Cisse Gives Toon First Win Of 2015

Last updated : 19 December 2015 By Footy Mad - Editor

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2014/15 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 ASTON VILLA 0

1. Tim Krul   
22. Daryl Janmaat   
6. Mike Williamson   
2. Fabricio Coloccini   
19. Massadio Haidara  61' 
25. Gabriel Obertan  78' 
30. Mehdi Abeid   
7. Moussa Sissoko   
28. Sammy Ameobi   
9. Papiss Cisse   
29. Emmanuel Riviere  73' 
Subs
4. Ryan Taylor  61' 
8. Vurnon Anita   
11. Yoan Gouffran  78' 
17. Ayoze Perez  73' 
18. Jonas Gutierrez   
32. Adam Armstrong   
41. Freddie Woodman 

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Papiss Cisse's 11th goal of the season handed Newcastle a first home win of 2015 and plunged Aston Villa deeper into Barclays Premier League relegation trouble.

The Senegal international's assured 37th-minute finish, which came against the run of play at St James' Park, was enough to secure a 1-0 victory, just the second of head coach John Carver's reign.

However, Villa will feel desperately aggrieved not to have left Tyneside with something to show for their efforts after enjoying the better of the game for long periods and forcing keeper Tim Krul into two vital saves.

But when the final whistle sounded, it was the Magpies, much to the relief of the bulk of a crowd of 51,573, who emerged with the points as the visitors slipped to a seventh successive league defeat.

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Carver had demanded a response from his players after their horror show at Manchester City last weekend, but what he got for the majority of the first half was a disjointed and mediocre display.

Newcastle simply could not string three passes together and their only real threat came when full-back Daryl Janmaat got forward down the right and delivered balls into the box.

Indeed, Villa keeper Brad Guzan did not have a single save to make until the opening goal arrived eight minutes before the break.

The visitors were little better during a scrappy opening period, but it was they who settled and started to play the ball around, with Ashley Westwood and Tom Cleverley prompting from central midfield and striker Christian Benteke making his presence felt.

However, the Belgium international was presented with three first-half opportunities and only tested Krul with one of them, side-footing wide from Westwood's 24th-minute pass and seeing a 33rd-minute strike charged down either side of an acrobatic overhead kick which the Dutchman turned away at full stretch.

Strike-partner Scott Sinclair found himself in behind Janmaat as he met Westwood's 35th-minute pass, but he too could not trouble Krul as the Magpies got away with more careless defending.

But the game changed two minutes later when Janmaat once again worked his way into a promising position and sent in a cross which central defender Jores Okore failed to cut out.

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The ball fell nicely for Cisse, who controlled before firing expertly past Guzan, whose first real involvement of the game was to pick the ball out of his net.

It might have been 2-0 three minutes before the whistle when Emmanuel Riviere, preferred to Ayoze Perez, powered a header just wide from Sammy Ameobi's corner, and the home side left the field to muted applause after a largely indifferent performance.

Newcastle returned in more positive mood but continued to take poor options, with Gabriel Obertan wasting a beautiful 49th-minute Ameobi pass by shooting wide from an impossible angle rather than trying to pick out a team-mate in the middle.

Villa continued to give as good as they got, although without troubling Krul, and the game remained very much in the balance with the hosts never really looking like killing it off.

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Cisse might have doubled his tally with 58 minutes gone when he got his head to an Ameobi free-kick, but steered his effort wide of the post.

The Magpies were dealt a blow when Massadio Haidara, one of only four fit senior defenders, was carried from the field on a stretcher and replaced by Ryan Taylor, and their mood might have darkened further had Krul not managed to block Cleverley's 62nd-minute shot with his legs after Benteke had flicked him into space in the box.

But the Holland international very nearly gifted Villa a 71st-minute equaliser when he failed to collect Westwood's corner, sparking a goalmouth melee which ultimately ended with Benteke putting the ball into the net, but from an offside position.

Substitute Ayoze Perez was denied a second goal by the post after Guzan had managed to get only his fingertips to Ameobi's 76th-minute corner, but one proved to be enough.

