Source: Daily_Mail
Newcastle 1 Sheff Wed 0: Hot shot Ameobi fires Toon up the table
New wave: Ryan Taylor, Andrew Carroll and Danny Simpson celebrate with Shoila Ameobi after he scored the winner[LNB] For the second time in five days would-be buyer Barry Moat sat in the directors' box at St James' Park and for the second time in five days Moat saw Shola Ameobi score at the Gallowgate End.[LNB] But for the umpteenth time this summer, yesterday's alleged D-Day over the sale of the club came and went without any public announcement of a deal.[LNB] Alan Shearer was here, but there was no sign of Mike Ashley. The club Ashley still owns has now won twice thanks to four goals from Ameobi, and if they retain their personnel - a big if - should be able to sustain a promotion challenge. Newcastle are level with five others on seven points.[LNB] Ameobi struck in the 15th minute and although Sheffield Wednesday were occasionally threatening, Newcastle did enough defensively to blunt Brian Laws' team, who are yet to record a league win this season.[LNB] Wednesday, beginning their tenth season outside the top flight, are a reminder to Newcastle what can happen.[LNB] Ameobi's early strike meant the mood inside St James' was optimistic. Yet Wednesday had created the first real chance of the night on 10 minutes. But even though Sean McAllister was only four yards out, the ball came to him awkwardly and Steve Harper did enough to put McAllister off. The ball ended high in the Leazes End.[LNB] At a stretch: Newcastle's Jonas Gutierrez tussles with Lewis Buxton[LNB] The ball was in the air a lot and five minutes later Harper's 60-yard punt landed on the head of Andy Carroll. Ameobi read Carroll's flick and raced into the area where he held off Richard Wood, took a touch, then buried a clean shot beyond Lee Grant at the keeper's near post.[LNB] The stadium buzzed after that and for a few minutes it seemed that Wednesday might be in for a chasing. Ameobi had two more good openings, both from Ryan Taylor dead-ball deliveries. On each occasion Ameobi's header was directed too close to Grant.[LNB] That meant the visitors could continue to probe, which they did, with Marcus Tudgay and Jermaine Johnson giving the Newcastle back four a few jittery moments.[LNB] Middle man: Newcastle's Andrew Carroll challenges Darren Purse and Richard Wood of Sheffield Wednesday[LNB] Steven Taylor, who appeared to say farewell to the home crowd last Saturday, was among them.[LNB] But Newcastle began the second half hungrily, Grant being forced to produce a flying save to deny a Ryan Taylor free kick bound for the top corner.[LNB] Just past the hour, Harper was asked to do the same when a Michael Gray free kick was destined to be the equaliser.[LNB] But Harper got there, much to the former Sunderland man's anguish. [LNB] Villa, Fulham and Everton in three-way battle for Toon defender TaylorNewcastle to get rid of Fabricio Coloccini as Espanyol offer the defender a way out of ToonNewcastle 3 Reading 0: Hat-trick hero Ameobi dedicates win to Sir Bobby[LNB] [LNB]
