Loading...Newcastle 2-0 Barnsley: Owen back on target
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| 2 | 0 |
| Match Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | Barnsley | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 15(12) | 4(1) |
| Fouls | 14 | 8 |
| Corner Kicks | 8 | 2 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 61% | 39% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 2 | 6 |
Michael Owen ended his 20-month wait for a Newcastle goal as the Magpies finally saw off stubborn Barnsley with a 2-0 win.
The 27-year-old England international struck 12 minutes after the break, finding the net in a competitive game for his club for the first time since December 17, 2005.
It was just Owen's 14th start and 17th appearance in total for Newcastle and came two days before he celebrates two, injury-wrecked years on Tyneside.
If Owen and his manager Sam Allardyce were delighted, both by the goal and the passage it helped to secure to the Carling Cup third round, it will have been no less welcome to England boss Steve McClaren, whose dearth of strikers ahead of vital Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia makes the form of his most experienced hitman a cause for national concern.
Full Report: Soccernet.com
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