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  • Xisco (82)
  • King (34 pen), King (55)
  • Date:2008-09-13
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:St James' Park
  • Attendance:50242
  • Referee:Marriner, A

Live Commentary

90mins

Full-Time: NEWCASTLE 1-2 HULL CITY. The misery continues for the home fans with two goals from King doing the damage, while Guthrie's sending off sealed a sorry day for them.

90mins

Guthrie takes down Halmosi in an awful challenge and is sent off

90mins

Myhill claims a free-kick as Newcastle pile virtually everyone forward but that's almost it now

90mins

Five minutes of stoppage time looks like being added

88mins

Newcastle have looked better since pulling one back but they still trail 2-1

86mins

Xisco's header is over the bar as the Magpies search for an equaliser

83mins

Kamil Zayatte replaces the goal hero for Hull, King, who goes off to wild applause from the visiting fans

82mins

NEWCASTLE 1-2 HULL CITY: XISCO gets one back for Newcastle, scoring from close range on his debut after N'Zogbia's shot came back off the post

80mins

Folan is booked for a foul on Given

77mins

The Magpies waste another free-kick, time really running out for the home side

75mins

Marney goes off, Bryan Hughes on in his place for Hull

74mins

Geremi's cross is meant for Owen but the Hull defence deal with it well

73mins

Caleb Folan is on for Mendy as Phil Brown makes a change now

72mins

The home fans were not happy before the game and, with the score at 2-0 to the visitors, their mood has not improved during the game

69mins

Turner thinks he's made it 3-0 but his goal is ruled out for a foul, it's unclear why

68mins

Edgar is replaced now as Newcastle make a second change. Sebastien Bassong comes on

66mins

A cross into the Toon box is dangerous but they survive - Hull on top at the minute

64mins

Dean Marney wastes a great chance to make it 3-0 as Newcastle's defence lets Hull through again

62mins

Ignacio Maria Gonzalez comes on for his debut in place of Ameobi

62mins

Ameobi plays the ball across goal but no Newcastle player gets near to it

59mins

Guthrie's cross is turned onto the bar by Myhill and Newcastle desperately search for a goal

57mins

It was another goal on the break from Hull but a lovely finish from King

55mins

NEWCASTLE 0-2 HULL CITY: KING makes it 2-0, latching onto a long ball before slotting home well - the home fans are stunned again!

52mins

Given claims a cross well and launches a Newcastle attack from which Butt ends up having a shot but it's poor

50mins

Anthony Gardner defends well to clear for Hull

49mins

Owen's shot is blocked and Newcastle win a corner but the focus from the home fans remains on the protest

48mins

A huge anti Mike Ashley banner has been going around St James' Park to loud applause

46mins

Hull win a corner as Andy Dawson does well out wide

45mins

The second half gets underway after more protests against Mike Ashley from the home fans at the break

45mins

Half-time: NEWCASTLE 0-1 HULL CITY. King's penalty separates the sides at the break, Owen and Guthrie being the closest Newcastle have come.

44mins

Ameobi heads into the side-netting as Newcastle look for an equaliser - just one minute of injury time to play

44mins

Almost half-time and Hull look like going into the break with a slender advantage

42mins

Newcastle waste a free-kick as Myhill gathers the ball easily

39mins

Bernard Mendy's effort is blocked by Owen - the goal has given Hull a visible lift in confidence

37mins

Owen blasts a wild shot over the bar

36mins

The goal is against the run of play but the Hull fans care little, while things get worse for the home supporters

34mins

NEWCASTLE 0-1 HULL CITY: KING scores from the spot to put Hull in front, Given almost kept it out though

33mins

Halmosi is adjudged to be fouled by Nicky Butt in the box and it's a penalty to Hull

31mins

Geremi's free-kick is headed by Owen but Myhill saves brilliantly to deny him - that looked like the opening goal though for a second

30mins

Guthrie is down and will need treatment

28mins

Geremi's free-kick is fed into the back post but no Newcastle player is in the vicinity and Hull clear easily

25mins

Hull are defending well so far but are not offering a great deal going forward

23mins

Newcastle have had more of the early possession but they have only really created one clear opening

20mins

Paul McShane vies for a ball into the box but N'Zogbia gets there first and clears

18mins

Geremi breaks through the Hull defence well again and finds Danny Guthrie but his shot across goal is poor and the chance is wasted

16mins

Geremi pulls the ball back back for Xisco but he can't get his shot in

14mins

King turns and shoots but Given does well to dive low and save it

12mins

Charles N'Zogbia's corner is headed over by the new signing Xisco - first half chance of the match wasted

11mins

Halmosi shoots from a long way out but it flies over

10mins

A couple of dangerous crosses in from Newcastle but Hull manage to deal with them

8mins

Michael Turner aims a long ball for King but Shay Given comes out quickly to claim the ball

7mins

Boaz Myhill clears long for Hull after solid defending from the visitors

6mins

Peter Halmosi's shot is blocked as Hull look to attack down the other end - a lively opening though

5mins

Michael Owen breaks well and finds Geremi but his cross is cleared

4mins

The game hasn't really settled down yet as both sides struggle to keep hold of the ball early on

2mins

Shola Ameobi tries to break clear for Newcastle but the Hull defence shackle him well

1mins

The ground has filled up as the game gets underway

0mins

Newcastle make three changes as injured trio Habib Beye, Jonas Gutierrez and Jose Enrique go out. New signing Xisco starts though while Hull make five changes as Anthony Gardner and new boys Paul McShane and Marlon King come in.

