Newcastle United reclaimed top spot in the Championship following a hard-earned 2-0 win over struggling Aston Villa at St James' Park. The Villans' wait for a league win in 2017 continued as Yoan Gouffran's seventh goal of the season three minutes before half-time was followed by a nightmare own goal from Henri Lansbury just before the hour. Lansbury, the former Nottingham Forest midfielder si...Full Story »

Charlie Mulgrew was again the scourge of Newcastle as his goal gave Blackburn a superb 1-0 win at Ewood Park. His precise free-kick in the 74th minute to cap a sensational performance was his second of the season - his first also coming in a 1-0 win over Newcastle in November. Rovers keeper Jason Steele was undoubtedly the man of the match thanks to a series of stunning saves, including two to...Full Story »

Burnley climbed out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone for the first time since September after extending their undefeated run to four matches. The match itself was unremarkable, an occasionally untidy Turf Moor scuffle lit up by George Boyd's 20-yard opener for the hosts and Yoann Gouffran's clever flick that teed up Papiss Cisse's equaliser. But the significance of escaping the b...Full Story »

Yoan Gouffran and Loic Remy dented Chelsea's Barclays Premier League title charge as Newcastle erased the memories of their derby defeat at Sunderland with a morale-boosting victory. Gouffran's 68th-minute diving header and Remy's late strike, his sixth goal of the season, settled a game which blossomed from modest beginnings into an end-to-end encounter. Indeed, had it not been for keeper Pet...Full Story »

Newcastle's steady improvement this season continued as Yoan Gouffran's strike earned them all three points in a 2-1 win at Aston Villa. The Magpies were ahead in the 18th minute when poor Villa defending allowed Hatem Ben Arfa the chance to convert. The hosts levelled through Christian Benteke's header in the 67th minute, but Newcastle went back in front in the 73rd when Brad Guzan palmed awa...Full Story »

ALAN PARDEW watched his Toon flops get hit for six by Liverpool — and then admitted his foreign legion is struggling.Newcastle are now just five points above the relegation zone. And boss Pards, asked if his new players were struggling to acclimatise, said: “Yes, maybe. We lacked experience on the pitch today. We got ragged after the third goal and that’s not like one of my ...Full Story »

The Frenchman is looking forward to pursuing long-term success with the Magpies, but knows that securing their Premier League status must be the club's first priority Newcastle attacker Yoan Gouffran says that while Premier League survival is the club's main priority this season, he is keen on winning trophies with the club in future. The Frenchman is set to return to action this weekend aga...Full Story »