Newcastle United

2007–08 season
Chairman	Chris Mort[1]
Manager	Sam Allardyce (Until 9 January 2008) Nigel Pearson (From 9–16 January 2008) Kevin Keegan (From 16 January 2008)
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League:Michael Owen (11) All: Michael Owen (13)
Highest home attendance	52,307 (vs.Liverpool)
Lowest home attendance	30,523 (vs.Barnsley)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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During the2007–08 season,Newcastle United participated in thePremier League. Newcastle started the season reasonably well under the management ofSam Allardyce and looked to be in the hunt for European places by the end of October, but a poor November saw the team slide down the table as fans began doubting Allardyce's ability. Despite a reasonable upturn in early December, the team fell further form wise and in the endMike Ashley chose to terminate Allardyce's contract by mutual consent.

To the surprise of many football fans, the club re-appointedKevin Keegan as manager, but he was unable to stop the team sliding down the league and fans begun to doubt the appointment. However, Keegan was able to save Newcastle from relegation and the club finished the season in 12th. The team kit for the 2007–08 season was produced byAdidas. The main shirt sponsor wasNorthern Rock.

Manager Sam Allardyce signed several players, includingDavid Rozehnal,Caçapa,Habib Beye,Alan Smith,Joey Barton andMark Viduka. The season started brightly for Newcastle, with two wins and two draws from their first five games, but they then became the first (and only) side to lose toDerby County that season. Newcastle won only five out of their next 25 Premier League games and could only draw with Derby in the reverse fixture. They also made a third round exit toArsenal in theLeague Cup, but made aFA Cup third round draw with Championship clubStoke City. The game against Stoke, however, proved to be Allardyce's last in charge of Newcastle; three days later he was sacked by ownerMike Ashley after pressure from the fans, who were unimpressed with his exclusion of fan favourites from the starting line-up and poor results, despite Allardyce only having been there eight months.

Critics consistently questioned Allardyce's exit from the club, claiming he may not have been given the time needed to impact upon the club in the build-up to the next appointment.^[2] There were a number of candidates lined up for the job, includingHarry Redknapp,Didier Deschamps,Gérard Houllier and even former England andMiddlesbrough managerSteve McClaren. Redknapp turned down the opportunity to manage the club, claiming he felt his job atPortsmouth was yet to be completed.^[3]

On 16 January, it was sensationally announced thatKevin Keegan would be returning to the club for a third time, after previous spells both as a player and manager.^[4]

The announcement had an immediate impact. On that day the club had a scheduled FA Cup third round replay against Stoke City at home, which was not expected to reach even half capacity; but, upon distribution of the news, 20,000 extra tickets were sold within a couple of hours and the kick-off was delayed to allow the extra fans time to get into the game. The Keegan effect seemed to work on the pitch too as Newcastle convincingly beat Stoke 4–1, even though he was not in the dugout for the match, having arrived during the first half to sit with owner Mike Ashley and the directors.

Shortly after his appointment,Dennis Wise left his position as manager atLeeds United to become director of football at Newcastle. The creation of the new role at the club proved questionable amongst critics and fans, but both Wise and Keegan insisted that the manager would have the final say in all matters regarding the squad.^[5] Further appointments sawTony Jimenez join the club as the vice-president of player recruitment andJeff Vetere as technical co-ordinator.^[6] The idea was to complete a continental-style management structure working in support of Keegan, with Wise and Vetere making the initial assessment before calling in Jimenez to do the deal.^[7]David Williamson was also appointed, as director of operations in April.^[8]

Keegan's comeback initially did not live up to expectations, with a run of eight games without a win, an FA Cup exit and talk even of a relegation battle. March proved to be a turning point, and, following a change to an attacking line-up with Owen supporting Martins and Viduka up front, the team started to produce results in time for Keegan to maintain his perfect record in theTyne-Wear derby with a 2–0 home win on 20 April, which put Newcastle's survival beyond all doubt and allowed Keegan to plan for his stated contract length of the next three seasons at the club. With a 2–2 away draw for the following game atWest Ham United, the eight-game run of no wins had been turned into a seven-game unbeaten run with two games left to the end of the season. In the final table, Newcastle occupied 12th place on 43 points.^[9]

