FLYING MIG ... Simon Mignolet denies Papiss Cisse with a superb stop THIS crushing defeat will hurt every single Geordie. But sometimes in life you have to hold up your hands and say we were poor, however much it hurts. Some guys only see black and white and I understand that — but I have to be honest, too. Newcastle did not deserve anything from the game and the biggest concern for an...Full Story »

Papiss Cisse gave the Toon hope on 71 minutes after twice being denied by the assistant referee's flag, but Eduardo Salvio killed off the tie with a clinical finish late on Alan Pardew insists he is proud of his players despite Newcastle bowing out of the Europa League against Benfica on Thursday evening. Trailing 3-1 from the first leg, the Toon knew they would need to mount a stirring come...Full Story »

Papiss Cisse eased Newcastle's relegation fears with an injury-time winner against Fulham on a day when it appeared as if luck had deserted the United striker. Alan Pardew's side - and Cisse especially - had previously spurned a catalogue of chances at St James' Park against a Fulham side who suffered their first defeat in six games. But with frustration and anxiety growing, the Senegal forwar...Full Story »

AT THE RESCUE ... Papiss Cisse is used to being a hero HE used to help save lives as an ambulance driver in his native Senegal. But now Newcastle need Papiss Cisse to help save their season. The striker runs out at the Estadio da Luz tomorrow night with Toon’s entire campaign in the balance. Victory against Benfica in their Europa League quarter-final will leave Alan Pardew’s boy...Full Story »

Papiss Cisse repeated his injury-time heroics to head Newcastle into the Europa League quarter-finals as 10-man Anzhi Makhachkala lost 1-0 at St James' Park. The Senegal international, who fired the Magpies to a 2-1 Barclays Premier League win over Stoke on Sunday with a 92nd-minute strike, had to wait two minutes longer to power home Sylvain Marveaux's inviting cross with the final touch of ...Full Story »

Papiss Cisse dragged Newcastle nine points clear of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone with a dramatic injury-time winner to see off Stoke 2-1. The Senegal international struck two minutes into stoppage time to complete a comeback after the Potters had threatened to snatch victory at St James' Park. Jonathan Walters had given the visitors the lead against the run of play from the pe...Full Story »

Papiss Cisse dragged Newcastle nine points clear of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone with a dramatic injury-time winner to see off Stoke 2-1. The Senegal international struck two minutes into stoppage time to complete a comeback after the Potters had threatened to snatch victory at St James' Park. Jonathan Walters had given the visitors the lead against the run of play from the pena...Full Story »

Newcastle registered their first away win of the campaign to plunge fellow strugglers Aston Villa deeper into the Barclays Premier League relegation mire following a 2-1 victory at Villa Park. First-half goals from Papiss Cisse and Yohan Cabaye put Newcastle in command and ended a sequence of 17 games without a victory away from St James' Park in all competitions this season. All Villa could m...Full Story »

Manchester United came from behind three times to earn a vital 4-3 Premier League win against Newcastle in a Boxing Day cracker at Old Trafford. James Perch gave the visitors a shock early lead but Sir Alex Ferguson's side were level against the run of play through Jonny Evans midway through the first half. Evans then put the ball in his own in net, in a goal surrounded by controversy, before...Full Story »

SIDELINED ... Papiss Cisse NEWCASTLE are threatening to take FIFA and Senegal to court following a furious row over striker Papiss Cisse. Boss Alan Pardew was fuming as the Toon were stopped from playing Cisse when Senegal invoked the ‘five-day rule’ after internationals. Without him, Newcastle slid to a second straight defeat at St James’ as Swansea won 2-1. Pardew said: &...Full Story »