Mike Williamson: "People are going to look at 'two points from 12' and, by the standards the boys have set earlier on in the season, they are going to start calling it a mini-crisis and things like that.
"But I just think in the last three or four games, the luck just hasn't been on our side.
"We have worked hard, we have put as much preparation and heart into the games and we just haven't had the rub of the green, with the other night and the penalty against Sunderland, 2-0 up against Wolves, things like that.
"We just haven't had that luck, but the lads have been working hard - that's what can turn it around, hard work, and that's what we have got in that dressing room.
"I think the whole club would have settled for our current position.
"Norwich have scored a lot of headed goals, and they have got fantastic presence up there.
"They have always got players who can play and make runs off the front, and they integrate well.
"You watch Norwich and you know what they are about. They are a very hard-working, disciplined side and the physical presence up front they have got - it wasn't just against that, they do that week in, week out.
"They try to get as many crosses into the box and create as many opportunities to score a goal as possible, and they have done that fantastically well this year, which is proved by where they are in the league."
Alan Pardew is sweating on the fitness of key duo Cheick Tiote and Danny Simpson ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash with Norwich.
Midfielder Tiote picked up a hamstring problem in Monday night's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal, while full-back Simpson suffered an adductor strain in the same game.
Pardew otherwise has no new injury concerns, although striker Peter Lovenkrands (thigh) and fellow long-term absentees Leon Best and Sammy Ameobi (both knee), Steven Taylor (Achilles) and Sylvain Marveaux (groin) are still missing.
NEWCASTLE (from): Krul, Elliot, Harper, Simpson, Santon, Ferguson, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Tiote, Cabaye, R. Taylor, Obertan, Ben Arfa, Gutierrez, Abeid, Gosling, Ba, Cisse, Shola Ameobi.
Norwich expect to have midfielder Jonny Howson available again after illness.
Defenders Daniel Ayala (hamstring) and Marc Tierney (groin) are still recovering full match fitness.
Striker James Vaughan (hamstring) is another still not available for first-team selection.
NORWICH (from): Ruddy, Ward, Whitbread, Drury, Naughton, Crofts, Pilkington, Surman, E Bennett, Fox, Hoolahan, Jackson, Holt, Morison, Wilbraham, Steer, Johnson, Martin, Howson, R Bennett.
NORWICH CURRENT FORM: Norwich 1 Wigan 1MARCH 11: Barclays Premier League at Carrow Road. Stoke 1 Norwich 0MARCH 3: Barclays Premier League at the Britannia Stadium. Norwich 1 Manchester United 2FEBRUARY 26: Barclays Premier League at Carrow Road. Norwich 1 Leicester 2FEBRUARY 18: FA Cup fifth round at Carrow Road. Swansea 2 Norwich 3FEBRUARY 11: Barclays Premier League at the Liberty Stadium. Norwich 2 Bolton 0FEBRUARY 4: Barclays Premier League at Carrow Road. NORWICH - LAST FIXTURE: NORWICH 1 WIGAN 1 NORWICH: Ruddy, Naughton, Ward, Whitbread, Drury, Crofts (Elliott Bennett 69), Hoolahan, Fox, Surman (Pilkington 70), Jackson, Holt (Morison 59).Subs Not Used: Steer, Martin, Johnson, Wilbraham. WIGAN: Al Habsi, Boyce, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Beausejour, Moses, McCarthy (Diame 85), McArthur, Gomez (Maloney 56), Rodallega.Subs Not Used: Kirkland, Ben Watson, Di Santo, McManaman, Stam. Att: 26,653Wigan battled to a 1-1 draw at Norwich, but it was not enough to lift them off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League.
Wes Hoolahan (pictured right) clipped in Simeon Jackson's cross to put the Canaries in front after 10 minutes.
However, the Latics grew into the match and eventually netted a deserved equaliser through a well-taken finish by Victor Moses on 68 minutes.
Despite their recent dip in form, with successive league defeats following their FA Cup exit to Leicester, Norwich had impressed on their return to the top flight and could have climbed back up to eighth with victory.
However, it was the visitors who started brightly.
On four minutes, Hugo Rodallega glanced a header wide after a deep cross from the left by Maynor Figueroa.
Norwich slowly settled into possession, if without stretching the Wigan rearguard.
The hosts went in front with their first meaningful attack on 10 minutes.
Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi skewed his clearance straight out of play, with Adam Drury taking a quick throw which sent Jackson clear into the left side of the penalty area.
The Canada forward floated a ball into the six-yard box, where Hoolahan got in between two defenders to hook the ball up into the far corner.