On 22 May,Habib Beye, signed by Allardyce at the start of the season, was named Newcastle's player of the season based on fan votes to a poll organised by theEvening Chronicle.^[10]

• 7 June 2007:Mark Viduka was signed fromMiddlesbrough.^[11]
• 14 June 2007:Joey Barton was signed fromManchester City.^[12]
• 29 June 2007:Mike Ashley increased his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2%.^[13]David Rozehnal was signed fromParis Saint-Germain.^[14]
• 3 July 2007:Geremi Njitap was signed fromChelsea.^[15]
• 24 July 2007: Newcastle United deputy chairmanChris Mort replacedFreddy Shepherd as chairman of the club.^[1]
• 3 August 2007:Alan Smith was signed fromManchester United.^[16]
• 3 August 2007:Caçapa was signed fromLyon.^[17]
• 6 August 2007:José Enrique was signed fromVillarreal.^[18]
• 31 August 2007:Abdoulaye Faye was signed fromBolton Wanderers.^[19]
• 31 August 2007:Habib Beye was signed fromMarseille.^[20]
• 4 September 2007:Charles N'Zogbia signed a new five-year contract.^[21]
• 13 November 2007:Adam Sadler was appointed new reserve team manager.^[22]

• 19 November 2007:Paul Barron was appointed new goalkeeping coach.^[23]
• 21 December 2007:Nicky Butt signed a new one-year contract.
• 7 January 2008:Ben Tozer was signed fromSwindon Town.^[24]
• 8 January 2008:Wesley Ngo Baheng was signed fromLe Havre.^[25]
• 9 January 2008:Sam Allardyce sacked as manager.^[26]
• 16 January 2008:Kevin Keegan hired as manager.^[27]
• 18 January 2008:Tamás Kádár was signed fromZalaegerszegi TE.^[28]
• 21 January 2008:Arthur Cox joined the coaching staff again as first team coach, reuniting with Keegan and McDermott.^[29]
• 29 January 2008:Dennis Wise was appointed as Executive Director or Football alongsideTony Jimenez as Vice President of Player Recruitment andJeff Vetere as Technical Co-ordinator.^[30]
• 31 January 2008: Fabio Zamblera was signed fromAtalanta B.C.;Ole Söderberg was signed fromBK Häcken.
• 21 February 2008: David Henderson joined the coaching staff as physio fromHearts.^[31]
• 25 February 2008:Chris Hughton joined the coaching staff as first-team coach.^[32]
• 7 March 2008:Lamine Diatta was signed as a free agent.
• 21 March 2008:Lil Fuccillo was appointed chief scout.^[33]
• 5 April 2008:David Williamson was appointed Executive Director of Operations.^[34]

Date	Player	Previous club	Cost
7 June 2007	Mark Viduka	Middlesbrough	Free[11]
14 June 2007	Joey Barton	Manchester City	£5,500,000[12]
29 June 2007	David Rozehnal	Paris Saint-Germain	£2,900,000[14]
3 July 2007	Geremi Njitap	Chelsea	Free[15]
3 August 2007	Alan Smith	Manchester United	£6,000,000[16]
3 August 2007	Caçapa	Lyon	Free[17]
6 August 2007	José Enrique	Villarreal	£6,300,000[18]
31 August 2007	Abdoulaye Faye	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed[19]
31 August 2007	Habib Beye	Marseille	Undisclosed[20]
7 January 2008	Ben Tozer	Swindon Town	Undisclosed[24]
8 January 2008	Wesley Ngo Baheng	Le Havre	Undisclosed[25]
18 January 2008	Tamás Kádár	Zalaegerszegi TE	£900,000[28]
31 January 2008	Fabio Zamblera	Atalanta	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	Ole Söderberg	Häcken	Undisclosed
7 March 2008	Lamine Diatta	Free agent	Free

