European Cup 1997 1998 Newcastle United Barcelona

Group Stage,
Group C
17 September 1997
St. James' Park,
Newcastle
Attendance: 36,600
Referee: Pierluigi Collina 
  

  Deprived of star striker Alan Shearer through injury, Newcastle United manager Kenny Dalglish had to rely in the competition on veterans Ian Rush and John Barnes, and £7.5 million signing Coombian Faustino Asprilla. Qualifying as English league runners-up, and playing for the first time in the tournament, they met Croatia Zagreb at home in the first leg of the second qualifying round. 

 Although they were outplayed by the skilful Croatians, and particularly by the midfield pairing of Robert Prosinecki and Daniel Saric, Newcastle took the lead in the 22nd minute through John Beresford. Shortly after half-time, Croatia's leading striker Igor Cvitanovic equalised from the edge of the six-yard box. The Newcastle defence, the elegantly effective Aiessandro Pistone, Philippe Albert and Stuart Pearce were stretched by the inventive Zagreb forwards, but 15 minutes from the end Beresford took advantage of an obvious but unpunished foul by Asprilla on keeper Drazen Ladic to slot the ball home. In Zagreb, a determined defensive performance from Newcastle kept Zagreb at bay. Just on the interval, a Goran Juric foul on Jon Dahl Tomasson in the box gave away a penalty and Asprilla converted. Simic pulled one back with a header in the 59th minute and, in the third minute of injury time, a defensive error by Pistone left Cvitanovic clear and he powered a low shot past young keeper Shay Given. In the last minute of extra time, Asprilla found Temuri Ketsbaia in space, and the Georgian scored from ten yards. Newcastle were through to the league stage.

 Their first league game was against mighty Barcelona at St James's Park. In a fine performance from Newcastle, and notably from the pacy and inventive winger Keith Gillespie, they were deservedly two up by half time. Asprilla scored from the spot in the 21st minute when he collided with keeper Ruud Hesp in the area, and he converted a Gillespie cross ten minutes later. Just after the interval, Asprilla collected his hat-trick, connecting again with a Gillespie cross. Two late Barcelona goals, from Luis Enrique and Figo, could not dampen the Geordie jubilation. In the second game against Dynamo Kiev in the Ukraine, Newcastle were lucky to escape with a 2-2 draw. Torn apart by the speed and passing of the Kiev forwards, Newcastle conceded a goal in the 4th minute to Rebrov and another twenty minutes later to a low shot from Shevchenko. However, towards the end of the game a tame shot from Beresford deceived keeper Alexandr Shevkovski, and with two minutes to go, another Beresford strike deflected into the net off Olexandr Holovko.

 An excellent defensive display against PSV Eindhoven in Holland was breached by a Wim Jonk half-volley in the 38th minute to give PSV a 1 -0 win. At St James's Park, Newcastle's quarter-final hopes virtually disappeared, with PSV in command throughout. With defender Jaap Stam in imperious form, and Luc Nilis and Gilles De Bilde cutting through almost at will, it was no surprise when Nilis scored in the 33rd minute and De Bilde added another with one minute to go. At the Nou Camp in game five, with only 26,000 braving the pouring rain, a long pass in the 18th minute from Guardiola to Giovanni beat the offside trap and the Brazilian lobbed reserve keeper Shaka Hislop for the only goal of the game. Now out of the tournament, Newcastle entertained Dynamo Kiev in the last game. Kiev had already qualified and went through the motions without any apparent interest in the game. A i 5-yard shot from Barnes in the tenth minute and a 25-yard free-kick from Pearce ten minutes later settled the game at 2-0, although Shaka Hislop made two superb saves from Kalitvintsev and Rebrov just before the interval.

