Newcastle close in on title
Another up and down session for Newcastle who are brilliant one week and distinctly average the next.
After our last game, the 7-0 win over Liverpool, i was confident we could carry on the form and wrap up the Premiership title but some poor performances mean we will have to wait until officially crowned champions for the second year running. Newcastle 2-1 Southampton
Scorers : Sonko, Morgan
A poor start as we struggled to clinch the victory and didnt put away our chances Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle
Scorers : n/a
It got worse though as we lost to Fran's Villa with their assistant in charge. A slightly weaker team with some players rested but we were never in the hunt and were soundly beaten. Marseille 0-4 Newcastle (Champions League QF 1st Leg)
Scorers : Morgan, Jenas, Todorov, Rungratsmee
Back to our best with this result. Clinical finishing and solid defending meant we basically guaranteed passage through to the Semi Finals. Newcastle 1-0 Portsmouth
Scorer : Braathen
A tight match against Ant's portsmouth that was decided by a 90th minute goal. Unlucky for ant but we just about deserved it. However another nervy performance that didnt impress anyone. Newcastle 4-0 Marseille (Champions League QF 2nd Leg)
Scorers : Renato, Dyer, Rungratsmee, Zonneveld
With the result never in doubt so top names were rested but we still strolled to victory, winning 4-0 on the night and 8-0 on agg. We seem to be able to perform in the champions league consistently at the moment but not in the league. Newcastle 2-0 Spurs
Scorers : Morgan, Braathen
Chris' Spurs came to Newcastle after beating us in the reverse leg some time ago. This match was different though as we dominated. Our 26 shots on goal to their 0 highlighted the one way traffic and Chris' assistant was lucky to come away with only a 2-0 defeat. Sunderland 0-2 Newcastle
Scorers : Sonko, Hughes
Our B team did the business here as we rested players for the Champions league game. A solid win over Barnsey's Suderland although it was more even than the score suggests. Newcastle 1-1 Man Utd
Scorer : Braathen
The big game of the session for us and slightly disappointing. We had the chances but needed a 90th minute equaliser to take to the away leg. It will be very difficult to get a result at Old trafford but i suppose it depends which Newcastle team turns up on the night. Whatever happens we will give it our best shot.
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