Owen Heading To City!

Last updated : 11 January 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

Sunday Express: "Owen has held talks with City officials, including manager Mark Hughes, in the last few weeks and told them he will join the Abu Dhabi-owned club, on the condition that they remain in the Premier League."

Owen played - and scored - against West Ham on Saturday.

Andy Carroll headed a priceless late equaliser to salvage a point for Newcastle at St James' Park as Joe Kinnear's men produced a hit-and-miss performance to just about keep the crisis talk at bay.

Carroll, 20 last Tuesday, could hardly have picked a better time to grab his first league goal with the storm clouds lurking after Craig Bellamy and Carlton Cole had cancelled out Michael Owen's early strike.

A single point is hardly what the home fans expected and with a number of top stars still linked with the exit door Kinnear can still expect a mighty relegation battle until the season's end.

But the sighs of relief were evident all around the stadium when Carroll, who had looked lively throughout, leaped highest to steer a deep left-wing cross from Damien Duff into the top of the net.

Barclays Premier League, Saturday, 10th January 2009 @ 15:00; St James' Park

Owen 19
Carroll 78

Bellamy 29
Cole 55

Starting Line-ups
1	Given	6
2	Coloccini	6
3	Enrique	6
12	Bassong	7
27	Taylor	6
20	Geremi (N'Zogbia 62)	5
18	Gutierrez	6
8	Guthrie	6
11	Duff	6
39	Carroll	7
10	Owen	6
Substitutes
13	Harper
28	Kadar
30	Edgar
14	N'Zogbia (Geremi 62)	6
38	LuaLua
19	Xisco
42	Donaldson

21	Goal Attempts	12
12	On Target	11
8	Off Target	1
1	Hit Woodwork	0
0	Offsides	7
8	Corners	3
10	Fouls	18

Starting Line-ups
1	Green	6
19	Collins	6
3	Ilunga	6
21	Behrami	6
15	Upson	6
2	Neill	6
31	Collison (Boa Morte 76)	6
8	Parker	7
16	Noble (Mullins 86)	7
12	Cole	6
10	Bellamy (Di Michele 81)	6
Substitutes
34	Stech
30	Tomkins
17	Mullins (Noble 86)
20	Faubert
25	Tristan
13	Boa Morte (Collison 76)
32	Di Michele (Bellamy 81)

Referee

A Wiley, Staffordshire

Attendance

47571

Newcastle Utd. Cards
Guthrie	23	unsporting behaviour

NEWCASTLE'S SEASON SO FAR:

NEWCASTLE 2 WEST HAM 2 (Owen, Carroll)
Given, Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique,Gutierrez, Guthrie, Geremi (N'Zogbia 62), Duff, Owen, Carroll.

Subs Not Used: Harper, Xisco, Kadar, Edgar, LuaLua, Donaldson.

(FA Cup 3rd Rd) HULL CITY 0 NEWCASTLE 0
Given, Coloccini, Bassong, Taylor, Jose Enrique,Duff, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia (Gutierrez 36), Owen, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Xisco, Geremi, Kadar, Edgar, LuaLua.

NEWCASTLE 1 LIVERPOOL 5 (Edgar)
Given, Edgar, Taylor, Coloccini, Jose Enrique (Ameobi 46), Gutierrez, Guthrie, Butt (Geremi 56), N'Zogbia, Duff, Owen (LuaLua 79).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Xisco, Kadar, Carroll.

WIGAN 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Guthrie pen)
Given, Beye (Taylor 38), Coloccini, Bassong, N'Zogbia, Gutierrez, Butt, Guthrie, Duff, Owen (Edgar 77),Viduka (Carroll 68).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Xisco, Geremi, LuaLua.

NEWCASTLE 2 SPURS 1 (N'Zogbia, Duff)
Given, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique (Duff 88), Gutierrez, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia,Ameobi (Viduka 30), Owen.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Geremi, Taylor, Edgar, Carroll.

PORTSMOUTH 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 3 (Owen, Martins, Guthrie)
Given, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Butt, Guthrie, N'Zogbia, Martins (Ameobi 79), Owen.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Duff, Geremi, Taylor, Viduka.

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 STOKE CITY 2 (Owen 2)
Given, Beye, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, N'Zogbia, Geremi (Cacapa 82), Guthrie (Taylor 46), Gutierrez, Owen, Martins (Viduka 74).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Xisco, Edgar, Carroll.

