Ben Arfa - Top Of The Tree!

Papiss Cisse says Hatem Ben Arfa is "a different-class player".

Papiss Cisse: "That was the real Hatem Ben Arfa and fortunately he is playing with us.

"He is in our squad and he is a different-class player.

"He works hard every day for that, to be fit for us, and he has the national team as a target as well.

"There are still five games and if he plays like that in the last five games, I think he has a big chance to get into the French squad.

"Like the manager says, Champions League is possible, but it is only a possibility.

"We have got five matches left and we have to work really, really hard in the week so we are ready for the weekend, and then we will see if we can get there.

"We have only got five matches left, so we are going to take it match by match.

"But we have really got momentum behind us, so I still think we can do something really extraordinary.

"The team spirit is good and we just want to keep going, to keep winning. It's good for the team.

"We have one month to go and it is good to go to the training ground to work for something.

"Now we have the Champions League as a target, and it's very, very exciting to play for that.

"We are very, very happy. The results yesterday were great for us. We keep winning and now we are with Tottenham with the same points, so with five games to go, why not?"

NEWCASTLE UNITED (Pld 33 Pts 59 GD 8)

Saturday 21st April 2012   Barclays Prem Newcastle United  v  Stoke City 15:00  Saturday 28th April 2012   Barclays Prem Wigan Athletic  v  Newcastle United 15:00  Wednesday 02nd May 2012   Barclays PremChelsea  v  Newcastle United 19:45    Sunday 06th May 2012   Barclays Prem Newcastle United  v  Manchester City 13:30  Sunday 13th May 2012   Barclays Prem  Everton  v  Newcastle United 15:00 

ARSENAL (Pld 32 Pts 61 GD 22)

Wednesday 11th April 2012   Barclays Prem Wolverhampton Wanderers  v  Arsenal 19:45   Monday 16th April 2012   Barclays Prem Arsenal  v  Wigan Athletic 20:00  Saturday 21st April 2012   Barclays Prem  Arsenal  v  Chelsea 12:45  Saturday 28th April 2012   Barclays Prem Stoke City  v  Arsenal 15:00  Saturday 05th May 2012   Barclays PremArsenal  v  Norwich City 12:45  Sunday 13th May 2012   Barclays Prem West Bromwich Albion  v  Arsenal 15:00

CHELSEA (Pld 33 Pts 57 GD 18)

Sunday 15th April 2012   The FA Cup Semi-Final  Tottenham Hotspur  v  Chelsea 18:00  Wednesday 18th April 2012   Champions League Semi-Final  Chelsea  v  Barcelona 19:45  Saturday 21st April 2012   Barclays Prem Arsenal  v  Chelsea 12:45  Tuesday 24th April 2012   Champions League Semi-Final  Barcelona  v  Chelsea 19:45  Sunday 29th April 2012   Barclays Prem  Chelsea  v  Queens Park Rangers 13:30  Wednesday 02nd May 2012   Barclays Prem  Chelsea  v  Newcastle United 19:45  Saturday 05th May 2012   Barclays Prem Liverpool  v  Chelsea 12:45  Sunday 13th May 2012   Barclays Prem  Chelsea  v  Blackburn Rovers 15:00

TOTTENHAM (Pld 33 Pts 59 GD 19)

Sunday 15th April 2012   The FA Cup Semi-Final  Tottenham Hotspur  v  Chelsea 18:00 Saturday 21st April 2012   Barclays Prem  Queens Park Rangers  v  Tottenham Hotspur 17:30  Sunday 29th April 2012   Barclays Prem  Tottenham Hotspur  v  Blackburn Rovers 16:00  Wednesday 02nd May 2012   Barclays Prem  Bolton Wanderers  v  Tottenham Hotspur 20:00  Sunday 06th May 2012   Barclays Prem  Aston Villa  v  Tottenham Hotspur 14:00  Sunday 13th May 2012   Barclays Prem  Tottenham Hotspur  v  Fulham 15:00