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FA Cup 1998 1999 Manchester United Newcastle

Final
22 May 1999
Wembley Stadium, 

London
Referee Peter Jones
Attendance 79,101

  Taken at statistical face value, this appeared to be a pretty  ordinary  year. A semi-final line-up  of Manchester United, Arsenal,  Tottenham and Newcastle was a victory for the Cup's old guard. Of the two non-league teams that made it to the third round, Yeovil's presence was virtually taken as read, and Southport's defeat to Leyton Orient failed to hold many back pages. This being the FA Cup, drama was never far below the surface, and the top teams hogged almost all of it for diemselves. It was an uncharacteristically quiet Third Round, with Coventry providing the fireworks by scoring seven against Macclesfield. New kid on the block, Darren Huckerby, was too quick, and scored a hat-trick. The first hint of what was to come arrived with the fourth round draw. Manchester United v Liverpool dwarfed the other fifteen ties. With just a minute to go. United trailed to a goal from Michael Owen, but a late, late show from DwightYorke and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sent OldTrafford into a frenzy. It would be a fourth consecutive trophy-free year for the Merseysiders. The other big boys made steady progress. Tottenham put Wimbledon away in a replay - for the Dons life amongst the elite was coming to an end; the third tier and Milton Keynes awaited them. Spurs drew a tough one at Leeds in the fifth round. Tim Sherwood's goal forced a replay and Darren Anderton, in a rare spell away from the treatment room, and David Ginola ended the Yorkshire club's interest. Newcastle had been drawn at home in every round — although they only beat Blackburn in a replay at Ewood Park. They were particularly impressive in a 4-1 home win against Everton in the quarter-final; two goals from the excitable Georgian international Temuri Ketsbaia set them on their way.

Arsenal, after victories at Preston and Wolves, faced what looked a straightforward task against Sheffield United at Highbury. With quarter of an hour remaining, the Blades were standing toe to toe with the champions at 1-1. When Lee Morris fell injured, United keeper Alan Kelly kicked the ball into touch for him to receive treatment. Ray Parlour attempted to restart the game in the now customary manner by throwing the ball back to his opponents. Most players had moved towards the Arsenal half, but not Marc Overmars.The Gunners' winger stole the ball, dashed down the wing and squared for the now incoming Kanu to slot home. The match took minutes to restart, while the understandable storm of protest was brought under control. The referee was powerless to disallow the goal, as Arsenal had broken an unwritten code rather than an official rule. Overmars excused himself by claiming not to have known Kelly's kick into touch was deliberate. Curiously, he was in a minority of one. Arsene Wenger's offer to replay the game was sporting, fair and accepted. The sight of Overmars, never likely to be a candidate for Players' Player of the Year at any club, opening the scoring stuck in everyone's throat, but Arsenal repeated their 2-1 victory and the episode finished with almost everyone's honour intact. Kanu managed a less controversial effort in the next round, which was enough to see off Derby and take Arsenal into the last four. Manchester United's quarter-final was a less straightforward affair. They hosted Chelsea who, despite playing a man short for fifty minutes after Di Matteo was sent off, held out for a goalless draw. Scholes evened up the numbers late on with a red card, but the game was niggly rather than full-blooded. Having made life difficult for themselves, United's assured, professional display at Stamford Bridge saw them run out 2-0 winners with both goals coming from Dwight Yorke.

The semi-final draw matched Arsenal and Man United, so Newcastle faced Spurs at Old Trafford with both sensing an opportunity.The tie pitted the wits ofTottenham's David Ginola against his former club, and much was expected of die Frenchman after goals in each of die diree previous rounds. At Old Trafford Alan Shearer proved that flair is no substitute for reliability, striking twice in extra time to send Newcastle into their thirteenth final. The first match between the top two finished scoreless, but was no tepid affair. The Gunners' Nelson Vivas had been sent off after elbowing Nicky Butt. Roy Keane was left cursing his luck after a marginal offside decision had denied him a winner. His misfortune was football's gain as it ensured a scintillating replay. The teams returned to Villa Park only three days later, as United had an appointment in Europe the week after. After a high-octane start, a trademark David Beckham swirler from twenty yards gave Seaman no chance. The goal seemed to redouble both team's efforts, and the game flowed from end to end but without a clear chance worthy of the name. With just over twenty minutes remaining, Arsenal drew level in fortunate circumstances. Dennis Bergkamp's effort was taken away from Peter Schmeichel by a deflection off Dutch international team-mate Jaap Stam. The game had turned in an instant and for the rest of normal time the momentum was with the Gunners. Nicolas Anelka appeared to have put Arsenal in front but his strike was chalked off. On seventy-four minutes Roy Keane was dismissed for a second bookable offence, and the heart looked to have been ripped out of United. In injury time, Ray Parlour's surge into the box was checked by Phil Neville's lunge, and Arsenal had won a penalty.

