Ameobi Says 'Clean Sheet Was So Important'

Shola Ameobi played down his tap-in goal by saying the Newcastle defence were the reason the Toon picked up the points. It was always going to be tight . and the defence had to stay strong. Shola Ameobi: "When you get a chance so early on the good thing for me was I had 90 minutes to make one count and fortunately I had the opportunity to put one away. "I won't get an easier chance, but I'm delighted to get the three points for the boys and the city after a tough Christmas. "In the first half we dominated but were only 1-0 up and you never know in this league. "We didn't get a second but we defended well and we needed to start keeping clean sheets."

Source: FOOTYMAD