Date	Player	New club	Cost
21 May 2007	Titus Bramble	Wigan Athletic	Free
21 May 2007	Craig Moore	Queensland Roar	Free
21 May 2007	Olivier Bernard	Retired	Released
21 May 2007	Pavel Srníček	Retired	Released
21 May 2007	Antoine Sibierski	Wigan Athletic	Free
21 May 2007	Oguchi Onyewu	Standard Liège	Loan ended
6 June 2007	Scott Parker	West Ham United	£7,000,000[35]
1 July 2007	Alan O'Brien	Hibernian	Undisclosed[36]
3 August 2007	Tim Krul	Falkirk	Loan (season)[37]
14 August 2007	Andy Carroll	Preston North End	Loan (until 1 January 2008)[38]
16 August 2007	Kieron Dyer	West Ham United	£6,000,000[39]
25 August 2007	Albert Luque	Ajax	Undisclosed[40]
31 August 2007	Paul Huntington	Leeds United	Undisclosed[41]
31 August 2007	Nolberto Solano	West Ham United	Undisclosed[42]
15 November 2007	Matty Pattison	Norwich City	Loan (until 1 January 2008)
11 December 2007	Celestine Babayaro	Los Angeles Galaxy	Released
4 January 2008	Matty Pattison	Norwich City	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	David Rozehnal	Lazio	Season loan
February 2008	Shola Ameobi	Stoke City	Season loan
6 May 2008	Stephen Carr	--	Released
6 May 2008	James Troisi	--	Released
6 May 2008	Peter Ramage	Queens Park Rangers	Released
15 May 2008	Lamine Diatta	--	Released

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IRL Shay Given 3 DF  ESP José Enrique 4 DF  CZE David Rozehnal 5 MF  TUR Emre Belözoğlu 6 DF  BRA Cláudio Caçapa 7 MF  ENG Joey Barton 9 FW  NGA Obafemi Martins 10 FW  ENG Michael Owen 11 MF  IRL Damien Duff 13 GK  ENG Steve Harper 14 MF  FRA Charles N'Zogbia 15 DF  SEN Lamine Diatta 16 MF  ENG James Milner

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  ENG Alan Smith 20 DF  CMR Geremi 21 DF  SEN Habib Beye[43] 22 MF  ENG Nicky Butt 23 FW  ENG Shola Ameobi[44] 25 DF  SEN Abdoulaye Faye 26 DF  ENG Peter Ramage 27 DF  ENG Steven Taylor 30 DF  CAN David Edgar 35 DF  ENG Ben Tozer 36 FW  AUS Mark Viduka 38 MF  COD Kazenga LuaLua 39 FW  ENG Andy Carroll

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  IRL Stephen Carr(released) 8 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer(toWest Ham United) 15 MF  PER Nolberto Solano(toWest Ham United) 19 FW  ESP Albert Luque(toAjax)

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 DF  ENG Paul Huntington(toLeeds United) 33 DF  NGA Celestine Babayaro(released) 35 MF  RSA Matty Pattison(toNorwich City) 37 FW  AUS James Troisi(released)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 GK  ENG Fraser Forster 40 GK  NED Tim Krul — GK  ENG Mark Cook — GK  ENG Dan Mullen — GK  ENG Max Johnson — GK  SWE Ole Söderberg — DF  ENG Matthew Grieve — DF  ENG Jeff Henderson — DF  ENG Darren Lough — DF  ENG James Taylor — DF  NIR Shane Ferguson — DF  IRL Callum Morris — DF  HUN Tamás Kádár — MF  ENG Mark Bertram — MF  ENG Mark Doninger