ON THIS DAY ... APRIL 1th

YearCompOpponentsVResultScorers (where available)AttView options 2009 PREM Stoke City A D 1-1 Carroll 81 24,862 Report Results Table 2004 PREM ARSENAL H D 0-0   52,141 Report Results Table 1999 FAC Tottenham Hotspur N W 2-0   53,609   Results   after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0; played at Old Trafford 1998 PREM Arsenal A L 1-3       Results Table 1992 DIV2 Ipswich Town A L 2-3       Results Table 1990 DIV2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H W 2-1       Results Table 1987 DIV1 Oxford United A D 1-1       Results Table 1981 DIV2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED H W 2-1       Results Table 1966 DIV1 Everton A L 0-1       Results Table 1964 DIV2 BURY H L 0-4       Results Table 1959 DIV1 West Bromwich Albion A D 2-2       Results Table 1955 DIV1 EVERTON H W 4-0       Results Table 1953 DIV1 MANCHESTER UNITED H L 1-2       Results Table 1952 DIV1 MIDDLESBROUGH H L 0-2       Results Table 1951 DIV1 PORTSMOUTH H D 0-0       Results Table 1950 DIV1 Huddersfield Town A W 2-1       Results Table 1936 DIV2 SWANSEA TOWN H W 2-0       Results Table 1931 DIV1 MANCHESTER CITY H L 0-1       Results Table 1925 DIV1 Tottenham Hotspur A L 0-3       Results Table 1914 DIV1 MIDDLESBROUGH H W 1-0       Results Table 1908 DIV1 LIVERPOOL H W 3-1       Results Table 1903 DIV1 BURY H W 1-0       Results Table 1898 DIV2 Loughborough A W 1-0       Results Table

THIS WEEK'S FIXTURES

 Wednesday 11th April 2012  

Manchester City  v  West Bromwich Albion 19:45 Wigan Athletic  v  Manchester United 19:45 Wolverhampton Wanderers  v  Arsenal 19:45 Queens Park Rangers  v  Swansea City 20:00    

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RUN IN

NEWCASTLE UNITED (Pld 33 Pts 59 GD 8)

Newcastle United  v  Stoke City Wigan Athletic  v  Newcastle United  Chelsea  v  Newcastle United   Newcastle United  v  Manchester City Everton  v  Newcastle United

ARSENAL (Pld 32 Pts 61 GD 22)

Wolverhampton Wanderers  v  Arsenal Arsenal  v  Wigan Athletic Arsenal  v  Chelsea  Stoke City  v  Arsenal Arsenal  v  Norwich City West Bromwich Albion  v  Arsenal

CHELSEA (Pld 33 Pts 57 GD 18)

Arsenal  v  Chelsea Chelsea  v  Queens Park Rangers Chelsea  v  Newcastle United Liverpool  v  Chelsea Chelsea  v  Blackburn Rovers

TOTTENHAM (Pld 33 Pts 59 GD 19)

Queens Park Rangers  v  Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur  v  Blackburn Rovers  Bolton Wanderers  v  Tottenham Hotspur  Aston Villa  v  Tottenham Hotspur  Tottenham Hotspur  v  Fulham

 NEWCASTLE UNITED 20011/12

 PREMIER LEAGUE

NEWCASTLE 2 BOLTON 0 (Ben Arfa, Cisse)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa (Ryan Taylor 85), Cabaye, Perch (Ferguson 46), Gutierrez, Ba (Shola Ameobi 64), Cisse.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Abeid, Gosling, Tavernier.

SWANSEA 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cisse 2) Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Perch, Santon, Gutierrez, Cabaye (Gosling 73), Ben Arfa, Tiote (Ryan Taylor 46), Cisse, Ba (Ferguson 59).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Abeid, Shola Ameobi, Tavernier.

