Job done as Newcastle secure top spot
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Injury-plagued Newcastle United secured the point they needed to go into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup as group winners after a 0-0 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
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NEWCASTLE went on a goal rampage last night as they qualified for the UEFA Cupâs knockout stage. And the supershow saw Shola Ameobi and Craig Bellamy roar up the Toonâs European goal-scoring table to go joint second.
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Second-half goals from El-Hadji Diouf and Kevin Davies gave surprising Bolton a 2-1 victory Sunday over Newcastle. The win improved Bolton to 21 points, good for fourth in England behind leaders Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton.
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Middlesbrough enhanced their chances of turning this season&#39;s European adventure into a grand tour by finishing top of their Uefa Cup qualifying group last night.
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Newcastle United sit on top of Group D with maximum points after victories over Panionios and Dinamo Tbilisi, and needing just one more to reach the last 32.
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Newcastle have a great chance of reaching the Uefa Cup last 16 after a comfortable win at Belgium side Zulte-Waregem.
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The England defender completed his Â£13.4m (â¬19.8m) move to the Bernabeu from Newcastle on Friday and was introduced to the media this lunchtime.
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Newcastle gave their UEFA Cup aims a boost when they finished top of Group D following a 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon at St James' Park.
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Patrick Kluivert and Craig Bellamy scored late on to earn Newcastle a much-deserved win over Crystal Palace. Bellamy and Laurent Robert had wasted early chances but Palace nearly went ahead, Andy Johnson forcing a fine point-blank save from Shay Given.
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Newcastle and Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk maintained their perfect records in the UEFA Cup group phase on Thursday to virtually guarantee a place in the knockout stage.
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Alan Shearer scores a hat-trick as Newcastle thrash Bnei Sachnin 7-1 on aggregate.
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GRAEME SOUNESS was last night named as the surprise successor to Sir Bobby Robson at St James&#39; Park after quitting Blackburn Rovers to take over as Newcastle manager.
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Frenchman Antoine Sibierski scored in Newcastle's 1-0 UEFA Cup victory over Levadia Tallinn on his debut performance.
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Graeme Souness got off to a winning Premier League start as Newcastle claimed their first away league victory in 17 attempts. An own goal by David Prutton had Newcastle ahead, Anders Svensson equalised eight
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Newcastle finished top of Uefa Cup Group D after drawing with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. By finishing top of their section, Newcastle ensured they will be drawn against one of the third-placed group teams in Friday&#39;s draw.
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Bolton Wanderers continued their impressive start to the season as they battled to beat in-form Newcastle United 2-1 on Sunday to stay in touch with the leading pack at the top of the Premier League.
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Newcastle United duly finished top of their Group by drawing 1-1 with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon at St Jamesâ Park, and so ensured they will be paired with one of the third-placed group teams in Friday&#39;s draw for the next (knock-out) stage.