Toon Hope To Add To Wigan Misery!
Last updated : 12 November 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor
NEWCASTLE UTD v WIGAN ATH HISTORY
2007/2008 Wed 26 Dec Wigan Ath. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2006/2007 Sun 25 Feb Wigan Ath. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 19 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 15 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premiership
Wed 30 Nov Wigan Ath. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
Sat 15 Oct Wigan Ath. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1953/1954 Wed 13 Jan Wigan Ath. 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 09 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Wigan Ath. F.A. Cup
PREMIERSHIP RECORD
2007/8 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 WIGAN ATH 0
Harper, Taylor, Rozehnal, Cacapa, N'Zogbia,Smith (Martins 66), Geremi, Butt, Milner, Owen,Viduka (Ameobi 46).
Subs Not Used: Given, Edgar, Pattison.
Michael Owen provided England boss Steve McClaren with the perfect tonic when he headed home a late winner to end Newcastle's Tyneside goal drought.
McClaren was at St James' Park to watch his leading scorer ahead of the forthcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia and, for much of the afternoon, it looked like being a frustrating day for the £17million man.
Owen passed up four glorious opportunities to open the scoring against 10-man Wigan, who had Kevin Kilbane sent off for two bookable offences just after the break.
However, he made no mistake with three minutes remaining when substitute Obafemi Martins crossed to the near post and he timed his run to perfection to head past Chris Kirkland and snatch the points.
2006/7 NEWCASTLE UTD 2 WIGAN ATH 1
Given, Carr, Bramble, Moore (Taylor 45), Babayaro,Solano, Parker, Butt (N'Zogbia 16), Emre, Duff,Ameobi (Luque 76).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Milner.
Shola Ameobi rose to the challenge of replacing Alan Shearer as Newcastle launched the new Premiership campaign with a hard-fought victory over Wigan.
The 24-year-old fired home the winning goal on 64 minutes to hand Glenn Roeder's men three points just as it looked as though they had surrendered at least two of them.
Skipper Scott Parker had headed the Magpies into a 38th-minute lead, but Newcastle's defensive frailty struck once again 14 minutes after the break as Lee McCulloch levelled.
But with his side struggling, Ameobi converted after Chris Kirkland could only block Charles N'Zogbia's stinging drive to claim victory in front of a crowd of 51,569.
2005/6 NEWCASTLE UTD 3 WIGAN ATH 1
Given, Carr, Bramble, Moore, Elliott, Solano,Dyer (Clark 75), Bowyer (Faye 8), N'Zogbia, Shearer,Ameobi (Chopra 18).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Ramage.
Newcastle's unlikely late charge for Europe gathered pace as skipper Alan Shearer grabbed a double to kill off Wigan.
A 27th-minute penalty and a second goal on 67 minutes took the 35-year-old's tally for the season to 13 ahead of Monday's trip to relegated neighbours Sunderland, where he will hope to sign off that particular rivalry in style.
But more importantly, the goals helped to secure a third successive Premiership victory which took Newcastle level on points with today's visitors.
Wigan had gone in front courtesy of Jimmy Bullard's superb fifth-minute free-kick, but they lost captain Arjan De Zeeuw, central defensive partner Matt Jackson and Lee McCulloch to injury before the break, and by that time they were already on the back foot.
Shearer's spot-kick had levelled the scores, and Titus Bramble headed the home side in front nine minutes before half-time as the Magpies inflicted a first away league defeat in seven on their opponents in front of a crowd of 52,302.