MIDDLESBROUGH 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 0
Given, Beye, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia, Martins (Viduka 65), Owen.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Geremi, Taylor, Edgar, Carroll.

CHELSEA 0 NEWCASTLE UTD 0
Given, Beye, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez (N'Zogbia 76), Guthrie, Butt, Duff,Martins (Ameobi 61), Owen.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Edgar, LuaLua, Carroll.

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 WIGAN ATH 2 (Owen, Martins)
Given, Beye, Bassong, Coloccini, Jose Enrique (N'Zogbia 68), Gutierrez (Owen 68), Barton (Guthrie 16), Butt, Duff, Ameobi, Martins.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Geremi, Carroll.

FULHAM 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Ameobi)
Given, Beye, Coloccini, Cacapa, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez (Owen 70), Butt, Barton, Duff, Martins, Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Guthrie, Bassong, N'Zogbia, Geremi,

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 ASTON VILLA 0 (Martins 2)
Given, Beye, Coloccini, Taylor, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Barton, Butt, Duff, Martins (Cacapa 88), Ameobi (Owen 90).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Guthrie, Bassong, N'Zogbia, Geremi.

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 WEST BROM 1 (Barton pen, Martins)
Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Duff,Guthrie, Barton, Gutierrez (Geremi 70), Martins (Xisco 77),Ameobi (Carroll 90).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Bassong, N'Zogbia, Edgar.

SUNDERLAND 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Ameobi)
Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong (Jose Enrique 84), Geremi (Gutierrez 73), Guthrie, Butt (Barton 85), Duff, Ameobi, Martins.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, N'Zogbia, Xisco.

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 MAN CITY 2 (Ameobi, Dunn og)
Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Geremi, Guthrie, Butt, Duff, Martins (N'Zogbia 72), Ameobi (Carroll 79).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Jose Enrique, Xisco, Edgar.

EVERTON 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 2 (Taylor, Duff)
Given, Taylor, Coloccini, Cacapa,Jose Enrique (Bassong 39), Geremi (Ameobi 75), Butt, Guthrie,N'Zogbia, Owen, Duff.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Xisco, Edgar, Doninger, Donaldson.

NEWCASTLE UTD 1 BLACKBURN R 2 (Owen pen)
Given, Bassong, Taylor, Coloccini, Cacapa, Geremi (Ameobi 71), Butt, Duff, N'Zogbia (Edgar 82), Xisco, Owen.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Tozer, Doninger, Donaldson, Ranger.

(Carling Cup)NEWCASTLE UTD 1 TOTTENHAM HOT 2 (Owen)
Given, Geremi, Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong,Cacapa (Edgar 72), Butt, N'Zogbia, Owen, Duff (Xisco 72),Martins.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Ameobi, Tozer, Doninger, Donaldson.

WEST HAM UTD 3 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Owen)
Given, Edgar (Bassong 59), Taylor, Coloccini,N'Zogbia, Geremi, Cacapa (Gonzalez 81), Butt, Duff, Owen, Xisco.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Ameobi, Tozer, Doninger, Donaldson.

NEWCASTLE UTD 1 HULL CITY 2 (Xisco)
Given, Edgar (Bassong 68), Taylor, Coloccini,N'Zogbia, Geremi, Butt, Guthrie, Xisco, Owen,Ameobi (Gonzalez 61).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Danquah, Doninger, Donaldson.

ARSENAL 3 NEWCASTLE UTD 0
Given, Coloccini, Jose Enrique (Bassong 44), Taylor,Gutierrez (Barton 89), Guthrie, Butt, Beye (Edgar 89),N'Zogbia, Owen, Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Tozer, Donaldson, Ranger.

(Carling Cup) COVENTRY CITY 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 3 AET (Dann og, Milner, Owen)
Given, Beye, Coloccini, Bassong, Jose Enrique,Milner, Geremi (Owen 75), Butt, Guthrie, N'Zogbia, Gutierrez.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Taylor, Edgar, Tozer, Donaldson, Ranger.

NEWCASTLE UTD 1 BOLTON WANDERERS 0 (Owen)
Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Milner,Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Martins (Owen 53), Duff (Geremi 46).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Jose Enrique, Bassong, Smith, Edgar.

MANCHESTER UNITED 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Martins)
Given, Beye, Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Milner, Butt, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Duff, Martins.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Jose Enrique, Bassong, Smith, Geremi, Edgar, Donaldson.