Norwich soon had Wigan pressed back again, with Jackson's darting run down the right, with the ball eventually out for a corner which was cleared.
When Wigan did break through James McArthur, Rodallega carried the ball to the edge of the Norwich penalty area and set up Jean Beausejour on the overlap down the left, but his angled shot was straight at John Ruddy.
The visitors were now controlling possession and fashioned their best opening on 26 minutes.
Moses cut the ball back through the six-yard box, where Rodallega spun his marker and fired goalwards, but Ruddy was well placed to save.
A long punt upfield suddenly released Grant Holt behind the Wigan backline on 33 minutes.
The Norwich skipper turned back inside and fired the ball goalwards which struck Latics captain Gary Caldwell on the arm, but referee Kevin Friend was not interested.
Wigan continued to push Norwich on the defensive.
Emerson Boyce got away down the right. His deflected cross flew over Ruddy and bounced off the top of the crossbar before being put behind.
As half-time approached, Ruddy spilled Gomez's ambitious angled 25-yard drive, but Rodallega was unable to turn the loose ball in.
The Norwich keeper then got lucky again after being unable to hold on to Rodallega's low strike, but gathered the ball just ahead of Moses.
Wigan were back on the offensive at the start of the second half, when Moses turned inside full-back Kyle Naughton and floated a ball across the six-yard box.
At the other end, Holt then headed wide from Drury's left-wing cross.
McCarthy played a neat one-two with Gomez and burst into the Norwich penalty area, but Ruddy got down well to save his low, first-time shot.
The let-off sparked Norwich into life, yet without really making progress in the final third.
Wigan remained well on top with Wales striker Steve Morison, on for Holt, having to hack clear inside his own six-yard box.
The Wales forward then suddenly burst clear down the right, cutting the ball back across goal where Antolin Alcaraz threw himself in front of Jackson to block.
Wigan netted a deserved equaliser on 68 minutes.
Shaun Maloney slipped through Moses, who held off the Norwich defence to round Ruddy and slot home.
Canaries boss Paul Lambert had needed to inject some new life into his side for some time, and finally did just that with an immediate double change when Andrew Surman and Crofts were replaced by wingers Elliott Bennett and Anthony Pilkington.
On 80 minutes, Alcaraz upended Jackson at the edge of the penalty area, and was shown a yellow card, despite calls for red from the home support. Pilkington curled the free-kick over the wall, but cleared the crossbar.
Morison's header from a corner was then knocked off the line by Beausejour before Elliott Ward planted his header just wide.
Wigan almost snatched victory with four minutes left when Maloney broke down the left and crossed for substitute Mohamed Diame, who somehow put the ball over from six yards.
Al Habsi then produced a brilliant one-handed save to keep out Morison's goalbound header as the Latics came away with a deserved point.
The last time Norwich City came to St James' Park ... 2004/5 NEWCASTLE 2 NORWICH 1 NEWCASTLE: Harper, Hughes, Johnsen, Bramble, Bernard, Milner, Ambrose, Jenas, Robert (Bellamy 69), Ameobi (Bowyer 83), Kluivert. Subs Not Used: Given, O'Brien, Shearer. NORWICH: Green, Edworthy, Fleming, Shackell, Drury (Helveg 65), Svensson, Holt (Safri 45), Francis, Jonson, Doherty (Henderson 61), Huckerby. Subs Not Used: Ward, Bentley. Att: 42,153Newcastle survived a Norwich fightback to book their place in the fourth round of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 win.
First-half goals from Jermaine Jenas and Shola Ameobi put a much-changed Magpies side firmly in the driving seat, but a 56th-minute penalty from former Newcastle striker Darren Huckerby dragged Nigel Worthington's side back into it and ensured a tense finish to a game which should have been over by the break.
The Canaries arrived on Tyneside having won only once all season, and that against Bristol Rovers in the previous round of the same competition.
For 55 minutes, they looked nowhere near improving on that as Patrick Kluivert and Shola Ameobi, prompted by Jenas, Darren Ambrose and James Milner, cut through them at will.
But Graeme Souness' side became increasingly careless as the visitors sensed a second famous comeback of the season at St James' Park, and it was Norwich who finished with the wind in their sails.
Newcastle managed to hang on in front of a crowd of 42,153 to extend their unbeaten run to 10 games, and although there were shortcomings, Souness will have been satisfied with much of what he saw.