NEWCASTLE 2 LIVERPOOL 0 (Cisse 2)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Perch, Gutierrez, Guthrie (Gosling 65), Tiote, Cabaye, Ben Arfa (Santon 90), Cisse (Shola Ameobi 74), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Ryan Taylor, Vuckic, Ferguson.

WEST BROM 1 NEWCASTLE 3 (Cisse 2, Ben Arfa) Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini (Santon 46), Perch, Ben Arfa (Shola Ameobi 75), Guthrie, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Cisse (Ferguson 79), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Abeid, Gosling, Vuckic.

NEWCASTLE 1 NORWICH 0 (Cisse)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Perch, Ben Arfa (Santon 63), Cabaye, Guthrie (Gosling 76), Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse (Shola Ameobi 69).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Abeid, Vuckic, Donaldson.

ARSENAL 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ben Arfa)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon (Perch 46), Ben Arfa, Tiote (Guthrie 81), Cabaye, Gutierrez, Obertan (Shola Ameobi 61), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Cisse, Gosling, Vuckic.

NEWCASTLE 1 SUNDERLAND 1 (Shola Ameobi)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon (Ben Arfa 46), Ryan Taylor (Lovenkrands 88), Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse (Shola Ameobi 72).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Guthrie, Perch, Obertan.

NEWCASTLE 2 WOLVES 2 (Cisse, Gutierrez)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ryan Taylor (Guthrie 65), Cabaye, Tiote (Shola Ameobi 80), Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse (Ben Arfa 65).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Perch, Obertan, Ferguson.

SPURS 5 NEWCASTLE 0 Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Obertan (Ferguson 46), Guthrie (Lovenkrands 86), Perch, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse (Gosling 68).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Ben Arfa, Abeid, Shola Ameobi.

NEWCASTLE 2 ASTON VILLA 1 (Ba, Cisse) Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ryan Taylor (Obertan 33), Guthrie, Perch, Gutierrez, Ba (Shola Ameobi 90), Best (Cisse 14).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Ben Arfa, Gosling, Ferguson.

BLACKBURN 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Dann og, Obertan)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Ben Arfa (Perch 46), Guthrie, Ryan Taylor (Obertan 89), Gutierrez, Best (Lovenkrands 77), Shola Ameobi.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Abeid, Gosling, Ferguson.

FULHAM 5 NEWCASTLE 2 (Guthrie, Ben Arfa)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Guthrie (Perch 76), Cabaye (Gosling 83), Gutierrez, Best (Ryan Taylor 86), Shola Ameobi.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Lovenkrands, Obertan, Ferguson.

NEWCASTLE 1 QPR 0 (Best)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Ryan Taylor (Gosling 81), Guthrie, Cabaye (Ben Arfa 25), Gutierrez, Best (Perch 76), Shola Ameobi.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Abeid, Obertan, Ferguson.

NEWCASTLE 3 MAN UTD 0 (Ba, Cabaye, Jones og)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Ryan Taylor, Tiote, Cabaye (Perch 77), Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi (Best 75), Ba (Obertan 89).Subs Not Used: Harper, Ben Arfa, Sammy Ameobi, Vuckic.

LIVERPOOL 3 NEWCASTLE 1 (Agger og)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor (Santon 46), Obertan (Sammy Ameobi 84), Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Vuckic (Ben Arfa 65), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Perch, Best, Shola Ameobi.

BOLTON 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ben Arfa, Ba)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Ryan Taylor, Obertan (Shola Ameobi 84), Cabaye (Perch 88), Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Best (Ben Arfa 61).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Vuckic, Ferguson.

NEWCASTLE 2 WEST BROM 3 (Ba 2)Krul, Simpson, Perch, Coloccini, Santon (Ryan Taylor 46), Obertan (Shola Ameobi 72), Vuckic, Tiote, Gutierrez, Best (Ben Arfa 61), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Williamson, Abeid, Sammy Ameobi.

