Toon - Trial By Long Ball

Last updated : 19 December 2013 By Footy Mad - Editor

2009 CRYSTAL PALACE 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 2

Mired in uncertainty off the pitch, Newcastle maintained their serene progress on it by surviving a trial by long ball at Selhurst Park to move up to second in the Championship.

While an end to the ownership saga engulfing St James' Park may finally be in sight, it has done nothing to enhance Newcastle's hopes of an immediate return to the top flight. Yet, oblivious to the turmoil at boardroom level, the players are showing impressive depths of character.

A trip to Crystal Palace would have been something of a culture shock to Chris Hughton's side. Boxed in to a small corner of south London, bombarded by a series of long balls and harried and hassled by Neil Warnock's functional team, this was their unofficial welcome to the Championship.

Kevin Nolan's goal after 103 seconds acted as the perfect nerve settler, and was a demonstration of Newcastle's determination to stick to their passing principles, even in a division where the long ball is king.

It was created by the impressive Jonas Gutierrez, who has been reassured by Argentina manager Diego Maradona that his place in the national team is secure as long as he continues to perform for Newcastle. On this evidence, he has nothing to worry about.

After creating Nolan's goal with a delightful chipped pass that split the Palace defence, he laid on the second, too, with a neat pass to Ryan Taylor, who curled his shot into the top corner from the edge of the area.

"With the manager they have, and the style of play they adopt, we knew it would be a tough day," Newcastle caretaker manager Chris Hughton said. "We knew we would have to play well in every department, and I felt we were worthy winners."

Palace manager Warnock was pleased with his side's response to going two goals down, but admitted: "The two goals we conceded were a disgrace, but that's how it is: you get punished by good players and they took their goals well," he said. "We never gave ourselves a chance."

 

EAGLES v MAGPIES

2009/2010 Wed 27 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship  
 Sat 22 Aug Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Championship  
2004/2005 Sat 30 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Crystal Palace Premiership  
 Sat 20 Nov Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
2001/2002 Sat 05 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Crystal Palace F.A. Cup  
1998/1999 Sat 02 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Crystal Palace F.A. Cup  
1997/1998 Wed 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Crystal Palace Premiership  
 Sat 29 Nov Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
1994/1995 Sun 14 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Crystal Palace Premiership  
 Sat 15 Oct Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership  
1987/1988 Sat 09 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Crystal Palace F.A. Cup  
1983/1984 Sat 21 Jan Crystal Palace 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Crystal Palace Second Division  
1982/1983 Sat 05 Mar Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Sat 23 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Crystal Palace Second Division  
1981/1982 Sat 15 May Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Wed 31 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Crystal Palace Second Division  
1978/1979 Sat 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Crystal Palace Second Division  
 Sat 02 Dec Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
1972/1973 Sat 20 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Crystal Palace First Division  
 Sat 02 Sep Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1971/1972 Sat 16 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Crystal Palace First Division  
 Sat 14 Aug Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1970/1971 Sat 19 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Crystal Palace First Division  
 Sat 22 Aug Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1969/1970 Sat 31 Jan Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Crystal Palace First Division  
 Sat 04 Oct Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division  
1964/1965 Sat 17 Apr Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division  
 Sat 24 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Crystal Palace Second Division   

Saturday December 21
Premier League
12:45 Liverpool v Cardiff City
15:00 Crystal Palace v Newcastle United
15:00 Fulham v Manchester City
15:00 Man Utd v West Ham United
15:00 Stoke City v Aston Villa
15:00 Sunderland v Norwich City
15:00 West Brom v Hull City

Sunday December 22
Premier League
13:30 Southampton v Tottenham
16:00 Swansea City v Everton

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NEWCASTLE UNITED 2013/14 

PREMIER LEAGUE 

NEWCASTLE 1 SOUTHAMPTON 1 (Gouffran)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon (78' Haidara), Sissoko, Anita, Tiote, Gouffran (73' Ben Arfa), Shola Ameobi (61' Cisse), Remy
Subs: Yanga-Mbiwa, Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi

MAN UTD 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cabaye)
Krul, Debuchy (83' Yanga-Mbiwa),  Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Cabaye (78' Shola Ameobi), Tiote, Anita, Sissoko, Remy, Gouffran (57' Ben Arfa).
Subs: Cisse, Gutierrez, Elliot, Obertan

SWANSEA 3 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson (77' Yanga-Mbiwa), Coloccini, Santon (56' Haidara), Sissoko, Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran, Shola Ameobi (67' Obertan), Remy 
Subs: Anita, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett

