OUR LAST VISIT TO THE RIVERSIDE ...
2008/9 BORO 0 TOON 0
BORO: Turnbull, Hoyte, Wheater, Pogatetz, Taylor, Aliadiere (Mido 77), Arca, Digard, Downing, Sanli, Alves. Subs Not Used: Jones, Emnes, Johnson, Hines, Grounds, Walker.
TOON: Given, Beye, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia, Martins (Viduka 65), Owen. Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Geremi, Taylor, Edgar, Carroll.
Att: 32,160
Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins very nearly snatched a derby victory at Middlesbrough as Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear celebrated the news he will be staying until the end of the season with a precious away point.
The Nigeria international hit the bar 10 minutes before the break as the Magpies threatened to claim their first Barclays Premier League away win of the season at the Riverside Stadium.
However, keeper Shay Given had to make a fine 75th-minute save from full-back Justin Hoyte as the Teessiders piled on the pressure after record signing Afonso Alves had passed up a series of chances.
Kinnear would have been the happier manager with opposite number Gareth Southgate having to make do with a point a week after seeing his side humbled 3-1 on their own patch by Bolton.
The former Wimbledon boss and his players arrived at the Riverside buoyed by last weekend's 0-0 draw at Chelsea, and the 61-year-old's appointment until the end of the season, which was announced yesterday.
However, as they ran out on a wintry Teesside afternoon, they knew they needed to head back up the A19 with something to show for their efforts after slipping back into the relegation zone despite their heroics at Stamford Bridge.
In a first half of few clear-cut chances - neither Ross Turnbull nor Given had a single save of any note to make - it was the visitors who came closest to breaking the deadlock 10 minutes before the break.
The industrious Danny Guthrie carved his way into the Boro penalty area and saw his shot blocked by Emanuel Pogatetz.
However, Martins was quickest to react and he span and thumped a left-foot shot against the crossbar with Turnbull beaten.
That was as close as either side came to breaking the deadlock inside the opening 45 minutes, and although Nicky Butt went close with a curling 42nd-minute free-kick, the Teessiders too had their half-chances.
Stewart Downing, playing his 100th game at the Riverside, fired a right-foot shot over from distance with 17 minutes gone and Julio Arca curled another effort too high 14 minutes later.
Didier Digard might have given his side the perfect start to the second half had he connected with an ambitious volley within seconds of the restart, but he competely missed his kick.
However, Guthrie went much closer at the other end two minutes later when, after his side had broken from deep, he drilled a right-foot effort just wide.
Pogatetz had to hack away a 52nd-minute Charles N'Zogbia cross inside the six-yard box after the Frenchman had carved his way inside from the left with the game opening up nicely.
Alves saw a 55th-minute shot deflected wide after Digard had done well to find him on the edge of the box, although he was slow to react to Jose Enrique's error three minutes later, and Sebastien Bassong had to come to his rescue with Jeremie Aliadiere looming.
Boro were starting to mount a concerted threat and N'Zogbia had to clear a 61st-minute Aliadiere header of the line from Downing's corner after Habib Beye had blocked another Alves shot.
But there was drama too at the other end and Martins saw a long-range effort clip a defender and drop just wide.
Mark Viduka's arrival as a 65th-minute replacement for the Nigerian did not go down well with the locals.
The Australian almost made an impact within six minutes when he shot for goal from Owen's knock-down, but Pogatetz made a match-saving block to deny his former team-mate.
But Given had to come to the rescue at the other end with 15 minutes to go when he got down smartly at his near post to keep out Hoyte's shot agter the full-back had played a neat one-two with Alidaiere.
TOON v BORO .... THE HISTORY ...