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Alex Francis — MF  ENG Jonny Godsmark — MF  ENG Callum Little — MF  ENG Kieran Wrightson — MF  NIR Paddy McLaughlin — FW  ENG Campbell Bell — FW  ENG Ryan Donaldson — FW  ENG James Marwood — FW  ENG Dan Neary — FW  NIR Michael McCrudden — FW  FRA Wesley Ngo Baheng — FW  ITA Fabio Zamblera — FW  NED Frank Wiafe Danquah —  ENG Stewart Bath

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Alex Patterson(toEckerd Tritons)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Sam Filler(on trial fromBradford City) — DF  SVK Tomáš Hanzel(on trial fromSpartak Trnava)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  RSA Lance Davids(on trial fromDjurgårdens IF)

Hartlepool United vNewcastle United

17 July 2007	Hartlepool United	1–3	Newcastle United	Hartlepool
19:30	Brown 49'		Ameobi 56',72' Owen 58'	Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 6,030 Referee: C. Oliver

Carlisle United vNewcastle United

21 July 2007	Carlisle United	1–1	Newcastle United	Carlisle
15:00	Livesey 56'		Solano 90'	Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 12,346 Referee: M. Pike

Newcastle United vCeltic

26 July 2007	Newcastle United	4–1	Celtic	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Martins 11' Luque 30',42' Milner 90'		Brown 72'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 30,225 Referee:Mark Halsey

Newcastle United vJuventus

29 July 2007	Newcastle United	2–0	Juventus	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Luque 9' (pen.) Carroll 36'			Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 34,016 Referee:Mark Clattenburg

Hull City vNewcastle United

1 August 2007	Hull City	1–0	Newcastle United	Hull
19:45	Hughes 56'			Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee:Darren Drysdale

Newcastle United vSampdoria

5 August 2007	Newcastle United	1–0	Sampdoria	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Smith 59'			Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 23,078 Referee:Andre Marriner

Bolton Wanderers vNewcastle United

11 August 20071	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Newcastle United	Bolton
15:00	Anelka 50'	Report	N'Zogbia 11' Martins 21',27'	Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,414 Referee:Chris Foy

Middlesbrough vNewcastle United

26 August 20073	Middlesbrough	2–2	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
13:30	Mido 28' Arca 80'	Report	N'Zogbia 22' Viduka 77'	Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,875 Referee:Mike Dean

Newcastle United vWigan Athletic

1 September 20074	Newcastle United	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Owen 87'	Report	Kilbane 46'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,461 Referee:Steve Bennett

Derby County vNewcastle United

17 September 20075	Derby County	1–0	Newcastle United	Derby
19:45	Miller 39'	Report		Stadium:Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,016 Referee:Peter Walton

Newcastle United vWest Ham United

23 September 20076	Newcastle United	3–1	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30	Viduka 2',41' N'Zogbia 76'	Report	Ashton 32'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,104 Referee:Mike Riley

Manchester City vNewcastle United

29 September 20077	Manchester City	3–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
12:45	Petrov 38' Mpenza 47' Elano 87'	Report	Martins 29'	Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,606 Referee:Chris Foy

Newcastle United vEverton

7 October 20078	Newcastle United	3–2	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Butt 42' Emre 86' Owen 90'	Report	Johnson 53' Given 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,152 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Newcastle United vTottenham Hotspur

22 October 20079	Newcastle United	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00	Martins 44' Caçapa 49' Milner 72'	Report	Keane 57'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,411 Referee:Steve Bennett

Reading vNewcastle United

27 October 200710	Reading	2–1	Newcastle United	Reading
15:00	Kitson 53' Long 84'	Report	Duberry 74' (o.g.)	Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,119 Referee:Phil Dowd

Newcastle United vPortsmouth

3 November 200711	Newcastle United	1–4	Portsmouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Campbell 16' (o.g.)	Report	Pamarot 8' Benjani 9' Utaka 11' Kranjčar 71'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,490 Referee:Chris Foy

