WEST  HAM  UNITED  -  NEWCASTLE  UNITED  0 : 0

West Ham United i Newcastle United na Upton Park-u su odigrali meč bez golova.

Newcastle United je imao tri dobre prilike i to preko Papiss Cisse-a, Yohan Cabaye-a i Yoan Gouffran-a, dok su domaći imali dobre prilike preko Carroll-a, Nolan-a i Jarvis-a.

U prvom poluvremenu Papiss Cisse je imao najbolju priliku da postigne gol, međutim, igrač domaćih Winston Reid je sa gol linije loptu izbacio u polje. Pomoćni sudija nije signalizirao da je lopta celim prečnikom prešla gol liniju u šansa je otišla u nepovrat.

Hatem Ben Arfa je imao jedan vrlo dobar slobodan udarac, ali je njegov pokušaj završio pored gola.

U drugom poluvremenu golman crno-belih Rob Elliot je fantastično branio sprečivši ex-Mags Nolan-a i Carroll-a u nekoliko navrata da postignu gol.

U jednoj prilici Matt Jarvis je šutirao direktno u rašlje, ali je i taj udarac Rob Elliot odbranio i upravo zahvaljujući njemu, Newcastle United je doneo bod sa Upton Park-a.

Yoan Gouffran je imao vrlo dobru priliku za gol ali je njegov pokušaj loba završio daleko pored gola.

Nekoliko puta domaći su tražili i penal, ali srećom, glavni sudija meča Phil Dowd je njihove vapaje ignorisao.

Bod sa ovog meča je dobar, ali posle subotnjih utakmica u Premier League, taj bod nije dovoljan za opstanak, jer su svoje mečeve dobili i Wigan i Aston Villa.


Konačan rezultat: 0 : 0


NUFC: Elliot, Simpson, S.Taylor, Coloccini, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa (Sh.Ameobi 65), Gouffran (Gosling 76), Cisse.
Subs n/u: Harper, Williamson, Anita, Perch, Campbell.

West Ham: Jaaskelainen, Demel (Taylor 80), Collins, Reid, O'Brien, Diame, O'Neil, Vaz Te (Collison 58), Nolan, Jarvis (J.Cole 84), Carroll.
Subs n/u: Henderson, C.Cole, Noble, Pogatetz.

Sudija: Phil Dowd

Gledalaca: 34,962 (oko 2000 navijača Newcastle-a).

P.S.
Trenutno imamo 38 bodova iz 36 mečeva, odnosno tri više od Wigan-a. Ako odigramo nerešeno sa QPR-om na Loftus Road-u a Wigan izgubi od Arsenal-a, ostajemo u ligi.

Newcastle's players today said they are 100 per cent united in their bid to ensure Premier League survival - and reacted angrily to false rumours of disharmony within the squad.

Senior players admitted they are hurting over recent results but strongly dismissed any suggestion of a rift within the dressing room.

Papiss Cisse said: "Every player is together. We are totally focussed on Saturday's game at West Ham and the two games after that. We have a strong bond and we want the best for our Club, our manager and our wonderful fans.

"We are not happy about recent results. Nobody is happy when they lose, but this has only made us stronger as a group and we will come through this together. There is no divide in the team."

The players insist that all members of the squad - including recent signings who arrived in January - are determined to turn things around.

"We want to let the fans know that all of the players are committed and we are in this together," said midfielder Cheick Tiote.

"We will fight to get out of this problem and we know our fans will help us to do that. They are incredible."

Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias said: "The Club is determined to turn things around and everyone is working together to secure that goal. It is not helpful when people try and distract the team and the manager with false rumours."

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Newcastle United are hugely disappointed by the article that appeared in The Sun on Wednesday, 1st May, concerning Hatem Ben Arfa, on the basis that their assertion was totally without foundation and completely untrue.

The Club is 100 per cent supportive of Hatem.

Articles such as this are an attempt to destabilise the Club and the team at a crucial period in the season.

Supporters should be aware that the Club and Hatem are taking the strongest possible action against this flagrant false reporting.

The Sun did not have the courtesy to check the facts with the Club or the player before publishing the piece. Had they done so they would have been told there was no truth in it whatsoever.

Hatem said: "I was shocked when my attention was drawn to the article in The Sun newspaper on Wednesday morning.

"It is totally inaccurate, misleading and has caused me great personal upset and frustration."


The Sun:

Hatem Ben Arfa has riled suffering Newcastle fans by wearing a Paris Saint-Germain kit in a local gym.

The French winger was kitted out in a PSG training top and shorts at a Tyneside health club on Monday night — two days after their humiliating 6-0 defeat by Liverpool.

An onlooker told SunSport: “Ben Arfa was laughing and joking with two French pals in the weights room — he didn’t seem to have a care in the world.”

Ben Arfa is a lifelong fan of the French giants and in January admitted it would be a dream to play for his home-town team.

Gym-goers were furious to see one of their heroes swanning around paying no attention to relegation rivals Aston Villa and Sunderland slugging it out on the TV screens around him.

Ben Arfa, 26, has not started a league game since December after hamstring troubles. He came on as a second-half sub against Liverpool — one of seven French players on the pitch for Newcastle.

Fans have turned on Toon’s under-performing foreign flops, as well as boss Alan Pardew.

The supporter added: “Ben Arfa did not look at the TV, even though Villa beating Sunderland could have a huge impact on our chances of staying up.”

photo: nufc.co.uk

U ponedeljak, Aston Villa je deklasirala sunderland rezultatom 6:1 i tako pretekla Newcastle United na tabeli Premier League.

Posle 35 kola, Newcastle United se nalazi na 17. mestu Premier League sa sakupljenih 37 bodova. Wigan ima utakmicu manje.

NEWCASTLE  UNITED  -  LIVERPOOL  0 : 6

Newcastle United je na St James' Park-u doživeo najteži poraz još od 1925. godine. Ekipa Liverpool-a je prosto pregazila totalno nezainteresovane igrače u crno-belim dresovima rezultatom 0:6.

Golove za Liverpool postigli su Daniel Agger (2'), Jordan Henderson (17', 76'), Daniel Sturridge (54', 60'), Fabio Borini (74').

Dva žuta, odnosno crveni karton dobio je Debuchy.

Teško da ćemo sledeće godine igrati u Premier League.


Konačan rezultat: 0 : 6


NUFC: Elliot, Debuchy, S.Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara, Perch (Ben Arfa 46), Tiote (Anita 65), Cabaye, Sissoko, Cisse, Gutierrez (Gouffran 46).
Subs n/u: Harper, Williamson, Gosling, Sh.Ameobi.

LFC: Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Carragher, Agger, Lucas, Gerrard (Borini 72), Henderson, Downing, Coutinho (Shelvey 84), Sturridge (Suso 84).
Subs n/u: Jones, Coates, Skrtel, Wisdom.

Sudija: Andre Marriner

Gledalaca: 52,351