In retrospect, to choose a Dutchman for such an important spot-kick may have been Arsenal's undoing. Holland's international record in shoot-outs is as woeful as England's. Bergkamp's penalty was by no means appalling, but it lacked pace, height and direction! Schmeichel guessed right and his massive frame easily diverted the ball round his left-hand post. A game that looked to have been moving inexorably into Arsenal's grasp suddenly lurched back towards United. With the game on a knife edge, it looked increasingly likely to be settled either by a mistake or a moment of individual brilliance. On 109 minutes, the moment duly arrived. Vieira's tired pass was horribly misplaced and rolled into the path of Ryan Giggs. Although just in his own half, Giggs' momentum carried him thirty yards before any Arsenal player could react.

Ask any Premiership defender in the last dozen years what confrontation he feared more than any odier, and most would instantly recall the sight of Ryan Giggs bearing down on them at full tilt. Even so, the Welsh winger on this occasion was faced with one of the most settled and parsimonious defences in the country. He weaved through them as if they were a pub team, leaving Tony Adams a prostrate spectator as he fired past Seaman into the roof of die net. If one moment defined the FA Cup in the nineties, this was it. It won United the tie and powered them to a record fifteenth final. Unfortunately for Alan Shearer, United carried on where Arsenal had left off the previous year. Not even the loss of Roy Keane through injury inside ten minutes could turn the match Newcastle's way. Within two minutes of the Irishman's departure, his replacement, Teddy Sheringham put United one-up, and they sealed a comfortable victory eight minutes into the second half. Nikos Dabizas fluffed a clearance and Sheringham's pass set up Paul Scholes to fire past Steve Harper. United's tenth Cup had been won at a canter.

Manchester: Schmeichiel, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Johnsen, May, Beckham, Scholes (1) (Stam 77), Keane © (Sheringham 9 (D). Giggs, Cole (Yorke 61), solskjaer subs: van der Gouw (g), Blomqvist
Newcastle: Harper, Griffin, Charvet,Dabizas, Domi, Lee, Hamsnn (Ferguson 46), Shearer, Ketsbaia (Glass 79), Speed, Solano (Marc 68) subs: Given (g). Barton

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P.L. 2011 2012 Liverpool Newcastle

30 December 2011
Anfield,
Liverpool
Referee: L. Probert
Attendance: 44372 

 A la lutte pour revenir parmi les qualifiés à la prochaine Ligue des Champions, Liverpool a fait une très bonne affaire en surpassant un adversaire direct, Newcastle (3-1). A domicile, les Reds se sont pourtant fait peur dans la première demi-heure de la partie. En effet, c'est le malheureux Daniel Agger qui a ouvert le score avec un but contre son camp (25e). Un avantage qui n'aura cependant pas permis aux Magpies d'espérer bien longtemps. Dans la foulée, les hommes de Kenny Dalglish sont revenus dans la rencontre avec une égalisation du Gallois Craig Bellamy (29e). En seconde période, l'attaquant a même signé un doublé sur coup franc qui a donné de l'air à son équipe (67e). Pour asseoir son succès, le club de la Mersey a enfoncé le clou par Steven Gerrard, tout juste entré en en jeu (79e). Au classement, les Reds reviennent donc à la hauteur de Chelsea, qui est 4e, avec 34 points. Mais les Blues joueront ce samedi pour tenter de se redonner de la marge. Avec ce 5e match de suite sans défaite en championnat, Liverpool redevient un candidat sérieux au podium cette saison, et va pouvoir passer un bon réveillon. 

