The December January February Update
An incredibly tough month with all of the big 4 and lots of matches squeezed in. Here's how we did:
Premier Division
Wolves 3-3 Newcastle (Delfouneso, Djalo x2)
A tough game on a good day and we got a point which we deserved. We took the lead through Delfouneso early on but they scored 3 times in 10 minutes! Djalo's 2 goals meant a superb fightback and a decent point.
Newcastle 6-2 West Brom (Dindane x2, Delfouneso x3, Taylor)
A great win and Dindane and Delf were on form to secure the win. Dindane scored a brace before West Brom pulled it back to 2-2 at half time. I slammed the team and Delfouneso scored two in quick succession. Delfouneso scored again late on to complete a hat-trick and Taylor secured the win deep into injury time with a good header.
Bolton 2-4 Newcastle (Guthrie, Taylor, Carroll, Djalo)
Bolton had the lead up until 70 minutes after Coloccini had been sent off. Guthrie scored a 30 yard free kick and Taylor equalised with a powerful strike from a corner. Carroll gave us the lead through a great header and Djalo scored a placed shot. All in the space of 15 minutes!
Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea (Carroll)
Chelsea cannot beat us can they?! Carroll scored the only goal of the game through a superb header to send the 48,000 Newcastle fans home singing his praises! Superb win.
Man Utd 3-0 Newcastle
We were thrashed. Nothing else to say. Rooney scored 2 and Nani scored the other.
Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle (Carroll, Vanden Borre)
A good point at Anfield but we are down to third place because of such a hard month. Gerrard and Torres gave Liverpool a 2-0 lead but we fought back superbly and Carroll scored a class header to make it 2-1 and continue his good form. Vanden Borre scored a dramatic late equaliser for his first ever Newcastle goal!
Newcastle 1-1 Arsenal (Dindane)
Another good point against a top four side. Dindane gave us the lead but Ramsey equalised in the 65th minute to give us a creditable draw. We are still third but I wasn't expecting more than one point from these games and we got 5 out of 12 points.
FA Cup
Newcastle 2-0 Bradford (Zander, Flynn OG)
Newcastle 1-1 West Ham (Hanke)
West Ham 1-3 Newcastle (Hanke, Dindane, Carroll)
Next team:
Arsenal
Other News
- Newcastle are in bad financial trouble.
[*]Nolan is sold to QPR for £500k.
[*]Routledge is sold to Leicester for £550k.
[*]Zander is brought from Man City for £210k.
[*]Barton is sold to Freiburg for £3.8M.
Player of the Month(s)
A tough one but probably Dindane. The striker has hit the net six times and has been in great form. I am really surprised at how well he has done and coming in on a free meant he was a bargain!
Summary
A pretty good month considering the fixtures we have had. We are third in the league but it's not going to take much to regain first place. Hopefully you'll keep following!