2009/2010 Sun 20 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Middlesbrough Championship
2008/2009 Mon 11 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Middlesbrough Premier League
Sat 29 Nov Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 03 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough Premier League
Sun 26 Aug Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2006/2007 Sat 03 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Middlesbrough Premiership
Sun 22 Oct Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2005/2006 Sun 09 Apr Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Mon 02 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Middlesbrough Premiership
2004/2005 Wed 27 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Middlesbrough Premiership
Sat 14 Aug Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 21 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Middlesbrough Premiership
Sat 18 Oct Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2002/2003 Wed 05 Mar Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Mon 04 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Middlesbrough Premiership
2001/2002 Wed 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Middlesbrough Premiership
Sat 08 Sep Middlesbrough 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2000/2001 Sat 17 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Middlesbrough Premiership
Mon 16 Oct Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1999/2000 Tue 02 May Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sun 03 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Middlesbrough Premiership
1998/1999 Sat 01 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough Premiership
Sun 06 Dec Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1996/1997 Sat 22 Feb Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Wed 27 Nov Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
Sun 03 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Middlesbrough Premiership
1995/1996 Sat 10 Feb Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Wed 30 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough Premiership
1992/1993 Wed 07 Oct Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
Newcastle United won 3-1 on aggregate
Wed 23 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Middlesbrough League Cup
1991/1992 Thu 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Middlesbrough Second Division
Tue 27 Aug Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1990/1991 Tue 12 Mar Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 10 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough League Cup
Middlesbrough won 2-1 on aggregate
Wed 03 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Middlesbrough Second Division
Tue 25 Sep Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
1989/1990 Sat 05 May Middlesbrough 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Tue 23 Jan Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. (Full Members)
Sat 04 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Middlesbrough Second Division
1988/1989 Sun 26 Feb Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 26 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1983/1984 Sat 17 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Middlesbrough Second Division
Tue 06 Sep Middlesbrough 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1982/1983 Sat 05 Feb Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 08 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough Second Division
1977/1978 Sat 14 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 4 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 27 Aug Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1976/1977 Sat 26 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 04 Sep Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1975/1976 Sat 31 Jan Middlesbrough 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 20 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1974/1975 Sat 01 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 09 Nov Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1964/1965 Mon 28 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Middlesbrough Second Division
Sat 26 Dec Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1963/1964 Wed 04 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Middlesbrough Second Division
Mon 26 Aug Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1962/1963 Wed 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 6 - 1 Middlesbrough Second Division
Wed 22 Aug Middlesbrough 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1961/1962 Wed 07 Mar Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Tue 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 4 Middlesbrough Second Division
1953/1954 Sat 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Middlesbrough First Division
Fri 25 Dec Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1952/1953 Mon 06 Apr Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 03 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1951/1952 Mon 14 Apr Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Middlesbrough First Division
1950/1951 Sat 05 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
Mon 25 Dec Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1949/1950 Tue 27 Dec Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Mon 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1948/1949 Mon 18 Apr Middlesbrough 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 15 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1933/1934 Mon 02 Apr Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 30 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1932/1933 Mon 02 Jan Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1931/1932 Sat 20 Feb Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 10 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1930/1931 Sat 14 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 5 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 11 Oct Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1929/1930 Thu 26 Dec Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Middlesbrough First Division
1927/1928 Tue 27 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Middlesbrough First Division
Mon 26 Dec Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1923/1924 Sat 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 20 Oct Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1922/1923 Tue 26 Dec Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Mon 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1921/1922 Sat 10 Dec Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1920/1921 Sat 05 Mar Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 26 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1919/1920 Wed 03 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 08 Nov Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1914/1915 Wed 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 17 Oct Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1913/1914 Sat 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 06 Dec Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1912/1913 Sat 05 Apr Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 30 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1911/1912 Sat 16 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 11 Nov Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1910/1911 Sat 28 Jan Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1909/1910 Sat 09 Apr Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 27 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1908/1909 Wed 31 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 17 Oct Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1907/1908 Mon 20 Apr Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 28 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1906/1907 Sat 23 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
Sat 20 Oct Middlesbrough 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1905/1906 Sat 03 Mar Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 28 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1904/1905 Sat 29 Apr Middlesbrough 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 05 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Middlesbrough First Division
1903/1904 Sat 12 Mar Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 14 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1902/1903 Sat 14 Feb Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 18 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Middlesbrough First Division
1900/1901 Sat 09 Feb Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1892/1893 Sat 21 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Middlesbrough F.A. Cup