FOOTBALL Live

Saturday August 23, 2008 Finished St. James' Park

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Newcastle United

  • Owen 71’

Bolton Wanderers

  1. Owen fires Toon past Bolton

    Owen fires Toon past Bolton

    Newcastle's returning hero Michael Owen scored the only goal of the game as Bolton were defeated 1-0 at St James' Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • 93' And the full-time whistle blows as Newcastle get the three points from their first home game of the campaign.
    • 92' And Nolan has a powerful shot blocked by Given for a corner!
    • 91' Davies jumps into Given and concedes a free-kick.
    • 90' Bolton have a throw-in with time running out!
    • 90' And Nolan has wasted a glorious chance heading wide from 6 yards! He was unmarked as well.
    • 89' Bolton will have to get the ball into the Newcastle half and quick if they are to get anything from the game!
    • 89' A awful shot by Geremi is blocked from 8 yards out after he was set up by N'zogbia.
    • 88' Newcastle just have to keep hold of the ball now to get the three points.
    • 87' Another terrible ball from the left goes for a throw-in, this time Milner is the culprit!
    • 86' Gutierrez is again looking dangerous down the left-wing beating defenders.
    • 85' Throw-in for Newcastle but it comes to nothing as Bolton have a goal kick
    • 83' Gardner takes a free-kick from the right about 20 yards from goal but Given punches clear well.
    • 82' Owen has done really well since coming on holding the ball up and getting on the score sheet as well!
    • 81' Milner somehow heads over unmarked from 8 yards out from a brilliant N'Zogbia cross!
    • 80' N'zogbia goes down way too easily in he area and the referee was never going to give a spot-kick for that!
    • 78' Finally Kevin Keegan has a smile on his face,it looks like his decision to bring on Owen has delivered.
    • 77' And Michael Owen has scored for Newcastle with a great header into the right-side from N'Zogbia's cross.
    • 75' Owen nearly gets a attempt on goal in but fails to get beyond O'Brien who tackles well.
    • 73' This time it's Gutierrez who put's his cross behind for a goal-kick.
    • 71' The game with 20 minutes remaining is in danger of petering out into a 0-0 draw.
    • 70' Again though Newcastle can't put in a decent final cross.
    • 68' N'zogbia is powering down the left-side and passes to Gutierrez.
    • 67' Keegan again is looking appalled on the bench as pinball in the Magpies box results in a clearance by a Bolton defender.
    • 63' Save by Given from Nolan's penalty.
    • 63' Given saves well down to his right-side from Nolan's spot kick.
    • 62' Taylor blantantly handballs in the box and gives away a penalty.
    • 59' Butt is playing well in midfield rarely misplacing a pass.
    • 54' With Owen on he should provide the Magpies with a cutting edge up front.
    • 53' Michael Owen comes on for Martins to a standing ovation from the home crowd!
    • 53' Martins is subbed.
    • 52' Kevin Keegan is in disbelief on the touchline at Martins failure to score.
    • 51' Great chance for Martins but he fails to get his header on target from six yards!
    • 50' On the left wing Gutierrez is combining well with N'zogbia.
    • 49' Dangerous cross by Kevin Davies which is cleared well by the Magpies defence.
    • 47' Steven Taylor takes a free-kick deep in his own half.
    • 46' Bolton kick-off the second-half.
    • 45' Half-time at St James Park with the game goalless.
    • 45' Nolan hits straight at Given from close range but is flagged offside anyway.
    • 45' Duff goes down injured after a heavy challenge by O'Brien.
    • 44' The Magpies are ending the half the better with Duff going down the wing.
    • 43' Milner is causing trouble down the right-wing but fails to deliver a decent final ball.
    • 41' Newcastle go forward but a poor cross by Frenchman N'zogbia misses everyone inside the area.
    • 39' Dangerous attack by the Trotters with Muamba forcing Given into a good save to his left.
    • 37' Bolton go forward with the result being Samuel blasting way over the top.
    • 36' Guthrie takes a corner but N'zogbia trips up a defender to give possession away.
    • 34' The home side get a shot on goal through Martins but it is blocked.
    • 33' Beye takes a throw-in deep in his own half.
    • 32' Martins takes a quick free-kick in the centre of the park and passes to Duff who is tackled.
    • 31' Bolton are gaining in confidence frustrating the home support.
    • 29' Magpies go close to scoring with a brilliant ball right across the face of goal by James Milner.
    • 27' Taylor
    • 27' The fast counter attack forces a challenge from Taylor who is booked as Newcastle get a free-kick near the box.
    • 26' But Newcastle break superbly from it with Martins bringing the ball out.
    • 24' The Trotters gain another corner from the right.
    • 22' Nolan nearly got a shot away from the edge of the box but Butt puts in a good tackle.
    • 20' Damien Duff's free-kick out wide to the left is mis controlled by N'Zogbia as the ball goes out for a throw-in.
    • 18' Kevin Keegan and Gary Megson are both looking frustrated on the touchline giving instructions to their sides.
    • 16' A quiet period of play with both sides cancelling each other out.
    • 14' Elmander is replaced by Gavin McCann.
    • 17' Joey O'Brien is fouled by Gutierrez but the set-piece is easily collected by Given.
    • 14' The sweden forward Elmander is replaced by Gavin McCann as he hobbles off the pitch.
    • 13' Injury for Bolton striker Elmander after a collision with keeper Shay Given.
    • 10' The away side gain their first corner from the free-kick but it come to nothing.
    • 9' Bolton have a free kick after a foul by Danny Guthrie.
    • 5' Good play by the Magpies as they keep possession well inside Bolton's half.
    • 4' Corner for the home team which is cleared easily.
    • 3' Muamba shoots wide from long range
    • 2' Newcastle have started well putting passes together as they seek a win to add to last weeks impressive draw at Man Utd.
    • 1' And we're underway at St James Park with Michael Owen back from inury starting on the bench.

