NEWCASTLE UTD 2 WEST HAM UTD 2
NEWCASTLE: Given (Harper 67), Solano, Ramage (Edgar 30),Huntington, Carr, Milner, Butt, Parker, O'Brien, Dyer, Martins.
Subs Not Used: Luque, Pattison, Carroll.
WEST HAM: Carroll, Dailly, Ferdinand (Spector 86), Davenport,McCartney, Benayoun, Quashie, Reo-Coker, Boa Morte, Harewood,Cole (Etherington 73).
Subs Not Used: Green, Sheringham, Mullins.
Att: 52,095
I don't know what instructions Glenn Roeder gave to the players before they tackled Birmingham City in the FA Cup on Wednesday, or prior to this match against West Ham, but the players certainly didn't respond.
On both occasions they came out of the tunnel looking like rabbits caught in the headlights of a car. Rather than going for the juggular, they started on the back foot and took the first half to come to terms with whatever formation they were supposedly given to undertake.
First Cole was allowed to appear unmarked to fire home the opener on 18 minutes after the similarly unoccupied Calum Davenport had headed back Luis Boa Morte's corner.
But the Magpies did not learn their lesson and fell further behind four minutes later when Ramage allowed himself to be turned by Harewood with the minimum of fuss to collect George McCartney's pass and stab a shot past the helpless Given.
Peter Ramage limped off with a hamstring injury and David Edgar joined fellow 19-year-old Paul Huntington at the heart of a defence which looked sadly unusual, to say the least. Right winger Nobby Solano was at right-back; and right-back Stephen Carr was out on the left, with two kids trying to hold it all together.
But, after Nicky Butt had seen a goal-bound header turned away by Carroll, Newcastle grabbed an injury-time lifeline when James Milner's shot sped past the keeper and into the bottom corner ... through the legs of Scott Parker. It was obviously offside, but no Toon fan argued the case, but Carroll and Anton Ferdinand were both booked for their protests.
Whatever Roeder said prior to the match, he must have said the opposite at half-time as Newcastle took up the challenge and pegged the Hammers back.
And they were back on level terms within eight minutes when Boa Morte needlessly blocked Milner's free-kick with his arm and Solano, who waved away Martins offers, sent Carroll the wrong way.
Davenport saw a 65th-minute header ruled out for pushing, then Given's departure through injury gave Steve Harper a chance of first team glory.
Both keepers were in action again in the dying seconds, Carroll turning away another Martins piledriver and Harper denying Harewood at point-blank range.
NEWCASTLE UTD: Given, Carr, Taylor, Boumsong, Babayaro, Jenas, Parker, Bowyer, N'Zogbia (Clark 63), Milner, Shearer.
WEST HAM UTD: Carroll, Repka, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, Konchesky, Benayoun (Dailly 78), Mullins, Reo-Coker, Etherington, Harewood (Zamora 90), Sheringham (Newton 48).
Subs Not Used: Noble, Hislop.
I, like many Toon fans, was shocked when last year Freddy Shepherd appointed Graeme Souness as manager. And since that very day I still feel the Jock is not the man to take us to glory.
But having sat through 90 minutes of nothingness at St James' Park watching his toothless one-striker wonders let 10-man West Ham off the hook after defender Paul Konchesky was controversially sent off ... I genuinely feel sorry for the man.
Along with 50,000 Toon fans, Souness knows this side is crying out for a striker to ease the burden on Alan Shearer, but he is banging his head against a brick wall trying to bring one (or two) to this club.
Packing your midfield with five players ... at home ... and hoping your veteran attacker (who admits himself lost his famous burst of speed six years ago through injury) will win the day ... is banking on HOPE not good management.
