Newcastle United 2-0 Sunderland: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 20 April 2008
Result
Newcastle United 2-0 Sunderland
Premier League · Sunday 20 April 2008, 12:30 UTC · half-time 2-0
Newcastle United 2-0 Sunderland: match report
Newcastle United defeated Sunderland 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 20 April 2008. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Michael Owen opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Newcastle United's goals came from Michael Owen (4') and Michael Owen (45', penalty). Sunderland did not score.
Discipline: Newcastle United received no yellow cards; Sunderland received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Newcastle United were 12th on 39 points from 34 and Sunderland 15th on 36 points from 34. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 12th with 43 points, and Sunderland 15th with 39.
Newcastle United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sunderland in a 4-5-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Newcastle United wins, 3 draws and 1 for Sunderland.
Going into the match Newcastle United's last five read D-W-W-W-D and Sunderland's L-W-W-W-L.
Key events
- 4'Goal · Michael Owen
- 27'Yellow card · Dean Whitehead
- 45'Penalty goal · Michael Owen
- 45'Yellow card · Daryl Murphy
- 69'Yellow card · Liam Miller
- 72'Yellow card · A. Reid
- 79'Yellow card · Nyron Nosworthy
Head-to-head
Team news
Newcastle United line-up (4-3-3)
Steve Harper, José Enrique, Abdoulaye Faye, Steven Taylor, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Obafemi Martins, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka, Joey Barton, Habib Beye, Nicky Butt
Sunderland line-up (4-5-1)
Craig Gordon, Nyron Nosworthy, Paul McShane, Danny Higginbotham, Danny Collins, Carlos Edwards, Dean Whitehead, Liam Miller, Andy Reid, Daryl Murphy, Kenwyne Jones