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NEWCASTLE UNITED

Fri 10th July

Gateshead FC 0 Newcastle Utd 1 (Cisse pen)

(First half): Darlow, Janmaat, Haidara, Lascelles, Williamson, Anita, Colback, Gouffran, Cisse, Sissoko, De Jong. (Second half): Woodman, Bigirimana, Satka, Good, Ferguson, Tiote, Obertan, Aarons, Perez, Armstrong, Riviere.

Tue 14th July

Club Atlas (MEX) 2 Newcastle Utd 1 (Sissoko)

Krul (Darlow 46); Janmaat (Bigirimana 72), Williamson, Lascelles, Haidara (Ferguson 72); Anita, Colback; Sissoko (Obertan 72), de Jong (Perez 72), Gouffran (Aarons 72); Cisse (Armstrong 72).

Sat 18th July

Sacramento Republic FC (USA) 0 Newcastle Utd 1 (og)

Krul (Woodman 46), Janmaat, Williamson, Lascelles (Taylor 46), Haïdara, Anita, Colback, Sissoko, Obertan (Aarons 69), de Jong (Perez 69), Cissé (Wijnaldum 69).

Tue 21st July

Portland Timbers (USA) 4 Newcastle Utd 3 (Wijnaldum, Aarons 2)

Darlow (Woodman 46), Bigirimana, Satka, Ferguson, Aarons; Abeid (Anita 65), Wijnaldum (Janmaat 46), Gouffran (De Jong 76), Sissoko (Obertan 46), Ayoze, Cisse (Armstrong 46).

Sun 26th July

Sheffield United 2 Newcastle Utd 2 (Wijnaldum, de Jong)

Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Taylor (Lascelles 69), Haïdara, Anita (Obertan 59), Colback, Sissoko (Abeid 80), Wijnaldum (De Jong 73), Perez (Aarons 45), Cissé (Armstrong 80)

Wed 29th July

 York City 2 Newcastle Utd 1 (Perez)

Darlow (Elliot HT); Bigirimana, Lascelles, Satka, Ferguson; Abeid, Gouffran; Aarons (Kemen 59), De Jong, Perez; Mitrovic (Suddick 70)

Sat 1st August

Newcastle Utd 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1

Krul, Janmaat (Mbemba 62), Williamson, Taylor, Haïdara, Anita (De Jong 75), Colback, Sissoko (Perez 81), Obertan (Aarons 62), Wijnaldum, Cissé (Mitrovic 62).

Sunday August 9 

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 SOUTHAMPTON 2 (Cisse, Wijnaldum)

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara; Colback, Anita (Tiote, 67); Sissoko, Wijnaldum (De Jong, 81), Obertan; Cisse (Mitrovic, 75). Subs not used: Darlow, Taylor, Aarons, Perez. 

Saturday August 15

SWANSEA CITY 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 0

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita, Colback, Sissoko (45' Taylor), Wijnaldum, Obertan (82' Mitrovic), Cisse (54' Aarons). Subs: Williamson, Perez, Tiote, Darlow

Saturday August 22

MANCHESTER UTD 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 0

Krul, Mbemba, Taylor, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita, Colback, Perez (78' Tiote), Wijnaldum, Obertan (69' Thauvin), Mitrovic (88' Cisse).
Subs: Williamson, de Jong, Aarons, Darlow 

Tuesday August 26 

NEWCASTLE UTD 4 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 (Thauvin, Janmaat, de Jong, Williamson

Darlow, Janmaat, Lascelles, Williamson, Haidara (78' Toney), Tiote, Gouffran, Aarons, de Jong, Thauvin (65' Mitrovic), Perez (72' Colback).
Subs: Dummett, Wijnaldum, Mbemba, Elliot.   

