On-loan striker Romelu Lukaku can be so much more than just a super-sub for Everton, according to his manager Roberto Martinez.

Newcastle 2 Leeds 0

Alan Pardew has admitted life as Newcastle manager is far from easy.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew admits another turbulent transfer window and a tough start to the season have taken their toll on him.

Departing goalkeeper Jose Reina has hit out at Liverpool after claiming the club decided to loan him to Napoli without telling him first and that he “deserved better”.

Papiss Cisse will return to action at St Mirren tomorrow night after ending his exile from the Newcastle squad.

Newcastle United 1 Fulham 0

Newcastle 2 Stoke 1

Newcastle 4 Southampton 2

Newcastle 4 Southampton 2

Alex Ferguson faces an anxious wait to see whether referee Mike Dean reports his half-time rant at Old Trafford yesterday.

Two goals in the final nine minutes from Jonathan Walters and Cameron Jerome handed Stoke their third consecutive home victory in the Barclays Premier League and condemned injury-hit Newcastle to a fourth defeat in a row.

Newcastle 2 West Brom 1

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson was impressed by David de Gea’s midweek performance but will continue rotating his goalkeepers for the immediate future.

Newcastle 3 Bordeaux 0

Newcastle 1 Norwich City 0

Andy Carroll moved closer to a Liverpool exit last night despite the Reds rejecting a loan offer from the striker’s former club Newcastle.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has warned man-of-the-moment Papiss Cisse life in the Premier League may not always be as easy as he is making it look.

Chelsea 0 Newcastle 2

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish urged his players to deal better with their frustration after a stormy 2-0 defeat at Newcastle.

Newcastle Utd 2 Liverpool 0

Newcastle 1 Norwich 0

Not since Sam Fox teamed up with Sabrina has there been a more striking double D partnership.

Newcastle 2 Aston Villa 1

Newcastle striker Demba Ba returned to the starting line-up for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Senegal strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Demba Cisse are included in the Newcastle squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Blackburn captain Christopher Samba is fit and available but will not be in the squad for Saturday’s trip to Arsenal, Rovers boss Steve Kean said today.

Alan Pardew refused to blame Newcastle’s limp FA Cup display at Brighton on their midweek trip to Tenerife.

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Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini is a doubt for tomorrow evening’s FA Cup fourth round trip to Brighton.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA is not a football nation. Or at least, that’s what everybody said before the start of the 28th Cup of Nations, which the tiny former Spanish colony is co-hosting with Gabon.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew believes his new striker Papiss Demba Cisse is the perfect replacement for Andy Carroll after landing the player on a five-and-a-half year deal from German side Freiburg.

Borussia Dortmund got back to winning ways after two consecutive draws to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 13 points thanks to a 2-0 win in a one-sided game against St Pauli.