Newcastle are amazingly all square at 2-2 at half time against the Hammers at Upton Park this afternoon, after scoring 2 goals in the last 3 minutes of the half, after going 2-0 down at Upton Park.
20 year-old David Edgar was drafted in at the last moment for the injured Abdoulaye Faye this afternoon to make a very young central defensive partnership with 22 year-old Steven Taylor.
West Ham started the game strongly and after only 10 minutes went ahead when Mark Noble was in tons of room in the penalty area and the England under-21 star made no mistake striking the ball with his left foot beyond Steve Harper to give the Hammers an early lead.
How Noble got so much room is a mystery and the Newcastle players argue after the game as to who missed the assignment.
Newcastle are struggling early in the game to get any kind of midfield control and West Ham went further ahead when Bobby Zamora flicked on a long ball downfield, and 12 yards from goal Dean Ashton fired the ball home low past Harper, giving the Newcastle goalkeeper no chance.
Newcastle have started the game very poorly indeed, and have conceded in 23 minutes the number of goals they conceded in the last 6 games. We knew we shouldn’t have mentioned this morning how well the defense was playing!
Newcastle’s first attack of the game is after 36 minutes and McCartney, the former Sunderland player, heads clear from a Geremi cross.
Then after 42 minutes Newcastle pull a goal back to get themselves back into the game and it’s Oba Martins who chases a ball through from Joey Barton, and is completely clear. But Martins keeps his head beautifully as he pokes the ball past Robert Green to make it a 2-1 scoreline.
Then amazingly it’s like the Kevin Keagan days of old as Newcastle amazingly equalize on 45 minutes, just before half time.
West Ham fail to clear a Habib Beye cross from the right and the ball falls to Oba Martins who smashes it back into a crowded penalty area where Geremi turns the ball past Green with an instinctive header – and Newcastle United are level!
It’s Geremi’s second goal of the season and a great time to score.
At the half the score remains 2-2 but Kevin Keegan will still need to sort the lads out at the back as they were far too lackadaisical at the start of this game.
Newcastle must increase the tempo of their game even more – if we are to get the win, which is what we need.
Howay the lads!
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68 responses so far ↓
1 MattyDread // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:12
Amazingly amazing
2 big pea ov the weab // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:12
3 points could b ours
3 Graham // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:13
Well forget TVants (chinese for shite i think) at least it looks like we’ll get the full match on sky tonight if this continues!!
4 Leo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:15
the full match on sky is always going to be manchester chelsea match unfortunatly
come on lads
5 Ant // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:16
wsq…..AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
6 ronaldeano // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:16
Brum 2 Liverpool 0!
7 m. // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:18
tv ants is way shite!
i’m “watching” it at espn livescore
8 Obafan // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:19
What happenned with the broadcast?
Now things were getting very bright on the pitch, the broadcast has been interrupted.
9 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:21
m
please give us the espn link????
C’mon!!!!
Ants is pants= Sopcast where are you!!
10 m. // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:22
http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=220960&league=ENG.1&cc=3888
there you go, mate!
11 HonoraryGeordie // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:23
I still think we need Ashton instead of Viduka for next season, he is class! Nothing quite as good as Owen or Martins, but what a threesome that would be!!!
12 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:23
ants is back!!!!
55 min gone C’mon
its getting HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fouls everywhere!!!
13 sas // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:23
TVAnts is back up and running
14 Dingo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:24
can anybody help me out.. I have a Mac and cant download TVAnts or sopcast. I have put the link
mms://203.170.145.12/ojtv-private
in VLC but nowt is happening.
any suggestions?
15 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:25
m,
thanks, ants is back, but now i have insurance f**king stipid ants
Toon toon toon army!!
16 obamagic // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:27
for a moment there i thought owen screwed up his knee…then i saw it was joey and his fine lol
17 tapir // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:30
bring in nobby! nobby! nobby!
he could u something FOR us!
18 shirts // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:33
Is it me or are we getting more of a hold on this thing?
19 ronaldeano // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:33
BORO 2 FILTH 2 !!!!!!
20 Leo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:34
no idea because its gone quiet haha and the tvants werent working neither was anything else.
21 sweendogg007 // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:34
mms isn’t working
try
http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/sat26.4/WestHam_Newcastle.html
22 sweendogg007 // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:34
btw it took mins to get a picture
23 faustino // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:37
Come on Middlesborough [sorry ;)] Bolton and Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What did Oba do there?
24 norwegiantoonfan // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:38
come on lads….one more…let carroll get his chance in the final minutes
25 KKK // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:38
we havn’t even had a shot on goal this second half…what is going on?
26 tapir // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:38
parker did contribute something to them
darn!
Ashton seems a good addition to us!!
TAKE take take
27 shirts // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:41
Lots of scrapping in the midfield but few no real chances either way. They may be edging it now.
28 Jack // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:42
are we 442 or 433?
29 shirts // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:43
can’t tell the formation because stream’s so choppy and blurry.
The Thai narration’s not helping either.