(* Newcastle lost to Chelsea in the next round)
MAGPIES v CANARIES - THE HISTORY: 2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Norwich City 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2004/2005 Wed 20 Apr Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Wed 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Norwich City League Cup Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Norwich City Premiership 1994/1995 Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Norwich City Premiership Sat 31 Dec Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1993/1994 Tue 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Norwich City Premiership Tue 04 Jan Norwich City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1988/1989 Sat 25 Mar Norwich City 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Norwich City First Division 1987/1988 Sat 13 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Norwich City First Division Tue 01 Sep Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1986/1987 Wed 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Norwich City First Division Sat 27 Sep Norwich City 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1984/1985 Sat 11 May Norwich City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 15 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Norwich City First Division 1981/1982 Sat 30 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Norwich City Second Division Sat 19 Sep Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1977/1978 Wed 26 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Norwich City First Division Wed 05 Oct Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1976/1977 Sat 12 Mar Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Norwich City First Division Sat 02 Oct Norwich City 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1975/1976 Sat 22 Nov Norwich City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 18 Oct Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 Norwich City First Division 1973/1974 Wed 17 Apr Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Mon 15 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Norwich City First Division 1972/1973 Sat 24 Feb Norwich City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Norwich City First Division 1964/1965 Sat 13 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Norwich City Second Division Sat 31 Oct Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1963/1964 Sat 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Norwich City Second Division Sat 02 Nov Norwich City 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1962/1963 Sat 04 May Norwich City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Wed 13 Mar Norwich City 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Sat 22 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Norwich City Second Division 1961/1962 Sat 24 Mar Norwich City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 04 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Norwich City Second Division 1938/1939 Thu 16 Mar Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Tue 27 Dec Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Norwich City Second Division 1937/1938 Mon 18 Apr Norwich City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Fri 15 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Norwich City Second Division 1936/1937 Mon 28 Dec Norwich City 1 - 5 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Fri 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Norwich City Second Division 1935/1936 Sat 29 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Norwich City Second Division Sat 07 Dec Norwich City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1934/1935 Sat 09 Feb Norwich City 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 29 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Norwich City Second DivisionPREMIERSHIP FIXTURES Sunday 18th March 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United 13:30 Newcastle United v Norwich City 16:00 Tuesday 20th March 2012 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers 19:45 Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland 20:00 Wednesday 21st March 2012 Manchester City v Chelsea 19:45 Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City 19:45 Everton v Arsenal 20:00 Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool 20:00 THE SHOWDOWN ... NEWCASTLE UNITED Norwich (H); West Brom (A); Liverpool(H); Swansea (A); Bolton (H); Chelsea (A); Stoke (H); Wigan (A); Man City (H); Everton (A) ARSENAL Aston Villa (H); QPR (A); Man City (H); Wolves (A); Wigan (H); Everton (A); Chelsea (H); Stoke (A); Norwich (H); West Brom (A) CHELSEA Man City (A); Tottenham (H); Aston Villa (A); Wigan (H); Fulham (A); Newcastle (H); Arsenal (A); QPR (H); Liverpool (A); Blackburn (H) LIVERPOOLWigan (H); QPR (A); Newcastle (A); Aston Villa (H); Blackburn (A); Fulham (H); West Brom (H); Norwich (A); Chelsea (H); Swansea (A) NEWCASTLE UNITED 20011/12 PREMIER LEAGUE
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 CUPBRIGHTON 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.
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YearCompOpponentsVResultScorers (where available)AttView options 2007 PREM Charlton Athletic A L 0-2 27,028 Report Results Table 1998 PREM CRYSTAL PALACE H L 1-2 Results Table 1997 UEFA Monaco A L 0-3 Results Monaco won 4-0 on aggregate 1996 PREM WEST HAM UNITED H W 3-0 Results Table 1978 DIV1 Chelsea A D 2-2 Results Table 1975 DIV1 Arsenal A L 0-3 Results Table 1974 FAC NOTTINGHAM FOREST H D 0-0 Results Newcastle United's home match played at neutral ground after initial void match (4-3) 1972 DIV1 Liverpool A L 0-5 Results Table 1971 DIV1 EVERTON H W 2-1 Results Table 1967 DIV1 BLACKPOOL H W 2-1 Results Table 1950 DIV1 West Bromwich Albion A D 1-1 Results Table 1939 DIV2 Fulham A D 1-1 Results Table 1922 DIV1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC H D 1-1 Results Table 1914 DIV1 BURNLEY H W 3-1 Results Table 1911 DIV1 ASTON VILLA H W 1-0 Results Table 1905 DIV1 Bury A W 4-2 Results Table 1899 DIV1 Bolton Wanderers A D 0-0 Results Table
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