Saturday August 29

NEWCASTLE UTD 0 ARSENAL 1

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita (72' Perez), Sissoko (78' Cisse), Wijnaldum, Thauvin (87' de Jong), Mitrovic    
Subs: Obertan, Tiote, Darlow, Taylor  

Monday September 14

WEST HAM UTD 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 0

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita (60' de Jong), Colback, Sissoko, Wijnaldum (79' Aarons), Thauvin (60' Perez), Cisse    Subs: Gouffran, Obertan, Lascelles, Darlow  

Saturday September 19

NEWCASTLE UTD 1 WATFORD 2

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Haidara (80' Aarons), Wijnaldum, Colback, Thauvin (88' Obertan), Sissoko, Perez, Cisse (45' de Jong)
Subs: Williamson, Anita, Lascelles, Elliot

Wednesday September 23

NEWCASTLE UTD 0 SHEFF WED 1 (League Cup)

Krul, Janmaat (45' Mbabu), Lascelles, Williamson, Mbemba, Anita, Wijnaldum, Thauvin (45' Perez), Sissoko, Obertan (71' Toney), de Jong    
Subs: Coloccini, Gouffran, Elliot, Barlaser 

Saturday September 26

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 CHELSEA 2 (Perez, Wijnaldum)

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Mbabu, Sissoko (90+2' de Jong), Colback (54' Obertan), Anita, Wijnaldum, Perez, Mitrovic (85' Toney) 
Subs: Williamson, Lascelles, Thauvin, Elliot

Saturday October 3

MANCHESTER CITY 6 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Mitrovic)

Krul, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Mbabu (53' Lascelles), Sissoko (66' Tiote), Anita, Gouffran (66' Thauvin), Wijnaldum, Mitrovic, Perez    
Subs: Williamson, Cisse, de Jong, Elliot   

Sunday October 18

NEWCASTLE UTD 6 NORWICH 2 (Wijnaldum 4, Perez, Mitrovic)

Elliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett (65' Haidara), Sissoko, Tiote (45' Anita), Colback, Wijnaldum, Perez, Mitrovic (88' Cisse)
Subs: de Jong, Lascelles, Thauvin, Woodman

Sunday October 25

SUNDERLAND 3 NEWCASTLE UTD 0

Elliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett (78' Thauvin), Sissoko, Tiote (45' Lascelles), Colback (49' Anita), Wijnaldum, Perez, Mitrovic    
Subs: Cisse, de Jong, Haidara, Woodman 

Saturday October 31

NEWCASTLE UTD 0 STOKE CITY 0

Elliot, Janmaat (83' Lascelles), Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Sissoko, Anita, Tiote (71' de Jong), Wijnaldum, Mitrovic, Perez    
Subs: Cisse, Gouffran, Haidara, Thauvin, Woodman 

Saturday November 7

BOURNEMOUTH 0 NEWCASTLE UTD (Perez)

Elliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Sissoko, Tiote, Anita (90+3' Mbabu), Wijnaldum, Mitrovic (63' Cisse), Perez (77' Thauvin)
Subs: de Jong, Gouffran, Lascelles, Woodman

Saturday November 21

NEWCASTLE UTD 0 LEICESTER CITY 3

Elliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Sissoko, Anita, Tiote (20' Thauvin), Wijnaldum, Mitrovic (62' Cisse), Perez (81' de Jong)
Subs: Gouffran, Lascelles, Woodman, Sterry 

Saturday November 28

CRYSTAL PALACE 5 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Cisse)

Elliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Colback (70' de Jong), Anita, Sissoko, Perez (45' Lascelles), Wijnaldum (70' Gouffran), Cisse 
Subs: Thauvin, Darlow, Sterry, Mitrovic

Sunday December 6

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 LIVERPOOL 0 (Skrtel og, Wijnaldum)

Elliot, Janmaat, Coloccini, Mbemba, Dummett, Sissoko, Colback (77' Gouffran), Anita, Wijnaldum, de Jong (68' Perez), Cisse (82' Thauvin)
Subs: Darlow, Sterry, Mbabu, Mitrovic

Sunday December 14

TOTTENHAM HOT 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 2 (Mitrovic, Perez)

Elliot, Janmaat, Coloccini, Mbemba, Dummett, Sissoko, Colback, Anita (91' Goufran), Wijnaldum, de Jong (63' Perez), Cisse (72' Mitrovic)
Subs: Darlow, Sterry, Mbabu, Thauvin

Saturday December 19

17:30 Newcastle United v Aston Villa

Saturday December 26

17:30 Newcastle United v Everton

Monday December 28

15:00 W Brom v Newcastle United