2006/2007 Sat 20 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 West Ham Utd. Premiership
Sun 17 Sep West Ham Utd. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 17 Dec West Ham Utd. 2 - 4 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 20 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 11 Jan West Ham Utd. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Mon 19 Aug Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 27 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premiership
Sun 23 Sep West Ham Utd. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2000/2001 Mon 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premiership
Sat 28 Oct West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1999/2000 Wed 12 Apr West Ham Utd. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Mon 03 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 West Ham Utd. Premiership
1998/1999 Sat 20 Mar West Ham Utd. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 31 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 West Ham Utd. Premiership
1997/1998 Sat 07 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premiership
Sat 20 Sep West Ham Utd. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1996/1997 Tue 06 May West Ham Utd. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 16 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premiership
1995/1996 Mon 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premiership
Wed 21 Feb West Ham Utd. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1994/1995 Wed 08 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premiership
Wed 31 Aug West Ham Utd. 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1993/1994 Sat 19 Mar West Ham Utd. 2 - 4 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 25 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premiership
1992/1993 Sun 21 Feb West Ham Utd. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Division One
Sat 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Ham Utd. League Division One
1990/1991 Wed 24 Apr West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 22 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. Second Division
1989/1990 Sat 28 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. Second Division
Sat 11 Nov West Ham Utd. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1988/1989 Wed 03 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 22 Oct West Ham Utd. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1987/1988 Sat 07 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Dec West Ham Utd. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1986/1987 Sat 02 May West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sun 30 Nov Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
1985/1986 Mon 21 Apr West Ham Utd. 8 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 05 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 West Ham Utd. First Division
1984/1985 Sat 02 Feb West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 29 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
1980/1981 Sat 07 Mar West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 04 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 West Ham Utd. Second Division
1979/1980 Sat 15 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 West Ham Utd. Second Division
Sat 06 Oct West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1978/1979 Sat 24 Mar West Ham Utd. 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 23 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 West Ham Utd. Second Division
1977/1978 Sat 21 Jan West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 West Ham Utd. First Division
1976/1977 Sat 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 20 Nov West Ham Utd. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1975/1976 Sat 13 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 11 Oct West Ham Utd. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1974/1975 Fri 28 Feb West Ham Utd. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
1973/1974 Sat 19 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 25 Aug West Ham Utd. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1972/1973 Sat 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 02 Dec West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1971/1972 Sat 18 Dec West Ham Utd. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 04 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 West Ham Utd. First Division
1970/1971 Sat 24 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Sep West Ham Utd. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1969/1970 Mon 02 Mar Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 09 Aug West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1968/1969 Sat 01 Mar West Ham Utd. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 10 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
1967/1968 Sat 06 Apr West Ham Utd. 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 11 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
1966/1967 Wed 26 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Nov West Ham Utd. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1965/1966 Sat 08 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 11 Dec West Ham Utd. 4 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1960/1961 Sat 01 Apr West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 10 Dec Newcastle Utd. 5 - 5 West Ham Utd. First Division
1959/1960 Sat 20 Feb West Ham Utd. 3 - 5 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
1958/1959 Mon 30 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Fri 27 Mar West Ham Utd. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1947/1948 Sat 28 Feb West Ham Utd. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 11 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Ham Utd. Second Division
1946/1947 Mon 26 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 West Ham Utd. Second Division
Sat 02 Nov West Ham Utd. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1938/1939 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Ham Utd. Second Division
Sat 22 Oct West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1937/1938 Sat 12 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 West Ham Utd. Second Division
Sat 30 Oct West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1936/1937 Wed 09 Sep Newcastle Utd. 5 - 3 West Ham Utd. Second Division
Mon 31 Aug West Ham Utd. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1935/1936 Sat 21 Mar West Ham Utd. 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 02 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 West Ham Utd. Second Division
1934/1935 Sat 23 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Ham Utd. Second Division
Sat 13 Oct West Ham Utd. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1931/1932 Sat 30 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Sep West Ham Utd. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1930/1931 Mon 26 Jan West Ham Utd. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 20 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 West Ham Utd. First Division
1929/1930 Sat 03 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
Mon 09 Sep West Ham Utd. 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1928/1929 Wed 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
Tue 25 Dec West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1927/1928 Sat 05 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 24 Dec West Ham Utd. 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1926/1927 Sat 23 Apr West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 04 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
1925/1926 Sat 06 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 26 Sep West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1924/1925 Wed 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 West Ham Utd. First Division
Mon 08 Sep West Ham Utd. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1923/1924 Sat 13 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 West Ham Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Oct West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1914/1915 Sat 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 West Ham Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 09 Jan West Ham Utd. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1908/1909 Wed 24 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 20 Feb West Ham Utd. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1907/1908 Sat 01 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Ham Utd. F.A. Cup