Emre - That's For The Toon Fans!

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Emre, who has a lot to prove to Newcastle fans, insists he's never discussed asking away from Newcastle United with the Turkish media.

Emre: "When I was out for four months with an injury, I didn't speak about my future. I never speak to Turkish journalists, but they seem to know everything.

"I'd like to stay at Newcastle. I'm very happy to play for Newcastle. I like the supporters and I like the city.

"At the moment it's really hard for me because I've been injured for four months. I played the last two international team games and against Arsenal, and I feel confident now.

"Sam is a very good manager. I like him and I'm very happy to play for him. He has said I will have a chance to play when I'm fit, so I have to work very hard to get in condition."

Emre and Owen came off the bench to inspire Newcastle to a hard-fought victory and both scored in a frantic last five minutes.

Owen struck with a header in the final minute of the game after Emre had smashed home a long-range piledriver to seal a game the Magpies might have had wrapped up by half-time.

Nicky Butt had fired the home side in front three minutes before the break after seeing his team-mates pass up a series of opportunities, but Andrew Johnson came off the bench after the break and levelled within eight minutes.

Goalkeeper Shay Given's afternoon was ruined in injury-time when he could only help Mikel Arteta's deflected shot into his own net, but the bulk of a crowd of 50,152 went home happy with the late show they had witnessed.

Alan Smith started the match as striker and saw a 39th-minute shot deflected just wide by Lescott and then scuffed another straight at the keeper seconds later. And it was left to Butt to show his team-mates how to do it three minutes before half-time.

N'Zogbia and Smith had carved the Toffees open once again down the right and although Lescott managed to clear the ball to the edge of the box, Butt muscled himself into position and then curled an inch-perfect shot into the top corner to leave Howard grasping at thin air.

Johnson had an immediate impact as he twice drifted into space wide on the left, but he was well marshalled by the home defence as they got back in numbers.

But they were powerless to prevent him from equalising on 53 minutes when Leighton Baines got in on the left to cross for him to fire home from close range.

Johnson's pace and direct approach had helped to change the balance of the game, and the home side found themselves pinned back deep inside their own half and struggling to reassert themselves.

Owen finally arrived with 16 minutes remaining when he and Emre replaced Martins and James Milner as Allardyce attempted to breathe new life into his side.

Had Cacapa and Faye not thrown themselves into the path of Anichebe shots 10 minutes from time, Owen and his team-mates might have finished the game empty-handed.

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid frontman forced an 85th-minute save from Howard with a smart shot and Butt headed the resulting corner over the bar, but it was Emre who changed the game.

Owen's cross was cleared to the Turkey international, who unleashed a fierce 25-yard drive into the bottom corner.

The points were assured on the stroke of full-time when Owen headed home Emre's free-kick off the underside of the crossbar, but the home side endured an anxious finish after Arteta's cross clipped Smith and was palmed into his own net by Given.