0mins

There's been loud protests from the home fans outside the ground following Kevin Keegan's recent exit. St James' Park is only about half full.

Match Preview

It must seem like far more than two weeks since their side's last game to beleaguered Newcastle United fans such has been the amount of off-field shenanigans that have beset the club since the 3-0 loss at Arsenal.

Kevin Keegan's post-match rant following Joey Barton's return to action at the Emirates Stadium has been forgotten following a torrid fortnight on Tyneside.

Keegan's drawn-out departure has left the club in limbo with owner Mike Ashley's popularity at an all-time low and rumours about the possibility of him selling the club resurfacing.

Fans have also proposed a boycott of Saturday's game such is their disgust at Keegan's departure.

Such events can only have had a detrimental effect on the players who had made a promising start to the new campaign with a draw at Manchester United and victory against Bolton Wanderers coming before the defeat in north London.

A lengthy injury list at St James' Park is not helping matters, but in their current predicament the Magpies could not have hoped for better opponents than Premier League newcomers Hull City, a team that lost 5-0 at home to Wigan Athletic last time out.

It was a major setback for Tigers boss Phil Brown, who was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association this week following his touchline behaviour in the game against the Latics.

Before the Wigan match, City had made a positive impression in their first two games of the season - a fine win against Fulham and battling draw at Blackburn Rovers.

George Boateng and Anthony Gardner are both in contention for a return to action after being able to train this week.

Dutch veteran midfielder Boateng has been troubled by a thigh problem while Gardner had minor surgery on a thigh injury earlier this month.


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Match Report

Crisis-torn Newcastle United were outplayed and outclassed as they lost 2-1 against a Hull City side that basked in their first ever Premier League away win.

The Magpies' lack of leadership and quality back-up players was clearly evident and this promises to be a long season.

A Marlon King double did the trick before a Newcastle consolation from new boy Xisco was too little and too late.

The demonstrations took place as expected outside of the ground before the match started and fell on deaf ears as there was no sign of either owner Mike Ashley or unpopular director of football Dennis Wise.

Chris Hughton took charge of United after last-gasp talks between Ashley and Kevin Keegan failed to see the former manager return to the St James' Park hot-seat.

Newcastle handed a debut up front to Spain Under-21 striker Xisco, while Ignacio Gonzalez had to make do with a place on the bench.

Hull were urged on by 3,000 travelling fans but had a less than ideal build-up to the match having left their team hotel late on Friday evening following excessive noise from a wedding party.

And to compound the Hull problems, referee Andre Marriner was unhappy that their strip clashed with Newcastle's and made the Tigers wear the white shorts and white socks from the home team's away strip.

As soon as the match started, the ground reverberated to the chants of :"There's only one Kevin Keegan" along with "sack the board" making it perfectly clear where the fans' allegiance lay.

Hull were not phased by the atmosphere and created a good opening for deadline signing Peter Halmosi only for David Edgar to get in a timely block just inside the area.

Newcastle's first chance came after 13 minutes when a Charles N'Zogbia corner picked out Xisco, who was handed a free header that he put well over.

Xisco was then given a great shooting opportunity when set up by Geremi but dwelt too long on the ball and lost possession.

Geremi was largely responsible for all Newcastle's good forward play and created an opening for Danny Guthrie after 18 minutes, but the former Liverpool midfielder pulled his effort wide.

Boaz Myhill came to Hull's rescue on the half-hour mark when going to his right he kept out a close range Michael Owen header from an N'Zogbia free-kick.

But it was Hull who went in front three minutes later from the penalty spot after Halmosi was needlessly sent sprawling by Nicky Butt as United conceded a spot-kick for the third successive league match.

It was left to King to take the kick and he must have feared the worst when Shay Given guessed correctly to his left only to see the ball turned onto the upright and into the net.

It went from bad to worse for Newcastle when Hull stormed into a 2-0 lead after 55 minutes when Bernard Mendy carefully slipped King into the clear and beat the offside trap to charge forward and curl his shot beyond Given.

A fluke almost brought United back into the game after 58 minutes when Guthrie twisted and turned on the left and crossed for Myhill at full stretch to palm the ball onto the bar before it was scrambled clear.

Absolutely nothing had been seen of Newcastle as an attacking force in the second half before they were thrown a lifeline after 82 minutes when Xisco stabbed a rebound into the net after N'Zogbia had hit the post.

As they became more frustrated tempers flared in the dying seconds and United's Guthrie was shown a straight red for lashing out at Craig Fagan.

Newcastle United

Hull City

Corners

53

Fouls

1317

Goal attempts

139

Shots off target

84

Offsides

03

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