NEWCASTLE 0 SWANSEA CITY 0Krul, Simpson, Perch, Coloccini, Santon, Obertan (Sammy Ameobi 82), Cabaye, Tiote (Vuckic 82), Gutierrez, Best (Shola Ameobi 71), Ba.Subs Not Used: Harper, Williamson, Ben Arfa, Abeid.

NORWICH 4 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ba 2)Krul, Santon (Ferguson 90), Simpson, Perch, Ryan Taylor, Obertan (Sammy Ameobi 80), Cabaye, Gosling, Gutierrez, Ba, Shola Ameobi (Smith 90).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Ben Arfa, Lovenkrands, Best.

NEWCASTLE 0 CHELSEA 3Krul, Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini (Perch 27), R Taylor, Lovenkrands (Sammy Ameobi 71), Guthrie, Cabaye, Obertan, Ben Arfa (Shola Ameobi 46), Ba.Subs Not Used: Harper, Santon, Gosling, Best.

MAN UTD 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ba pen)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan (Sammy Ameobi 65), Cabaye, Guthrie (Perch 74), Gutierrez, Ben Arfa (Lovenkrands 80), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Santon, Gosling, Shola Ameobi.

MAN CITY 3 NEWCASTLE 1 (Gosling)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Ben Arfa (Lovenkrands 76), Guthrie, Cabaye (Perch 85), Gutierrez, Ba, Sammy Ameobi (Gosling 79).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Santon, Smith, Shola Ameobi.

NEWCASTLE 2 EVERTON 1 (Heitinga og, R Taylor)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Steven Taylor, Ryan Taylor, Marveaux (Sammy Ameobi 54), Cabaye (Gosling 37), Guthrie, Gutierrez, Best (Ben Arfa 73), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Santon, Lovenkrands, Perch.

STOKE 1 NEWCASTLE 3 (Barr 3)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan, Guthrie (Gosling 90), Cabaye (Perch 78), Gutierrez, Best (Sammy Ameobi 86), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Santon, Ben Arfa, Marveaux.

NEWCASTLE 1 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 (Cabaye)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan (Marveaux 76), Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Best (Ben Arfa 46), Ba (Shola Ameobi 68).Subs Not Used: Harper, Santon, Perch, Smith.

NEWCASTLE 2 SPURS 2 (Ba, Ameobi)Krul, Simpson (Santon 77), Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Best (Shola Ameobi 71), Ba (Ben Arfa 71).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Lovenkrands, Gosling, Marveaux.WOLVES 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ba, Gutierrez)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan (Marveaux 90), Cabaye (Guthrie 89), Tiote, Gutierrez, Best, Ba (Lovenkrands 71).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sammy Ameobi.NEWCASTLE 3 BLACKBURN 1 (Ba 3)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez (Marveaux 84), Ba (Ben Arfa 74), Best.Subs Not Used: Harper, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Perch, Sammy Ameobi.ASTON VILLA 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Best)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez (Sammy Ameobi 85), Best (Shola Ameobi 69), Ba (Marveaux 80).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Perch.QPR 0 NEWCASTLE 0Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan (Sammy Ameobi 88), Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Best (Marveaux 82), Shola Ameobi (Ba 64).Subs Not Used: Elliot, Santon, Guthrie, Lovenkrands.NEWCASTLE 2 FULHAM 1 (Best 2)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Lovenkrands (Ba 62), Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Obertan, Best (Vuckic 78), Vuckic (Smith 85).Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Ferguson.SUNDERLAND 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (R Taylor)Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Tiote, Cabaye (Williamson 85), Barton, Obertan (Gosling 85), Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi.Subs Not Used: Harper, Lovenkrands, Ba, Best, Marveaux.NEWCASTLE 0 ARSENAL 0Krul, Coloccini, Steven Taylor, Ryan Taylor, Simpson, Barton, Cabaye (Lovenkrands 81), Tiote, Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi (Best 73), Ba (Obertan 46).Subs Not Used: Forster, Williamson, Gosling, Sammy Ameobi.

