Liverpool's failure to defeat Stoke at Anfield means that a Newcastle win against QPR on Sunday
would see the Geordies move up to sixth in the Premier League. How much has Kenny Dalglish spent?
How much have Newcastle spent? Oh yeah, and Liverpool have Stevie G. the world's greatest ever
midfield player (ahem).
As Newcastle United's season continued to unfurl, and the winning streak continued to lengthen,
accusations leveled at NUFC was that they hadn't played 'anyone' yet with 'anyone' presumed to be
the top four (this despite Newcastle playing both Arsenal and Spurs and coming away
undefeated).
Alan Pardew sent out an unchanged lineup against Wolves, and Demba Ba continued his impressive
scoring streak as NUFC moved up to third place in the Premier League (albeit temporarily), after
defeating Wolves.
Demba Ba was in the right place at the right time as he headed home a corner, and Jonas
Gutierrez slotted home a nice finish after dribbling past several Wolves defenders.
According to Jim White, Sky Sports News presenter, the talk of last night's game against QPR was
all about Joey Barton. Barton, who had been handed the captain's armband would turn out to be the
least of Newcastle's worries as a total of six players made their debuts for QPR.
The London club put Newcastle on the back foot right from kick-off as Taraabt and
Wright-Phillips were running the show.
Thousands of Geordies breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday as Newcastle United's Premier
League status was confirmed. The 2-1 win against Birmingham City at St. James's Park meant that
even if all the bottom three teams win all their remaining games, they still couldn't catch
Newcastle.
Newcastle United's games against Spurs and Manchester City over the festive period were looked
at as something of a bonus if we got anything from them. However, the games against Wigan, and
tomorrow's game against West Ham are definitely games we should be looking to win. Staying in the
Premier League is vital for this club.
Newcastle United's first game of 2011 against Wigan Athletic could go a long way in seeing the
Toon stay in the Premier League. While not quite a relegation six-pointer, it's a game you would
hope Newcastle could get something from. Although that task has been made that little bit more
difficult due to Andy Carroll's absence with a thigh-injury there is also news that the NUFC number
nine could miss out on more games.
