Newcastle 1 Fulham 0

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is relishing the opportunity to unleash Hatem Ben Arfa on the Barclays Premier League once again as he anticipates a late push.

Metalist Kharkiv 0Newcastle United 1(Newcastle win 1-0 on agg)

Newcastle 1 Norwich City 0

Newcastle 1 Aston Villa 1

Alex Ferguson has questioned whether assistant referee John Flynn should ever be appointed to a Premier League match again after his penalty blunder cost Manchester United victory over Newcastle at Old Trafford this afternoon.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is hoping Leon Best can help ease the disappointment of the club’s failure to land its big striking targets this summer.

Hatem Ben Arfa today became Newcastle boss Alan Pardew’s first signing after his season-long loan move became permanent.

Everton 0 Newcastle 1

Marseille have claimed Hatem Ben Arfa is in advanced talks with Newcastle after the winger travelled to England today.

Marseille have confirmed Hatem Ben Arfa did not train with the squad yesterday amid rumours of a move to Newcastle, but insist the winger is not for sale.

Palestinians took control of border traffic for the first time ever today, allowing thousands to cross into Egypt from the Gaza Strip in a limited opening of the joint frontier.