NEWCASTLE 2 WBA 1 (Gouffran, Sissoko)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Sissoko (90+5' Cisse), Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran, Shola Ameobi, Remy (84' Anita)
Subs: Ben Arfa, Yanga-Mbiwa, Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi

NEWCASTLE 2 NORWICH CITY 1 (Remy, Gouffran)
Krul, Yanga-Mbiwa, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Sissoko, Tiote, Cabaye (68' Anita), Gouffran (83' Ben Arfa), Shola Ameobi (74' Cisse), Remy.
Subs: Haidara, Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi

TOTTENHAM 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Remy)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Sissoko, Cabaye, Tiote, Gouffran (85' Obertan), Remy (75' Cisse), Shola Ameobi (60' Anita).
Subs: Coloccini, Ben Arfa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 CHELSEA 0 (Gouffran, Remy)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Sissoko, Cabaye, Tiote (53' Anita), Gouffran (85' Obertan), Shola Ameobi (62' Cisse).
Subs: Ben Arfa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Tavernier.

SUNDERLAND 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Debuchy)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Dummett, Santon, Sissoko (45' Cisse), Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran (86' Sammy Ameobi), Ben Arfa, Remy (70' Shola Ameobi).
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Elliot, Obertan.

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 LIVERPOOL 2 (Cabaye, Dummett)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Cabaye (78'  Sammy Ameobi), Tiote, Gouffran, Sissoko (45' Dummett), Remy, Ben Arfa (78' Anita).
Subs: Cisse, Elliot, Obertan, Dummett.

CARDIFF CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Remy 2)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Cabaye (86' Ben Arfa), Gouffran, Sissoko, Remy (71' Gutierrez), Cisse 
Subs: Anita, Yanga-Mbiwa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett
 

EVERTON 3 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cabaye, Remy)
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa (46' Williamson), Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Anita (69' Cisse), Ben Arfa (46' Cabaye), Sissoko, Gouffran, Remy 
Subs: Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett
 

NEWCASTLE 2 HULL CITY 3 (Remy 2)
Krul, Debuchy (86' Tiote), Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Cabaye (62' Gouffran), Anita, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Cisse (73' Marveaux), Remy 
Subs: Williamson, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett 

ASTON VILLA 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ben Arfra, Gouffran)
Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Anita (74' Tiote), Cabaye (88' Sammy Ameobi), Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Remy (63' Gouffran), Cisse 
Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, S Taylor, Dummett 

NEWCASTLE 1 FULHAM 0 (Ben Arfa)
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita 65' (Cabaye), Marveaux 74' (Remy), Shola Ameobi 65' (Gouffran), Cisse 
Subs: Gosling, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett 

NEWCASTLE 0 WEST HAM 0
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita, Marveaux 66' (Sammy Ameobi), Shola Ameobi, Cisse 72'
Subs: Gosling, Bigirimana, Elliot, Vuckic, Dummett 

MAN CITY 4 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Sissoko, Tiote, Gouffran 45+4' (Dummett), Ben Arfa 65' (Sammy Ameobi), Gutierrez 44' (Anita), Cisse 
Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Obertan 

LEAGUE CUP 

NEWCASTLE 0 MAN CITY 2 (AET)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara (45 Dummett, 80 Ben Arfa), Anita, Tiote, Gouffran, Sissoko, Shola Ameobi (66 Cabaye), Cisse
Subs: Remy, Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi

NEWCASTLE 2 LEEDS UTD 0 (Cisse, Gouffran)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Gouffran (90' Vuckic), Anita (80' Gosling), Tiote, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Cisse (71' Obertan).
Subs: Ben Arfa, Yanga-Mbiwa, Bigirimana, Alnwick
 

MORECAMBE 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi)
Elliot, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Good, Dummett, Bigirimana, Gosling, Marveaux 88' (Sissoko), Vuckic 46' (Shola Ameobi), Sammy Ameobi, Gouffran 71' (Ben Arfa)
Subs: Santon, Anita, Alnwick, Streete 

Newcastle United Fixtures

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Saturday December 21
15:00 Premier League
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

Thursday December 26
15:00 Premier League
Newcastle United v Stoke City

Sunday December 29
13:30 Premier League
Newcastle United v Arsenal

Wednesday January 1 2014
15:00 Premier League
West Brom v Newcastle United