FA CUP

BRIGHTON 1 NEWCASTLE 0Krul, Simpson, Perch, Williamson, Santon (Ferguson 83), Guthrie (Gosling 83), Cabaye, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa (Ryan Taylor 83), Shola Ameobi, Best.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Lovenkrands, Obertan, Kadar.

NEWCASTLE 2 BLACKBURN 1 (Ben Arfa, Gutierrez)Krul, Simpson (Ryan Taylor 60), Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Obertan (Shola Ameobi 56), Abeid (Gosling 87), Cabaye, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Best.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Perch, Sammy Ameobi, Vuckic.CARLING CUPBLACKBURN 4 NEWCASTLE 3 (AET)  Guthrie, Cabaye, Lovenkrands (pen)Krul, Simpson (Sammy Ameobi 70), Perch, Coloccini, Santon, Marveaux (Obertan 77), Guthrie, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa (Lovenkrands 79), Ba.Subs Not Used: Elliot, Abeid, Gosling, Ranger.

NOTTINGHAM FOR. 3 NEWCASTLE 4 (AET) Lovenkrands 2, Simpson, ColocciniElliot, Simpson, Coloccini, Perch, Ferguson, Abeid, Guthrie, Gosling (Shola Ameobi 70), Marveaux, Ben Arfa (Sammy Ameobi 70), Lovenkrands (Obertan 80).Subs Not Used: Krul, Best, Dummett, Henderson.SCUNTHORPE 1 NEWCASTLE 2 AET (R Taylor, Sammy Ameobi)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson (Steven Taylor 45), Ryan Taylor, Marveaux, Gosling (Vuckic 70), Cabaye, Lovenkrands, Best, Ba (Sammy Ameobi 65).Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Abeid, Smith, Ferguson.PRE-SEASON FIXTURESNEWCASTLE 0 FIORENTINA 0 (Ab 63 mins)Krul (Forster 46), Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique, Gosling (Ba 46), Cabaye, Vuckic, Jonas (Marveaux 46) Lovenkrands (R Taylor 61), Best (Shola Ameobi 46).Subs: Sammy Ameobi, Ranger, Tavernier, Williamson.LEEDS UTD 3 NEWCASTLE 2 (S.Taylor, Vuckic)Forster, Cabaye, Williamson, Barton, Simpson, Gosling, Gutierrez, Ba, Shola Ameobi, Taylor, Tavernier. Subs: Krul, Taylor, Best, Vuckic, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett.COLUMBUS CREW 0 NEWCASTLE 3 (Ameobi, Coloccini, Vuckic)Harper; Tavernier, S Taylor, Coloccini (Dummett, 54), Enrique; Gutierrez (Abeid, 85), Tiote (Smith, 62), Gosling, Marveaux (Vuckic, 76); Ameobi (Best, 75), Ba. Subs not used: Forster, Krul.ORLANDO CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 0Forster; R Taylor (Enrique, 26), S Taylor, Coloccini, Tavernier; Gosling (Vuckic, 71), Smith (Abeid, 74), Tiote, Gutierrez; Best (Ba, 74), Lovenkrands (Ameobi, 74). Subs not used: Krul, Harper.SPORTING KANSAS 0 NEWCASTLE 0Krul, Gosling, Coloccini, S Taylor, R Taylor, Marveaux (Tavernier 46), Tiote (Abeid 46), Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Ba (Best 72), Lovenkrands (Smith 46).DARLINGTON 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Barton, Sammy Ameobi)Forster; Simpson (Dummett), S Taylor (Tavernier), Williamson (Henderson), Ferguson (R Taylor); Barton (Abeid), Guthrie (Cabaye, Donaldson), Smith (Gosling), Vuckic (Sammy Ameobi); Ben Arfa (Richardson), Best (Ranger). Subs not used: Soderberg, Newton.

Source: FOOTYMAD

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