Source: Daily_Mail
West Bromwich 3 Newcastle 1: Peter Odemwingie at the double
Now go, cat, go: West Brom's double scorer Odemwingie celebrates[LNB]Chris Hughton locked hisNewcastle players in thedressing room for more thanan hour at The Hawthornsafter another insipid away dayshow left him fuming. [LNB]After the fillip of a well-earned draw againstChelsea last week, the stage had been set forNewcastle to return to the form of earlierthis season. [LNB]But what the travelling fans witnessedinstead was an ill-disciplined display againsta West Bromwich side who deservedlychalked up their first league success againstNewcastle in 26 years. [LNB]It spoke volumes for the manner of thistriumph that Hughton, one of the most even temperedbosses in the top flight, turnedinto Mr Angry in the post-match inquest. [LNB]But such was the ease with which RobertoDi Matteo's players stroked the ball aroundthat he had every right to question hisplayers. [LNB]Only Peter Lovenkrands's consolationgoal two minutes into added time madethe scoreline look respectable. [LNB]Indeed,Newcastle could have been on the end of asbig a hiding as they were a fortnight agowhen they shipped five at Bolton. [LNB]Sources said Hughton 'let rip' at his men.He could hardly be blamed. [LNB]The Newcastlemanager said: 'After most games there areinquests and there was one today becausewe didn't do well enough. It was aboutgetting answers. [LNB]'Some of it was aboutventing my anger, particularly when theresult is as disappointing as it was today.'We didn't start well enough. [LNB]'With the wayWest Brom play there are going to betimes when you concede possession,but we added to our own downfall. [LNB]Breakthrough: Tchoyi (No 5) opens the scoring for West Bromwich with a superb curling effort[LNB]'We gave away poor goals. It'sprobably as disappointed as I've felt.We lost away at Bolton, which wasprobably our poorest result of theseason, and we came here off a decentresult last week but we weren't goodenough and that's why we have beendown there so long.' [LNB]It was probably a culmination of along list of frustrations that sparkedHughton's ire, rather than the factthat Newcastle had been beaten. [LNB]This West Brom side are no patsies,having ended a 31-year wait for avictory at Goodison Park last weekand now broken a drought againstNewcastle going back to 1984.[LNB]The architect of this win wasundoubtedly Somen Tchoyi. TheCameroon international, who is rangyand quick with two good feet, has atouch of Emmanuel Adebayor abouthim. [LNB]Done and dusted: Odemwingie puts the result beyond doubt as he squeezes home the second[LNB]He broke the deadlock in the 33rdminute when a powder-puff tacklefrom Jonas Gutierrez allowed theexcellent Chris Brunt to find thewinger. [LNB]Tchoyi was aided by a superblyunselfish James Morrison run, whichtook the Newcastle defenders' eyesoff the ball, before cutting inside andcurling a left-foot shot beyond TimKrul.The pivotal moment arrived sixminutes after the break.[LNB] DannyGuthrie fed Wayne Routledge, whosecross from the right was nodded goalwardsby Steven Taylor only for ScottCarson, with Fabio Capello lookingon, to pull off a fine stop. [LNB]Tussle: Danny Guthrie and James Morrison get stuck in during a hard-fought opening 45 minutes[LNB]By this time, with Brunt pulling thestrings, Jerome Thomas running atpace and Morrison buzzing here andthere, West Bromwich were causingplenty of problems.[LNB]Eventually, the second goal arrived.Guthrie caught his studs in the turfjust inside his own half, suffering anankle injury that caused him to betaken off on a stretcher. PeterOdemwingie needed no secondbidding. [LNB]He gathered the loose ball,shrugged off Taylor, took a path downthe outside of Sol Campbell whoendured a miserable 500th PremierLeague appearance and struck alow, left-foot shot inside the post. [LNB]Two good: Odemwingie races through to score his second and West Bromwich Albion's third[LNB]With one minute left, Marek Cech'slong punt brought the third. [LNB]MATCH FACTS West Bromwich Albion (4-5-1):Carson 7; Jara 7, Scharner 7, Tamas 7, Cech 7; Dorrans 6, Tchoyi 9,Brunt 8, Morrison 7 (Reid 85min), Thomas 7 (Barnes 78, 6); Odemwingie8. Subs not used: Myhill, Ibanez, Shorey, Fortune, Cox.Scorers: Tchoyi 33, Odemwingie 72, 89.[LNB]Newcastle United (4-4-2):Krul 7; Simpson 5, Taylor 6, Campbell 5, Enrique 6; Routledge 5 (Ranger72, 5), Guthrie 6 (Smith 72, 5), Tiote 7, Gutierrez 6; Carroll 5,Ameobi 4 (Lovenkrands 46, 6). Subs not used: Soderberg, Perch, Best,Kadar. Booked: Gutierrez, Enrique, Guthrie, Smith, Campbell. Scorer:Lovenkrands 90.[LNB]Man of the match: Somen Tchoyi.Referee: Mike Dean 8.Attendance: 23,486.[LNB]Campbell raised his arm, rather thanmake tracks towards his own goal, and Odemwingie touched the ballaround Krul before slipping home hisseventh of the season. [LNB]Albion manager Di Matteo said: 'Itwas a brilliant performance from theteam from start to finish. We scoredsome great goals. We had the majorityof the game.[LNB]'There was a period inthe second half when we were underpressure but we defended that quitewell.[LNB]'It's not for me to judge whetherthat's the best we have played sinceI've been here. You probably have abetter idea than me. We have beenplaying good football since the startof the season. [LNB]'We have had a little dip,which happens to clubs bigger thanus. People forget that we arenewly promoted and we don't have amassive squad.' [LNB]Next up is a trip to Villa Park. It'sa fair bet to say that not since1980-81 has there been the beliefthat West Brom can finally put oneover their near neighbours. [LNB]Club records are falling all aroundat the moment. On this display, itwouldn't be out of the question foranother one to go next Saturday.[LNB] West Brom 3 Newcastle 1 - All the action as it happenedWilliamson and Ranger handed Newcastle contracts until 2016West Brom tie Tamas down to 2014 with improved deal for defenderNEWCASTLE UNITED FC
