Full time at St James' Park as Kevin Keegan gets his first win after 10 attempts in his second spell as Newcastle manager.

three extra minutes added on but the game is surely Newcastle's.

Clint Dempsey (Fulham) takes a poor shot which flies well wide of the post

Volz up-ends N'Zogbia and recieves the first yellow card of the game.

David Edgar comes on for Habib Beye as Newcastle look to run the clock down

Mark Viduka is replaced by Alan Smith who will sit in midfield and try and keep this two goal lead for Newcastle.

Geremi's free kick is met by Michael Owen who heads into the Fulham goal for his 8th goal of the season.

Newcastle seem happy to sit deep in the last ten minutes, its a dangerous game to play with only a one goal lead.

N'zogbia gets his first real touches since coming on, he tries to play the ball through to Viduka who doesn't control it well and looses possesion.

Very poor second half for both sides with little happening in way of chances, the best falling to Joey Barton on 57 minutes

Geremi hits a fierce shot goalwards after good work from Barton and Owen, Kasey Keller manages to catch the shot though

Charles N'Zogbia replaces Obafemi Martins in Newcastles first substitution, Martins recieves a standing ovation from the crowd despite a fairly quiet and largely ineffective game from the Nigerian

Corner for Newcastle taken by Geremi, poorly hit and its cleared by Simon Davis

Maurice Volz replaces Danny Murphy in Fulhams second substitution

Fairly quiet second half, few clear cut chances for either side

Brian McBride replaced by fellow American Clint Dempsey, McBride has been fairly ineffectual in this game and Roy Hodgson obviously feels he has to do something to change the pattern of the game.

Viduka caught offside after he smashes the ball into the back of the net

Newcastle on the attack again, they're starting to look the more dangerous team again as they push for a second.

Viduka swings a shot in with his left foot but its not the best effort and Fulham take the ball away from danger.

Martins wastes a shot by shooting from a wide angle after good work from Barton and Viduka opened up the Fulham defence.

Newcastle win two successive corners, the ball breaks to Barton who blasts a shot just wide of the post.

Newcastle look edgy in these opening ten minutes of the second half, Fulham looking perhaps the better team.

Joey Barton disposesses Jimmy Bullard, Barton sends the ball forward to Obefemi Martins who runs at goal and blasts a left footed shot over the cross bar.

Fulham win a corner, taken short to Bullard who plays the ball into Hangeland. Newcastle manage to clear after some good pressure from Fulham

Cagey opening to the second half, no clear cut chances for either side so far.

Konchesky (Fulham) sends the ball along the left hand side to Brian McBride, He passes the ball to Bullard who sends a long range shot in but its wide

Newcastle get the second half underway as they look to maintain the lead and move away from the bottom three

Newcastle take a one goal lead into the break after dominating the majority of the first half, Fulham came back into the game in the last five minutes of the half but failed to cause Newcastle any real trouble.

Foul on Danny Murphy by Mark Viduka, taken quickly as they try to equalise before half time.

Fulham break again, Andreason sets up a shot for Jimmy Bullard who sends a wild shot with his left foot way wide of the Newcastle goal

Newcastle looking shakey in the final five minutes of the first half, Stalteri (Fulham) sends a cross in but its poor and goes out for a goal kick

Free kick in a good place for Fulham but Jimmy Bullard sends it straight into the wall

Viduka caught offside for Newcastle

Golden opportunity for Michael Owen who meets Geremi's cross with his head, but he heads it straight at Kasey Keller who can hardly believe his luck

Fulham win a throw deep inside Newcastle territory, Stalteri throws long eventually cleared by Beye

Newcastle should feel that Fulham are there for the taking as they dominate possesion.

Spectatcular overhead kick from Abdoulaye Faye (Newcastle), Kasey Keller somehow misses the ball which ends up rolling across the goal line and going out for a goal kick in what is a very bizarre incident

Geremi takes the corner, Owen tries to flick it on. The ball hits Brian McBride who nearly scores an own goal.

Michael Owen drives a shot on goal from way out, Kasey Keller parries it behind for a corner.

Corner for Fulham with Jimmy Bullard to take, he sends it straight out of play for a Newcastle goal kick.

Geremi to take the corner, Hangeland clears for Fulham. Ball breaks to Mark Viduka who is dispossed by Danny Murphy

Enrique wins the ball for Newcastle who sends the ball forward to Martins, Martins has to take it on on his own who sends in a great strike which Kasey Keller pushes out for a corner

Taken by Bullard, Fulham maintain possesion as they try to take control of the game.

Stalteri crosses in, Habib Beye (newcastle) clears for a corner.

Habib Beyes cross is met by Viduka who tries to nod the ball down to Owen but its cleared by Fulham

Both teams guilty of some poor passing as either team struggles to put more than three passes together

Fulham on the break down the left through Paul Konchesky

Jose Enrique sends in a cross from the left but its straight into the arms of Kasey Keller.

Geremi looses the ball to Eddie Johnson in the Newcastle half, Newcastle getting a bit sloppy with possesion after the goal

Fulham continue to pressure but can't seem to open up the Newcastle defence

Fulham straight back on the attack, Jimmy Bullard hits a long range shot, but Steve Harper produces an excellent save.

Mark Viduka buries the ball with a left foot drive into the bottom right hand corner following good pressure from Newcastle

Pressure for Newcastle as Martins and Geremi both get crosses into the Fulham area, Kasey Keller (Fulham) eventually gathers it.

Taken short, Simon Davies sends the cross in but its overhit and goes out for a goal kick.

Corner for Fulham after Bullards shot takes a deflection over the bar

Defending throw in for Fulham, taken by Paul Stalteri

Fulham get the game underway at a sold out St James' Park in this relegation six pointer, Fulham unchanged from side that beat Everton with Newcastle also unchanged keeping Harper in goal and starting with Martins, Owen and Viduka up front.