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English Leagues the 70s: League Cup Tottenham Newcastle 1975 1976

Semi Finals
14 January 1976
White Hart Lane ,
London
Referee Clive Thomas
Attendance : 40,215

 Spurs grabbed the initiative at the half-way stage of this League Cup semi-final after the first leg 1-0 win. A single strike from John Pratt gave Tottenham the win, but an inspired display in goal from Pat Jennings kept Newcastle at bay as they pushed forward to gain an equaliser.  Referee Clive Thomas played a good advantage when defender Geoff Nulty stopped John Duncan's header from Terry Naylor's cross from going in with his arm.  The match official let play continue and Pratt seized the loose ball to crack home a fierce shot. The last half hour was a backs-to-the-wall effort by Tottenham, as Newcastle pushed for an equaliser, but Jennings saved everything which was thrown at him, producing a stunning save from a drive from Tommy Craig which saw him arch backward to  punch the dipping shot away for a corner.

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P.L. 2011 2012 Newcastle Chelsea

3 December 2011
Sports Direct Arena,
Newcastle
Referee: M. Dean
Attendance: 52305  

 Chelsea dans la souffrance, mais Chelsea quand même. Dans une rencontre extrêmement ouverte, le club d'André Villas-Boas s'est largement imposé dans une rencontre en trompe l'oeil où les les Toons méritaient bien mieux. La première période voyait les deux équipes se créer pléthores d’occasions et de rebondissements. Ainsi, dès les premières minutes, Chelsea aurait pu se retrouver réduit à dix après une faute de David Luiz en position de dernier défenseur sur Demba Ba, toutefois en position de hors-jeu, mais l’arbitre de la rencontre Mike Dean ne sortait que le carton jaune (4e). Le défenseur brésilien, recruté à prix d’or l’hiver dernier en provenance du Benfica Lisbonne, connaissait dans l’axe de grandes difficultés de communication, notamment avec John Terry. 

 Et comme si cela ne suffisait pas, les cadres ne parvenaient pas à prendre leur responsabilité aux avant-postes. Daniel Sturridge, d’une accélération fulgurante sur le côté droit, se faisait faucher par Yohan Cabaye (12e), Mike Dean désignant sans hésitation le point de penalty. Mais Frank Lampard, pour sa 44e tentative lors de son 500e match avec les Blues, butait sur un Tim Krul en ébullition (13e). Chelsea jouait également de malchance lorsque Danny Sturridge, très en verve, touchait le montant des Magpies (15e). L’international anglais, laissé tranquille par un Ryan Taylor aux aboies sur son côté gauche, se présentait à plusieurs reprises face au portier néerlandais sans trouver la faille (21e, 23e, 36e). Newcastle, amorphe, ne tardait cependant pas à réagir par l’intermédiaire de Demba Ba qui, d’une subtile aile de pigeon digne d’Ibrahimovic, obligeait Cech à s’employer (24e). Le meilleur buteur des Toons trouvait le poteau quelques minutes plus tard après une tête puissante (34e). A force de se créer des occasions, il fallait bien qu’une des deux équipes trouvent la faille et ce sont finalement les Blues qui y parvenaient par l’intermédiaire de Didier Drogba. 

 Très discret jusque-là, l’Ivoirien profitait d’un centre parfait de Juan Mata, sa septième passe décisive de la saison, pour catapulter le cuir dans les buts de Krul (38e, 0-1). Le retour des vestiaires voyait le match continuer sur des bases similaires avec d’abord Drogba qui était tout droit de tromper son propre gardien sur corner, sa tête heurtant la barre. Sur l’action qui suivait, Ramires se présentait devant Krul mais, une nouvelle fois, échouait face au gardien batave (54e). Sturridge, pour une fois altruiste, trouvait Mata dans la surface qui ne pouvait cadrer sa tentative (72e). Un manque de réalisme qui aurait pu coûter cher aux Blues car, dans la minute qui suivait, Sammy Ameobi était à deux doigts à de remettre les deux équipes à égalité sans un sauvetage sur la ligne de John Terry. Et quand Terry n’était pas sur sa ligne, c’est la barre qui sauvait les hommes de Villas-Boas après une frappe monumentale de Shola Ameobi (79e). Et la chance se poursuivait avec Chelsea qui enfonçait le clou en toute fin de rencontre par le biais de Salomon Kalou sur une passe décisive de Fernando Torres (89e, 0-2), puis par Daniel Sturridge (92e, 0-3). Au classement, les Blues repassent devant leur adversaire de la journée et retrouvent provisoirement le podium de la Premier League.  

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