Sunderland vNewcastle United

10 November 200712	Sunderland	1–1	Newcastle United	Sunderland
12:45	Higginbotham 52'	Report	Milner 65'	Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,701 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Newcastle United vLiverpool

24 November 200713	Newcastle United	0–3	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45		Report	Gerrard 28' Kuyt 46' Babel 66'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,307 Referee:Alan Wiley

Blackburn Rovers vNewcastle United

1 December 200714	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Newcastle United	Blackburn
15:00	Bentley 54',67' Tugay 90+2'	Report	Martins 45'	Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 27,477 Referee:Rob Styles

Newcastle United vArsenal

5 December 200715	Newcastle United	1–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Taylor 60'	Report	Adebayor 4'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,305 Referee:Mike Dean

Newcastle United vBirmingham City

8 December 200716	Newcastle United	2–1	Birmingham City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Martins 45' (pen.),Beye 90'	Report	Jerome 9'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 49,948 Referee:Rob Styles

Fulham vNewcastle United

15 December 200717	Fulham	0–1	Newcastle United	London
17:15		Report	Barton 90' (pen.)	Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,959 Referee:Howard Webb

Newcastle United vDerby County

23 December 200718	Newcastle United	2–2	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00	Viduka 27',87'	Report	Barnes 6' Miller 52'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,386 Referee:Andre Marriner

Wigan Athletic vNewcastle United

26 December 200719	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Newcastle United	Wigan
15:00	Taylor 65'	Report		Stadium:JJB Stadium Attendance: 20,204 Referee:Mike Dean

Chelsea vNewcastle United

29 December 200720	Chelsea	2–1	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Essien 29' Kalou 87'	Report	Butt 56'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,751 Referee:Mike Riley

Newcastle United vManchester City

2 January 200821	Newcastle United	0–2	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45		Report	Elano 38' Fernandes 76'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,956 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Manchester United vNewcastle United

12 January 200822	Manchester United	6–0	Newcastle United	Manchester
17:15	Ronaldo 49',70',88' Tevez 55',90' Ferdinand 85'	Report		Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,965 Referee:Rob Styles

Arsenal vNewcastle United

29 January 200824	Arsenal	3–0	Newcastle United	London
19:45	Adebayor 40' Flamini 72' Fàbregas 80'	Report		Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,127 Referee:Mike Riley

Newcastle United vMiddlesbrough

3 February 200825	Newcastle United	1–1	Middlesbrough	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30	Owen 60'	Report	Huth 87'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,105 Referee:Mike Dean

Aston Villa vNewcastle United

9 February 200826	Aston Villa	4–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
12:45	Bouma 48' Carew 51',72',90' (pen.)	Report	Owen 4'	Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 42,640 Referee:Lee Mason

Newcastle United vManchester United

23 February 200827	Newcastle United	1–5	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15	Faye 79'	Report	Rooney 25' (80) Ronaldo 45' (56) Saha 90'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,291 Referee:Chris Foy

Newcastle United vBlackburn Rovers

1 March 200828	Newcastle United	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00		Report	Derbyshire 90'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 50,796 Referee:Rob Styles

Liverpool vNewcastle United

8 March 200829	Liverpool	3–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Pennant 43' Torres 45' Gerrard 51'	Report		Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,031 Referee:Peter Walton

Birmingham City vNewcastle United

17 March 200830	Birmingham City	1–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
20:00	McFadden 33'	Report	Owen 56'	Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 25,777 Referee:Howard Webb

Newcastle United vFulham

22 March 200831	Newcastle United	2–0	Fulham	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Viduka 6' Owen 82'	Report		Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,293 Referee:Alan Wiley

Tottenham Hotspur vNewcastle United

30 March 200832	Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Bent 26'	Report	Butt 45' Geremi 52' Owen 65' Martins 83'	Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,067 Referee:Steve Bennett