30 Leo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:44
comeon lads, make Ed have to re write his full time analysis hahahehehehe, get a winner at the end just to lift us above the second scum
31 tapir // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:44
look like we are 8-0-2
under pressure defending!!
32 Leo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:47
surely its finished by now???
33 Jack // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:48
every game is a draw today
34 ObaFan2 // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:48
Smith on free kick in less than 2 seconds cool!!!!!!!
35 shirts // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:48
85th minute on my stream. Smith’s just come on.
36 tapir // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:49
with the way how our midfield work draw could be a good result………
look like we are missing modric too much……
37 sweendogg007 // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:49
smith to score next???
38 Leo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:50
seen as we are not getting modric, what about zarate? or larsson
people say that bullard would be poo i think not, he would be a good squad player
39 tapir // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:51
WHU MOM-Dean Ashton (KK buy him pwease)
NUFC MOM-steve harper!
40 sweendogg007 // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:51
modric is crap… he wasn’t wanted by any of the big european teams.
He isn’t playing in a difficult league.
41 ronaldeano // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:52
GET IN, Hull are winning 2-1. im good mates with Phil Brown and i hope he takes Hull into the PL!
42 tapir // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:53
Chelski next
hot hot hot
43 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:53
our midfield is our weakest point
we need to be more dynamic in midfield
44 Leo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:54
he destroyed england internationally for croatia… so he isnt too bad? hmm
45 Dingo // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:55
West Ham Newcastle
18(11) Shots (on Goal) 3(2)
12 Fouls 11
6 Corner Kicks 1
1 Offsides 1
46% Time of Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 8
ill settle for the draw!
46 sweendogg007 // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:55
hope they get into the PL, my mate supports them religously
47 sweendogg007 // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:56
Chelsea will be the best test for KK.
It would be good if we beat them and that was why they lost the League
Chelsea will defo put out their best side which we want
48 Jack // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:58
draw good result away from home
49 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 16:59
well at least Edgar has been blooded!
50 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:00
in to the 1st Team squad i mean
51 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:01
Enrique i must say aswell looked class
coming forward and defending he looked up to speed
52 ronaldeano // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:02
Good result since we were 2-0 down!
53 tapir // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:03
we coud have los if not because of harper!
bring in another world class keeper please..
54 The black in the blacknwhite // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:09
unbeaten in 7 aswell- the bubble hasnt burst yet- impressed with how we showed character to return from a 2- nil deficit - in months gone by we would have folded and emnity among players would have shown,
today- our heads didnt drop and we responded appropriately for ateam looking upwards not down.
our midfield is not dynamic enough- tho i say Barton is the only midfielder at the mo i would certainly start next season- his pass to Oba was sublime- Butt solid but passes backwards best- ok passing sideways- awful passing forward- a sweeper is his best role i would think
Geremi is a jammy player- because he is awful- but he get the luck of the green an undue amount and thus he does one telling cross or beats a man- when u thought certain he had lost the ball again- his sloppy passing almost cost us the game today!
im not moaning our offense is oncemore proving attack is the best form of defence for they nullified a weak early defensive performance
undeaten and happy, thats me
55 ToonKing // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:10
if we get Faye back for Chelsea we have a chance to get a good result, if not were doomed
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57 spyro // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:15
Chelsea won so Avram will probably get manager of the month now. Keegan would probably be second
58 Ashton // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:17
Edgar was very solid at the second half i think he just lacks confidence
59 spyro // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:17
we have played poor for our last two games now guys, and mediocre for the game before, it is not something i want to see continuing when we host chelsea next week or it could get embarrassing. I hope they are knackered from their games against Man U and Liverpool. We need Faye as he leads by example in the back line and clears all things aerial.
60 Vitorbarbosa // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:18
Reach 43. Won’t make history this season.
61 Jase // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:19
Good lads the Geordies, they love their club like West Ham do.
Congrats on your draw, you know you have got the Keegan roller coaster in place.
Who knows….next season (for both of our teams).
62 belfast toon // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:24
I’d be happy to see us come on against chelsea and sit down on our arses and let them win anything would be better than listening to the scum fans after winning another league
Hope edgar’s ok
63 Alex // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:27
spyro it just shows how far we have come playing poor and getting results instead of a hammering .A couple of good signings and next season we will be in the race for europe .I would love to see us sign De Gusmann from Feyenoord
64 nitro // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:30
i actually hope we lose against chelsea to give them a chance for the title..hate manure!!
65 belfast toon // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:32
I don’t think modric was the man anyway diego looks a far better prospect we should push the boat out for this guy. Just look at this on you tube (Diego vs Modrić )
66 belfast toon // Apr 26, 2008 at 17:34
Its a win win situation nitro ANY ONE BUT MAN U!!!!!
67 Scott H11 // Apr 26, 2008 at 18:30
Can any of the lads let me know how Edgar is, I know he’s in hospital. How did he play? I heard he had a good second half but not such a good first !
68 Punk Skunk // Apr 27, 2008 at 0:14
Good comment Jase, like y’attitude…
…Proper football fan!..
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