compete for a loose ball in the middle. Excellent delivery again from Stam, but the home team survive another hairy moment.
    • 69' GOAL! Gael Bigirimana drills a left foot shot high into the net from just outside the Wigan box. Superb finish and Newcastle lead 3-0. His first goal for the club.
    • 52' Sylvain Marveaux slams the low shot at goal from the edge of the box, but Al Habsi alert to make the save.
    • 21' GOAL! Ba scores the second goal for Newcastle! Al Habsi coudn't hold the shot by Santon and Ba follows up to net for the home side.
    • 14' GOAL! Ba plants the ball low to the right of Al Habsi, who guessed right but could not reach the ball. A 1-0 lead for the home side.
    • 13' RED CARD! Maynor Figueroa off the park. That looked harsh. Deemed to be the last man when he made that tackle.
    • 12' PENALTY TO NEWCASTLE! Maynor Figueroa brings down Cisse as he darted onto the pass from Ba. Lovely ball. Looked like a penalty.
    • 5' Di Santo curls the ball at goal from distance, but Krul dives to his left to nudge the shot wide. Decent effort by the Wigan forward.
    • 2' Tiote drives a shot a couple of yards wide from 25 yards out. Decent hit just eludes the target. Bright start by the home side.
    • 19.20 Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Marveaux, Tiote, Anita, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse..subs: Harper, Bigirimana, Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi, Ranger, Ferguson, Tavernier////Wigan: Al Habsi, Stam, Boyce, Caldwell, Figueroa, Gomez, Jones, McCarthy, Beausejour, Di Santo, Kone..subs: Pollitt, McManaman, McArthur, Boselli, Fyvie, Lopez, Golobart

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      Defenders
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      6.5 6
      5.9 6
      Substitution Out50′ 5.9 7
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out45′ 4.9 7
      6 8
      5.7 7
      Strikers
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      Substitution Out76′ 5.9 6
      Goals ×2 7.2 8
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      Substitution In76′ Yellow Card 7.8 6
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      6.2 8
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      Yellow Card Substitution Out83′ 4.7 7
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  1. No one, you fanny, what ARE you on about?? Please­ just answer on the subject I commented on, you poor­ girl, fat slapper, etc, what a sad child you are Ha­ Ha!!

    From Joseph, on Wed 5 Dec 15:09

  2. I never said it was a penalty, but i do think it was­ fifty fifty. However, it was defiantly not a red card.­ So we get one break this season... ok. We still­ outplayed them, and showed them that we were the­ superior team... move along u Msa sad mackems.

    From Phil, on Wed 5 Dec 14:23

  3. See the truth hurts and that girl joseph knows it,­ can`t take but like to give it. Give it up you slapper.­ You`ll never be a football fan and you know it racist­ Nazi.

    From no-one-is-no-one, on Wed 5 Dec 10:13

  4. No one is definitely no one, yeah, Sessegnon,Saha,­ bloody racists !!! oh and that Danny Rose , did you see­ him doing that monkey impersonation v Serbia !! Do me­ a favour son just 4-Koff to some remote village and be­ the idiot for them !!!

    From Joseph, on Tue 4 Dec 19:12

  5. All Newcastle fans like Phil and Cards are retarded.­ Stupid. It is not a penalty. Only retards like you will­ say it is penalty.

    From Goh, on Tue 4 Dec 14:18

  6. Retarded penalty given by retarded referee. Anyone say­ that Newcastle won fair and square are retarded also.

    From Goh, on Tue 4 Dec 14:14

  7. joseph you stupid girl, just shut up and stop with the­ moaning all the time. You NEVER stop moaning, poor sad­ mackem #$%$, your own team is full cheats and racists.

    From no-one-is-no-one, on Tue 4 Dec 11:04

  8. Cards, its all about opinion, 78% of sky viewers­ thought it wasnt a pen ,I agreed! That doesnt make me­ a villain, nor does asking where the missing 10,000­ were, thing is you see when we ,and other clubs have­ empty seats you Geordies cant wait to take the pi55 ! ­ Yvonne, you only had 21,000 last Europa home game,where­ were the other 31,000 ? Sorry but you have to admit­ youre not the self proclaimed greatest fans ever !! You­ just think you are !

    From Joseph, on Tue 4 Dec 10:56

  9. JOSEPH, yes 10,ooo empty seat at ST. James Park. You­ want to know the reason why, probably the fans­ can't afford it due to playing so many games in­ Europe.

    From Yvonne M, on Tue 4 Dec 8:18

  10. For the muppetts out there.... The ref got it right, it­ was a sending off, it was a foul and he was the last­ man back, ref had no choice. I expect better than that­ from you Joseph. As for the crowd, Wigan had hardly­ any fans with them hence the low crowd.

    From Cards Fan, on Tue 4 Dec 6:15

  11. Good result Newcastle , Newcastle are a Great club and­ have a Fantastic fan base, from a Scouser thats­ appreciates all thats good about Football.

    From Michael, on Tue 4 Dec 0:48

  12. Get your facts right yahoo, It's St. James'­ Park, not sport direct arena

    From Mr.E.B., on Tue 4 Dec 0:47

  13. Joseph ur full of #$%$ We outplayed Wigan fair and­ square. We had 18 shots they had 10. We had 8 shots on­ target they had one. We had three goals they had none.­ We won fair and square. And, for us Geordies I told­ yall just keep your heads up and as long as our center­ mid's dominate the center and possess more we will win,­ and just that happened. HOWAY THE LADS

    From Phil, on Mon 3 Dec 23:55

  14. 115 joe the fc##uking sad sad mackem.

    From cannybiz123, on Mon 3 Dec 22:46

  15. 115 joe the fc##uking sad sad mackem.

    From cannybiz123, on Mon 3 Dec 22:46

  16. Ref spoilt the game,pi55 poor NUFC, got a homer ref yet­ again ,would he have give it at the other end, like 4-k­ he would ! I forecast a Toon win but to be handed it on­ a plate was disgraceful,the club should be investigated­ !! By the way, theyre here ,theyre there, theyre every­ 4-kin where empty seats,empty seats ! Ha Ha !! Lose a­ few games and the Toon Goons disappear, so much for the­ sleeping giant !!! 43,000+ which equates to 10,000­ missing !!!

    From Joseph, on Mon 3 Dec 22:41

  17. Was never a sending off, it was a 50/50 ball and the­ wigan man was stronger with a LEGAL shoulder charge.­ Till that moment it was wigan on the front foot. After­ that newcastle could have won by 8/9 and started to­ look like a team that should be around 6th by the end­ of season. But if it takes a team to go down to 10 men­ before you can beat them then its gonna be a long­ season.

    From Paul, on Mon 3 Dec 22:41

  18. Any carol going back to newcastle in the new year that­ is what is going about now

    From Brian Ellis, on Mon 3 Dec 22:24

  19. @ alan: Proper 100% To$$er!

    From no-one-is-no-one, on Mon 3 Dec 22:08

  20. Where`s that little girl joseph? Not mouthing off now­ are you, fat slapper.

    From no-one-is-no-one, on Mon 3 Dec 22:07
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