Newcastle United vReading

5 April 200833	Newcastle United	3–0	Reading	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Martins 18' Owen 43' Viduka 58'	Report		Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,179 Referee:Lee Probert

Newcastle United vSunderland

20 April 200835	Newcastle United	2–0	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30	Owen 4',45' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee:Mike Dean

West Ham United vNewcastle United

26 April 200836	West Ham United	2–2	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Noble 10' Ashton 23'	Report	Martins 42' McCartney 45' (o.g.)	Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,980 Referee:Uriah Rennie

Newcastle United vChelsea

5 May 200837	Newcastle United	0–2	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00		Report	Ballack 61' Malouda 82'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee:Steve Bennett

Everton vNewcastle United

11 May 200838	Everton	3–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Yakubu 28',82' (pen.) Lescott 70'	Report	Owen 47' (pen.)	Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39, 592 Referee:Peter Walton

Last updated: 7 May 2008

Newcastle United vStoke City

16 January 2008Round 3R	Newcastle United	4–1	Stoke City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Owen 8' Emre 29' Caçapa 31' Milner 68' Duff 76'		Lawrence 89'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 35,108 Referee:Uriah Rennie

Arsenal vNewcastle United

26 January 2008Round 4	Arsenal	3–0	Newcastle United	London
	Adebayor 51',83' Butt 89' (o.g.)			Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,046 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Newcastle United vBarnsley

29 August 2007Round 2	Newcastle United	2–0	Barnsley	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Owen 57' Martins 86'	[news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6963530.stm Report]		Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 30,523 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Arsenal vNewcastle United

25 September 2007Round 3	Arsenal	2–0	Newcastle United	London
	Bendtner 83' Denílson 89'	Report		Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,004 Referee:Howard Webb

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	IRL	Shay Given	24	0	19	0	3	0	2	0
13	GK	ENG	Steve Harper	21	0	19+2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Stephen Carr	12	0	8+2	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Jose Enrique	28	0	18+5	0	3	0	2	0
4	DF	CZE	David Rozehnal	25	0	16+5	0	1+2	0	1	0
6	DF	BRA	Caçapa	22	2	16+3	1	2	1	1	0
14	DF	FRA	Charles N'Zogbia	37	3	27+5	3	3	0	2	0
15	DF	SEN	Lamine Diatta	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	SEN	Habib Beye	30	1	27+2	1	0	0	1	0
25	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Faye	25	1	20+2	1	1	0	2	0
26	DF	ENG	Peter Ramage	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	ENG	Steven Taylor	36	1	29+2	1	3	0	2	0
30	DF	CAN	David Edgar	6	0	2+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	TUR	Emre Belözoğlu	17	1	6+8	1	1	0	1+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Joey Barton	23	1	20+3	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF	IRL	Damien Duff	19	1	12+4	0	3	1	0	0
16	MF	ENG	James Milner	32	3	25+4	2	2	1	1	0
20	MF	CMR	Geremi	28	1	24+3	1	0	0	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Nicky Butt	39	3	35	3	2	0	0+2	0
38	MF	COD	Kazenga LuaLua	5	0	0+2	0	0+3	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	NGA	Obafemi Martins	33	10	23+8	9	0	0	1+1	1
10	FW	ENG	Michael Owen	33	13	24+5	11	3	1	1	1
17	FW	ENG	Alan Smith	37	0	26+7	0	2	0	2	0
23	FW	ENG	Shola Ameobi	8	0	2+4	0	0	0	2	0
36	FW	AUS	Mark Viduka	28	7	19+7	7	2	0	0	0
39	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll	6	0	1+3	0	0+2	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
15	MF	PER	Nolberto Solano	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0

Position	Staff
Manager	Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager	Terry McDermott
First Team coach	Lee Clark
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Woodman
Development Coach	John Carver
Reserve Team Coach	Steve Clarke
Chief scout	Arthur Cox

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