  • Team Stats

    Newcastle United Stats Bolton Wanderers
    64% Possession 36%
    14 Shots 9
    2 Shots on target 1
    1 Saves 1
    4 Corners 6
    11 Fouls 9
    2 Offsides 2
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    14 Tackles 35
    399 Accurate passes 169
    101 Bad passes 29

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 3 0
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 48 2 0
      21 Habib Beye 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 39 1 2
      2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 4 1
      11 Damien Duff 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0
      22 Nicky Butt 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 51 15 3
      8 Danny Guthrie 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 41 8 1
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 42 30 0
      16 James Milner 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 27 9 2
      18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 40 20 3
      9 Obafemi Martins 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 5 1
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Sébastien Bassong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Michael Owen 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 8 1 1
      30 David Edgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Geremi Nijtap 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0
      17 Alan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Bolton Wanderers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Jussi Jaaskelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
      5 Gary Cahill 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 2 1
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 13 6 5
      15 Grétar Steinsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 5
      31 Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1
      6 Fabrice Muamba 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 8
      8 Joey O'Brien 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 26 2 3
      4 Kevin Nolan 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 14 2 2
      7 Matthew Taylor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 3
      14 Kevin Davies 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 19 4 5
      9 Johan Elmander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      11 Ricardo Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
      26 Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Nicky Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Blerim Dzemaili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Danny Shittu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Gavin McCann 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 2 2
      17 Riga Mustapha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 77' And Michael Owen has scored for Newcastle with a great header into the right-side from N'Zogbia's cross.
    • 63' Save by Given from Nolan's penalty.
    • 39' Dangerous attack by the Trotters with Muamba forcing Given into a good save to his left.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Steve Bennett

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Kevin Keegan

    Captain: Steven Taylor

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • H. Beye
    • F. Coloccini
    • S. Taylor Yellow Card
    • C. N'Zogbia
    • N. Butt
    • D. Guthrie
    • D. Duff Substitution Out (46′)
    • J. Milner
    • J. Gutierrez
    • O. Martins Substitution Out (53′)

    Subs

    • M. Owen Substitution In53′ Goal
    • A. Smith
    • S. Harper
    • N. Geremi Substitution In46′
    • S. Bassong
    • J. Enrique
    • D. Edgar

    Injured

    • M. Viduka
    • A. Carroll

    Suspended

    None

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Nolan

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jaaskelainen
    • G. Steinsson
    • G. Cahill
    • A. O'Brien
    • J. Samuel
    • J. O'Brien Yellow Card Substitution Out (85′)
    • F. Muamba
    • K. Nolan
    • M. Taylor Substitution Out (65′)
    • K. Davies
    • J. Elmander Substitution Out (15′)

    Subs

    • G. McCann Substitution In15′ Yellow Card
    • R. Gardner Substitution In65′
    • D. Shittu
    • N. Hunt
    • A. Al Habsi
    • R. Mustapha Substitution In85′
    • B. Dzemaili

    Injured

    • H. Helguson

    Suspended

    None