Former skipper Kevin Nolan returned to haunt his old club as West Ham condemned Newcastle to a first defeat in six games with a 1-0 success. Nolan's 39th-minute strike, so typical of the goals he once scored for the Magpies, was enough to edge a tight encounter in which the visitors enjoyed the better of the first half but had to survive a stern examination after the break. Newcastle were once...Full Story »

The Hammers midfielder rescued a point for the home side in the last minutes of the game after Fletcher gave the visitors an early lead in a hard fought draw between the two sides West Ham shared the points with Sunderland in difficult game at Upton Park in the Premier League as the game finished 1-1.    Steven Fletcher opened the scoring for Sunderland with an early strike i...Full Story »

Kevin Nolan's injury-time strike secured West Ham a hard-earned point and condemned Sunderland to their fourth consecutive Barclays Premier League draw as the sides were locked at 1-1 at Upton Park. Steven Fletcher's fourth goal in three matches had put Sunderland ahead and seemingly set them on the road to victory at Upton Park. West Ham had huffed and puffed without reward until Matt Jarvis ...Full Story »

Kevin Nolan's controversial close-range strike ensured West Ham enjoyed a successful return to life in the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa. Nolan turned a low cross from Ricardo Vaz Te, who was initially flagged offside only for the assistant referee Simon Long to change his mind. Villa players complained but referee Mike Dean confirmed the goal and it was enough to...Full Story »

Sunderland captain Lee Cattermole has warned his team-mates they cannot expect to reap any derby dividends from Newcastle's off-field problems. The Magpies will arrive at the Stadium of Light without a specialist left-back in their squad and with their summer-long search for a top-class striker still ongoing. In addition, skipper Kevin Nolan, who demolished the Black Cats' dreams of derby su...Full Story »

LONDON (AP)—Former England managers Sven-Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren will be looking for instant promotion in the first full season with their respective League Championship teams when they open their campaigns Saturday. Eriksson, who managed Lazio and Benfica before leading England from 2001-06, will be under pressure to lead Leicester into the Premier League after having spent mor...Full Story »

• Argentinian defender 'thrilled' to be given the leadership job• Completes a remarkable turnaround after a difficult beginning Fabricio Coloccini, right, has described being made Newcastle captain as 'a great honour'. Fabricio Coloccini has been named Newcastle United's new captain, succeeding the departed midfielder Kevin Nolan.Coloccini described the accolade as "one of the pro...Full Story »

JOEY BARTON has warned of a mass exodus at Newcastle in the wake of Kevin Nolan’s imminent sale to West Ham. Joey Barton was furious when he heard of Kevin Nolan’s departure while on the way to the Ascot race meeting. And he was quickly on to Twitter to reveal that Nolan will be only the first of the big-name departures as Newcastle’s team is ripped apart. Barton predicted ...Full Story »

Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote will not be risked against Chelsea on Sunday to prevent him starting the new season with a suspension. The Ivory Coast international is unlikely to figure in the final game against West Brom either after picking up his 14th booking last weekend, although manager Alan Pardew has admitted his is unlikely to use Alan Smith as a direct replacement following his ret...Full Story »

• Midfielder will deputise for suspended captain Kevin Nolan• Pardew: 'He deserves the chance to take on that responsibility' Joey Barton has been named as Newcastle's stand-in captain. The Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has backed controversial midfielder Joey Barton by handing him the club captaincy in place of the suspended Kevin Nolan. Pardew, naming Barton as captain f...Full Story »